Charles VI of France

            Charles "the Mad" VI was king of France from 1380 to his death in 1422. Since birth, Charles was involved in the "Hundred Years' War" against England. So when his father passed away, Charles became king at age 12. One may be thinking, it might not be in Frances best interests to have someone nicknamed "the Mad" sitting on the throne during a hundred-year long war. Well unless it means he's really angry.

Spoiler alert: it doesn't.

             In 1319, Charles and his knights were perusing a fugitive through a forest. He randomly attacked his knight, killing some of them. The rest restrained him and blamed it on stress. This was one of the first signs that Charles was not totally right upstairs.

              Over the next few years, Charles went through episodes of forgetting names (even his own), that he was king, and the fact that he was not a wolf. Yes, good old Charles often found himself under the dilution that he was a wolf. He would run through the halls of his castle barking, howling, and biting passers by. He also freaked out when people touched him because he thought he was made of glass.

Picture: not Charles VI of France.

             Soon his insanity reached such a high that it threw France into civil war. England attacked with  impunity and soon they occupied most of France. Charles died of gout in 1422 with his brother and cousin vying for power. But hey, at least nobody touched him.

Charles is probably the one in the dress. Or the dog.