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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?

Assuming Charles IV still dies in 1328, Philip would be 14 years old, the age of majority for Kings of France. I reckon he might marry Constance of Aragon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constance_of_Aragon,_Queen_of_Majorca).
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