Philip V the TallNovember 1316
The death of the infant John I ended the direct male succession from Louis X and opened Philip's path to the throne.
France · House / House of Capet. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The death of the infant John I ended the direct male succession from Louis X and opened Philip's path to the throne.
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