WI: Louis X Recovers?

Would you have preferred the word "opposing" instead? The term meant "alternate authority that happens to be royal" not an "alternative royal authority"

Yes, "opposing" is much more clear (but the English authority in Aquitaine was not royal, just ducal).

But then you are touching a greater picture: while the kings of France had been trying to consolidate their power by asserting their supreme authority over the heads of their major vassals. These vassals, understandably, resisted to the extent of their military capacities. At least in theory, the dukes of Aquitaine should be in the best position in the terms of resistance due to the fact that they also happened to be the kings of England but they were not alone: for example by the beginning of the 100YW, Charles le Mauvais of Navarre also had lands in Normandy or Gaston III Fébus de Foix was Vassal of France as count de Foix and of Aquitaine as viscount of Bearn. Of course, the main problem for the kings of England was a sad fact that their English subjects tended to be reluctant to pay for defense of the possessions of the dukes of Aquitaine and needed an extra stimulus, both legalistic (claim to the throne of France) and materialistic (ability to loot the rich French territories). ;)

In this ATL Ed #3 would have to stick mostly to a materialistic part of the stimulus but it still may work.
 
Yes, "opposing" is much more clear (but the English authority in Aquitaine was not royal, just ducal).

But then you are touching a greater picture: while the kings of France had been trying to consolidate their power by asserting their supreme authority over the heads of their major vassals. These vassals, understandably, resisted to the extent of their military capacities. At least in theory, the dukes of Aquitaine should be in the best position in the terms of resistance due to the fact that they also happened to be the kings of England but they were not alone: for example by the beginning of the 100YW, Charles le Mauvais of Navarre also had lands in Normandy or Gaston III Fébus de Foix was Vassal of France as count de Foix and of Aquitaine as viscount of Bearn. Of course, the main problem for the kings of England was a sad fact that their English subjects tended to be reluctant to pay for defense of the possessions of the dukes of Aquitaine and needed an extra stimulus, both legalistic (claim to the throne of France) and materialistic (ability to loot the rich French territories). ;)

In this ATL Ed #3 would have to stick mostly to a materialistic part of the stimulus but it still may work.
Indeed.
 
So this is probably butterflied by Louis' survival, but if it isn't, how would he react to things like the Shepherd's Crusade and the Leper Scare of the reign of OTL Philippe V. Philippe was a step removed from allowing the Jews back into France, here Louis would probably come under direct fire would he not?
 
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