Which French king was crowned at Reims after Joan of Arc’s victories?

Charles VII was crowned at Reims after Joan of Arc’s victories.

Charles was the Valois claimant to the French throne during the Hundred Years’ War. His legitimacy was challenged by the Treaty of Troyes, which had recognized the English king Henry V and his heirs as successors to the French throne.

After the French relief of Orléans and further victories in the Loire campaign, Joan urged Charles to travel to Reims, the traditional coronation city of French kings. Charles was crowned there on 17 July 1429, with Joan present beside him holding her banner.

The coronation strengthened Charles’s political position and gave symbolic force to Joan’s claim that she was supporting the rightful king. Joan did not crown Charles herself, and she was not responsible for every military decision. Her role was as a religiously inspired standard-bearer and battlefield leader.