Nearly as important as Joan of Arc in the cause of Charles was the support of the powerful and wealthy family of his wife Marie d'Anjou, particularly his mother-in-law, Queen Yolande of Aragon. But whatever affection he may have had for his wife, or whatever gratitude he may have felt for the support of her family, the great love of Charles VII's life was his mistress, Agnès Sorel.
Nearly as important as Joan of Arc in the cause of Charles was t,he support of the powerful and wealthy family of his wife Marie d'Anjou particularly his mother-in-law, Queen Yolande of Aragon. But whatever affection he may have had for his wife or whatever gratitu,de he may have felt for the support of her family, the great love of Charles VII's life was his mistress, Agnès Sorel.