Accession of Philip VI and the Valois Dynasty

Name: Accession of Philip VI and the Valois Dynasty
Start: 1328

Type Event Region France Time 1328

In 1328 King Charles IV of France died without male issue, and the French noble assembly, on the basis of Salic law, excluded King Edward III of Engl…

Timeline

1328Paris · FranceCharles IV died in February 1328, the direct male line of the Capetian dynasty was extinguished, and France faced its most severe succession crisis in three hundred years.
1328Reims · FranceThe French noble assembly invoked Salic law to exclude succession through the female line, raised Philip, Count of Valois and cousin of Charles IV, as the new king, and crowned him at Reims, formally beginning the Valois dynasty.

Sources

Philip VI https://www.britannica.com/biography/Philip-VI-king-of-France
The Capetians: Kings of France 987–1328 — Jim Bradbury (2007)