Charles, Count of Angoulême

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Charles of Orléans, Count of Angoulême (French: Charles d'Orléans, Comte d'Angoulême) (1459 – 1 January 1496) was a member of the French Orléans family descended from Louis I de Valois, Duke of Orléans, and a minor French prince. He was Count of Angoulême from 1467-1496. He married Louise of Savoy, daughter of Philip the Landless and Margaret of Bourbon, in 1490. They had two children:

• Marguerite d'Angoulême (11 April 1492 – 21 December 1549)
• François d'Angoulême (12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547), who became King of France.

Preceded by Jean

Count of Angoulême 30 April 1467–1 January 1496

Succeeded by François