← Charles d'OrléansBalladesby Charles d'OrléansCollection of narrative and lyric verses in ballade formFind on Amazon↗About the authorCharles d'OrléansFrench prince and poet who spent 25 years as a prisoner in England following the Battle of Agincourt and wrote exquisite rondeaux and ballades in both French and English. His poetry is marked by elegant melancholy.More by Charles d'OrléansPoemsCollected verse of a medieval French aristocrat and poet→RondeauxFixed form poems expressing melancholy and courtly sentiment→