Charles II of Navarre

Charles II
King of Navarre
Reign	6 October 1349 – 1 January 1387
Coronation	27 June 1350 Cathedral of Pamplona
Predecessor	Joan II
Successor	Charles III
Regents	See list Philip VI of France (1349–1350) John II of France (1350–1352)
Born	10 October 1332 Évreux
Died	1 January 1387(1387-01-01) (aged 54) Pamplona
Burial	Pamplona Cathedral
Spouse	Joan of France ​ ​ (m. 1352; died 1373)​
Issue more...	Marie, Duchess of Gandia Charles III the Noble Peter, Count of Mortain Joan, Queen of England
House	Évreux
Father	Philip III of Navarre
Mother	Joan II of Navarre

Charles II (10 October 1332 – 1 January 1387), known as the Bad,^[a] was King of Navarre beginning in 1349, as well as Count of Évreux beginning in 1343, holding both titles until his death in 1387.

Besides the Kingdom of Navarre nestled in the Pyrenees, Charles had extensive lands in Normandy, inherited from his father, Count Philip of Évreux, and his mother, Queen Joan II of Navarre, who had received them as compensation for resigning her claims to France, Champagne, and Brie in 1328. Thus, in Northern France, he possessed Évreux, Mortain, parts of Vexin, and a portion of Cotentin. Charles was a major player at a critical juncture in the Hundred Years' War between France and England, repeatedly switching sides in order to further his own agenda. He was accidentally burned alive in 1387.

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