OTD 30 June 1470 King Charles VIII of France
King Charles VIII of France was born on 30 June 1470 at the Château d'Amboise in France. Family Charles was the only surviving son of King Louis XI and his second wife, Charlotte of Savoy. His godparents were: Charles II, Duke of Bourbon - where King Charles was named after; Joan of Valois, Duchess of Bourbon; Edward of Westminster, son of King Henry VI of England, who lived in France after his father was disposed. Love and Marriage On 22 July 1483, Charles was betrothed to the 3-year-old Margaret of Austria, daughter of Archduke Maximilian of Austria (who became later Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I) and Mary, Duchess of Burgundy. This arrangement was a part of the Peace of Arras of 1482 between France and the Duchy of Burgundy. However, things turned out different. In 1488, Francis II, Duke of Brittany died. He had a heiress: a daughter, Anne, who was 11 years old. Anne had arranged a wedding between her and Maximilian of Austria in 1490. But then th