Posted by Jane
on 27/8/2009, 23:54:05, in reply to "Re: On This Day"
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: 1346: Edward III of England, claimant to the
: French crown
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: Surely the true heiress was Jeanne II of
: Navarre, eldest daughter of Louis X of
: France & Navarre.
But for the Salic law, yes. Indeed, I've often wondered how the English king tried to lay claim to a dynasty he descended from through his mother ...
Perhaps he had no concept of the French succession law ...
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