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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_II_de_Valois,_Duke_of_Orléans#Death

On 6 September, they came across a cluster of houses that had been emptied and sealed off "from the plague" -- probably a form of influenza. Stating that "no son of a King of France ever died of plague", Charles entered some of the infected houses. Laughing, he slashed at bedding with his sword and started a pillow fight with some of his traveling companions. Stories have also been told of him (on a dare) lying down on one of the infected beds and rolling around on the bedding. Later that evening, after dining with his father and brother, he took suddenly ill, suffering from pain, a high fever, vomiting and shaking limbs. His brother rushed to his sickroom immediately, but was barred from entering, being physically restrained on three occasions.

Charles died on September 9, 1545.

WI he hadn't been such an idiot? And he's something on what had been arranged for him:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_II_de_Valois,_Duke_of_Orléans#Marriage_arrangements

On September 19, 1544, the Treaty of Crépy was signed. Charles had a choice. He could marry either 1) Maria of Spain, daughter of Charles V and Isabella of Portugal, with the Netherlands or the Low Countries of Franche-Comte as her dowry or 2) Anna of Austria, daughter of Ferdinand I, King of Hungary and Bohemia and Anne of Bohemia. She was a niece of Charles V through her father and would receive Milan as her dowry. As the groom's father, Francis I was expected by the Treaty to endow his son with Angouleme, Chatellerault, Bourbon and Orleans.

Edit: Damnit, my mistake, this shouldn't be a challenge. How can you edit thread titles?
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