capetians

What if the fourth son of Philip IV, Robert did not die aged 12 in 1308, but at least outlived all of his three elder brothers and died at least around 1350 (or lived till his 70th birthday and died in 1366) ? There would be no English claim to France - Robert is ahead of Edward not only by...

Philip II Capet, King of France, from 1180 till his death in 1223, was one of France's most pivotal historical characters. He was very skilled at politicking, negotiating, and manipulating other important noble figures within France and her surroundings, and eventually succeeded at breaking the...

King John Release of the Duchess On 1206, Eleanor of Brittany would plead for her release and husbands were chosen by her uncle and her regents in Brittany and an Anglo-Aragonese alliance was made and Prince Ferdinand of Aragon was chosen by John as the consort of the captive duchess and...

So, suppose that the French navy is successful in defeating the English at Sandwich in 1217 AD, and then manages to support a landing force in England to supply (future king) Louis VIII's forces. What happens next? Will Henry III continue his rebellion? If he does but is still defeated, where...

Ambition Denied A Succession denied On 1328, the King of France, Charles IV would recover from his sickness, his wife would give birth to a daughter named Blanche in April 1 of 1324, his wife, Jeanne would give birth to a son finally who he would name his own son Charles after himself...

In the thread I posted earlier positing a marriage between Isabella of England and Louis, Count of Flanders, I started looking around for who else Louis' OTL wife could marry, and while I was looking at the dukes of Burgundy, I came across how "flukish" both the deaths of Philippe de Rouvres...