What is Charles VIII of France?
{{complex|date=February 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2011}} {{Infobox royalty | name = Charles VIII | succession = [[King of France]] | image = Charles_VIII_Ecole_Francaise_16th_century_Musee_de_Conde_Chantilly.jpg | caption = | reign = 30 August 1483 – 7 April 1498 | coronation = 30 May 1484 ([[Reims Cathedral|Reims]]) | cor-type = france | predecessor = [[Louis XI of France|Louis XI]] | successor = [[Louis XII of France|Louis XII]] | regent = [[Anne of France]] ''(1483–1491)'' | spouse = {{marriage|[[Anne of Brittany|Anne, Duchess of Brittany]]|December 1491}} | issue = [[Charles Orlando, Dauphin of France]] | issue-link = #Issue | issue-pipe = more… | house = [[House of Valois|Valois]] | father = [[Louis XI|Louis XI, King of France]] | mother = [[Charlotte of Savoy]] | birth_date = 30 June 1470 | birth_place = [[Château d'Amboise]], France | death_date = {{Death date and age|1498|4|7|1470|6|30|df=y}} | death_place = [[Château d'Amboise]], France | burial_date = | burial_place = [[Saint Denis Basilica]], France (body)<br>Notre-Dame de Cléry Basilica, [[Cléry-Saint-André]], France (heart) | religion = [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]] }} '''Charles VIII of France''' (30 June 1470 — 7 April 1498) was the [[King of France]] from 1483 to 1498. He was the son of [[Louis XI]] and [[Charlotte of Savoy]]. He was born on June 30, 1470 in the [[Chateau d'Amboise]], [[France]]. Charles became King at age 13. Because Charles was a minor, his older sister Anne acted as his [[regent]] until he was 21 years old. In 1488, [[Anne of Brittany|Anne, Duchess of Brittany]] was chosen to be Charles's wife. Anne, who was a wealthy, independent ruler had already agreed to marry [[Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor|Maximilian]], the heir to the Austrian throne. To prevent the marriage, France invaded [[Brittany]] and forced Anne to change her mind. Charles and Anne were married in December 1491. As a king he was both militarily succes