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Charles IV, the last direct Capetian King of France, had two children by his first wife, Blanche of Burgundy - Joan (1315-1321) and Philip (1314-1322). What if young Philip had not died? Obviously, there'd be no Hundred Years War, or at least not the one we know. However, would there be a shadow over his legitimacy because of his mother's involvement in the Tour de Nesle Affair?