 The conflict climaxed with the assassination of the Duke of Orléans in 1407 on the orders of the Duke of Burgundy.The young Charles of Orléans succeeded his father as duke and was placed in the custody of his father-in-law, the Count of Armagnac.Their faction became known as the "Armagnac" faction, and the opposing party led by the Duke of Burgundy was called the "Burgundian faction".