# Charles VII — The Prince character guide

> Charles VII in The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Charles the Seventh, Charles

**First appearance:** 0009-iii-concerning-mixed-principalities

## Who they are

French king who expelled English from France with Joan of Arc's help.

## In the story

### [XIII: Concerning Auxiliaries, Mixed Soldiery, and One’s Own](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prince_se/chapters/xiii-concerning-auxiliaries-mixed-soldiery-and-one-s-own)

King of France who established national ordinances for men-at-arms and infantry, strengthening the kingdom.

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