Charles made his debut in Guyenne under the orders of his father and showed great courage at his first siege.

His brother Philip became King of France in 1328, but Edward III of England claimed the crown and refused to do homage.

Philip appointed Charles lieutenant general of the kingdom and sent him to put down a rebellion in Saintes, sparked by the English.

[5] They had: Charles entered the War of the Breton Succession in 1340, and was subsequently killed at the Battle of Crécy.

[5] Like his father, he was buried in the now-demolished church of the Couvent des Jacobins in Paris; his effigy is now in the Basilica of St Denis.