5 ▁become ▁King ▁Francis ▁I ▁of ▁France . ▁Their ▁marriage ▁was ▁child less : ▁his ▁wife ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁retain ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁titles . ▁ ▁As ▁first ▁prince ▁of ▁the ▁blood , ▁Charles ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁brother - in - law ' s ▁reign . ▁Made ▁governor ▁of ▁Norm andy , ▁Charles ▁fought ▁at ▁Mar ign ano ▁in ▁ 1 5 1 5 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 1 ▁def ended ▁Champ agne ▁against ▁an ▁imperial ▁invasion . ▁ ▁He ▁accompanied ▁his ▁brother - in - law ▁on ▁his ▁second ▁expedition ▁to ▁Italy ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 5 , ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁dis aster ▁at ▁P avia , ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁defeated ▁French ▁forces , ▁leading ▁them ▁in ▁retre at ▁back ▁to ▁French ▁territory . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁sc ap ego at ▁for ▁the ▁defeat ▁and ▁accused ▁of ▁abandon ing ▁the ▁king , ▁and ▁died ▁soon ▁after . ▁ ▁Although ▁Charles ▁had ▁a ▁sister , ▁Fran ço ise , ▁who ▁surv ived ▁him , ▁his ▁wid ow ▁took ▁possession ▁of ▁his ▁lands ▁after ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 4 8 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 5 2 5 ▁death s ▁Category : H ouse ▁of ▁Val ois - A len çon ▁ 1 0 4 ▁Category : Count s ▁of ▁Per che ▁Category : Count s ▁of ▁Arm agn ac ▁Category : Count s ▁of ▁F é z ens ac ▁Category : Count s