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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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Biography of King Charles X of France 1757-1836

On 23rd February 1745 [his father] Dauphin Louis Bourbon and Infanta Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain were married at the Palace of Versailles. She the daughter of Philippe V King Spain and Elisabeth Farnese Queen Consort Spain. He the son of [his grandfather] Louis XV King France and [his grandmother] Marie Leszczyńska Queen Consort France.

On 10th January 1747 [his father] Dauphin Louis Bourbon and [his mother] Dauphine Maria Josepha of France were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Louis XV King France and [his grandmother] Marie Leszczyńska Queen Consort France.

On 9th October 1757 King Charles X of France was born to [his father] Dauphin Louis Bourbon and [his mother] Dauphine Maria Josepha of France.

On 22nd December 1765 [his father] Dauphin Louis Bourbon died.

On 13th March 1767 [his mother] Dauphine Maria Josepha of France died.

On 16th May 1770 [his brother] Louis XVI King France and [his sister-in-law] Queen Marie Antoinette of France were married. She the daughter of Francis I Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress.

In 1771 King Charles X of France and Maria Teresa of Savoy were married. She the daughter of Victor Amadeus III King Sardinia and Infanta Maria Antonia Spain.

On 14th May 1771 [his brother] Louis XVIII King France and [his sister-in-law] Maria Joséphine of Savoy were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Victor Amadeus III King Sardinia and [his mother-in-law] Infanta Maria Antonia Spain.

On 10th May 1774 [his grandfather] Louis XV King France died of smallpox. [his brother] Louis XVI King France succeeded XVI King France: Capet Valois Bourbon.

On 6th August 1775 [his son] Duke Louis Antoine of Angoulême was born to King Charles X of France and [his wife] Maria Teresa of Savoy. He married 10th June 1799 Duchess Marie-Thérèse Duchess of Angoulême, daughter of Louis XVI King France and Queen Marie Antoinette of France.

Execution of Louis XVI

On 21st January 1793 [his brother] Louis XVI King France was guillotined in Paris. [his nephew] Louis XVII King France de jure XVII King France: Capet Valois Bourbon.

On 8th June 1795 [his nephew] Louis XVII King France died. [his brother] Louis XVIII King France de jure XVIII King France: Capet Valois Bourbon.

On 10th June 1799 [his son] Duke Louis Antoine of Angoulême and [his daughter-in-law] Duchess Marie-Thérèse Duchess of Angoulême were married. She the daughter of [his brother] Louis XVI King France and [his former sister-in-law] Queen Marie Antoinette of France. He the son of King Charles X of France and [his wife] Maria Teresa of Savoy.

On 2nd June 1805 [his wife] Maria Teresa of Savoy died.

In 1814 [his brother] Louis XVIII King France was appointed 642nd Knight of the Garter by King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland during the Regency.

1815. François Gérard. Portrait of King Charles X of France.

On 16th September 1824 [his brother] Louis XVIII King France died. King Charles X of France de jure XVIII King France: Capet Valois Bourbon.

On 6th November 1836 King Charles X of France died.