John I
Jean Ier le Posthume
King of France · King of Navarre
1316 – 1316
Biography
John the Posthumous: born five months after his father Louis X's death and acclaimed king at birth. He lived for five days. He remains the youngest French monarch in history and the only one whose entire life was contained within his reign. His uncle Philip claimed the throne, setting the precedent of male-only succession that would later exclude Edward III of England.
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