Dynastica

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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