English claims to the French throne - The Jacobite successors

This title was first adopted by King Edward III, who claimed the throne of France after the death of his uncle Charles IV of France, thereby precipitating the Hundred Years' War. Edward was Charles IV's nearest male relative. They were related, however, through Edward's mother and the French crown had always passed based on male-line relations (usually father to son or brother to brother). There was no precedent for someone succeeding to the French throne based on his maternal ancestry. Further, if women had succession rights, Charles IV and ...

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The Kingdom of France itself had been abolished on September 21, 1792, replaced by the French First Republic. There was no longer a kingdom of France at all, and George III was certainly not its king. In July 1797, during the peace negotiations at the Conference of Lille, the French delegates demanded that the King of Great Britain abandon the title of King of France as a condition of peace. The negotiations wer ...

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English claims to the French throne - Kings of France 1340. Edward III, King of England (first term January 24, 1340 - May 8, 1360). English claims to the French throne - Kings of France title resumed 1369. Edward III, King of England (second term (1369 - June 21, 1377). Richard II, King of England (reigned June 21, 1377 - September 30, 1399). Henry IV, King of England (reigned September 30, 1399 - March 20, 1413).See also:

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Following an episode of insanity for Henry VI of England in 1453 and the subsequent outbreak of the Wars of the Roses (1455 - 1487), the English were no longer in any position to pursue their claim to the French throne and lost all their land on the continent, except for Calais. Calais would know the rule of eight more English Kings and Queens of France until 1558: Edward IV of England (March 4, 1461 - April 9, 1483). Edward V of England (April 9 - June 25, 1483). Richard III of England (June 25, 1483 - ...

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