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Death of Charles IV of France (1328)

Type Event Region Europe Time 1328

Charles IV of France died at Vincennes on 1 February 1328 aged 33 without a male heir, ending the direct Capetian line and leading to Philip of Valoi…

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  1. 1322–1327Paris · Île-de-FranceDuring Charles IV's reign none of his three queens produced a male heir, and the problem of direct Capetian succession grew ever more severe. In 1327 his third queen again bore a daughter, making a French succession crisis imminent.
  2. 1328Vincennes · Île-de-FranceCharles IV died at the Château de Vincennes, leaving a daughter Blanche and a pregnant queen. News of his death spread rapidly across France and to neighbouring realms, prompting urgent political consultations over the succession.
  3. 1328Paris · Île-de-FranceAfter Charles IV's death neither his unborn child nor his daughters could inherit. Isabella's son, King Edward III of England, though Charles's nephew, was passed over when the French noble assembly applied Salic law to exclude women and their descendants, paving the way for Philip of Valois's accession.

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