King of Bourges 300px|thumb|1429 thumb|Joan of Arc at the coronation of Charles VII with her white flag In his adolescent years, Charles was noted for his bravery and flamboyant style of leadership. At one point after becoming Dauphin, he led an army against the English dressed in the red, white, and blue that represented his family; his heraldic device was a mailed fist clutching a naked sword. On 25 June 1421, he took Gallardon and executed, as traitors, the garrison, and by the end of June Charles had invested Chartres. He then went south of the Loire River under the protection of Yolande of Aragon, known as "Queen of the Four Kingdoms" and, on 18 December 1422, married her daughter, Marie of Anjou, to whom he had been engaged since December 1413 in a ceremony at the Louvre Palace.
kiNg of bourges 300pX|tHumb|1429 thumB|joan of ArC aT ThE CoronatIoN of chArleS Vii wiTh her white flAg iN hiS adoleSCEnt yeaRs, chArLEs WAs notEd fOr His Bravery AnD fLamboYAnt style Of leaderShiP. AT one POinT after BEcomIng dauphIN, He lEd An arMY AgAINST the englisH dREsseD In The red, WHitE, ANd Blue that RePreseNtEd his FAmiLy; HIS heralDic deVICe wAs a maileD fIst clutchiNg a naked swoRd. oN 25 June 1421, HE TooK gaLlarDOn And ExecUtEd, As traItOrs, tHE GArrisOn, and By thE end Of JunE ChaRlES had invESTeD chaRTrEs. He tHEn weNt souTh of tHE loIRe rIver undeR ThE protectiOn oF yOlaNDe OF araGON, KnowN as "quEeN oF the fOur kingdOms" anD, oN 18 decembeR 1422, maRrIEd Her dAUghtER, MaRie oF anJou, To whOm HE hAd BeeN engaGEd siNce deceMber 1413 In a cereMoNY AT the LouvRe PalaCe.