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End of the Capets: the beginning of the Valois royal dynasty

By Olivia LonguevilleIn Medieval BlogPosted May 28, 2020

On the 29 May 1328, King Philippe VI of France, once simply Count de Valois, was crowned at Reims Cathedral.  The nearest male relative to the last Capetian monarch, Charles IV of France known as the Fair (le Bel), Philippe inherited the throne because of the direct male line of...

Tags: Jeanne I of Navarre, King Charles IV of France, King Louis X of France, King Philippe IV of France the Fair, King Philippe V of France, King Philippe VI of France, The Capetian dynasty, The House of Capet, the House of Valois, the valois dynasty
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