person
Charles the Bold
also: Karl der Kuhne, Karl der Kühne, Charles le Temeraire, Duke of Burgundy
Charles the Bold (1433--1477), last Valois duke of Burgundy, killed at the battle of Nancy and found mutilated in the ice; the subject of the second tale in Malte's green book and his great set-piece on a body's downfall.
Reading notes
- The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge §360 Charles the Bold
Charles the Bold (1433--1477), last Valois duke of Burgundy, whose mutilated body was found in the ice after his defeat and death at the battle of Nancy; the second tale tells his downfall.