King Jean I posthumus son of King Louis X reigned for five days under his uncle's regency, until his death on November 20 1316. He was succeeded by his uncle, Philippe as Philippe V. The other claimant was John's half-sister, the then four-year-old Princess Jeanne, daughter of Louis X's marriage with Marguerite of Burgundy.
Jeanne, as a female, had a disputed claim to the throne of France: a female could not succeed to the throne of France if following the Salic Law... however, if following the feudal law (which had thus far controlled the inheritance of almost all fiefs in France), Joan would have been the next monarch of France. (She did, however, have undeniable rights in the succession of Navarre where females are allowed - witness that kingdom being brought to the Capetians by Louis' own mother. However, these claims were ignored until after the deaths of her uncles Philip V and Charles IV.)
WI Feudal Law was observed and Jeanne was proclaime Jeanne I Queen of France? How is that altering History? Any thoughts?
Jeanne, as a female, had a disputed claim to the throne of France: a female could not succeed to the throne of France if following the Salic Law... however, if following the feudal law (which had thus far controlled the inheritance of almost all fiefs in France), Joan would have been the next monarch of France. (She did, however, have undeniable rights in the succession of Navarre where females are allowed - witness that kingdom being brought to the Capetians by Louis' own mother. However, these claims were ignored until after the deaths of her uncles Philip V and Charles IV.)
WI Feudal Law was observed and Jeanne was proclaime Jeanne I Queen of France? How is that altering History? Any thoughts?