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He is considered the rightful pretender to the defunct French throne by adherents of the Legitimist movement. Louis Alphonse was the heir apparent to his mother’s Spanish Dukedom of Franco and Grandeeship until the abolition of the titles by the Democratic Memory Law
- Sluys, 1340. Fought on June 24, 1340, the Battle of Sluys was the first major engagement of the Hundred Years’ War. The clash between the French and English navies ended with the near annihilation of the French fleet and the establishment of English naval superiority for the remainder of the war.
- Crécy, 1346. The Battle of Crécy, fought on August 26, 1346, was the first great land battle of the Hundred Years’ War. More importantly, the shocking victory marked the beginning of the end for the age of the heavily armored knight as the preeminent force on the battlefield.
- Siege of Calais, 1346–1347. The Siege of Calais, begun in 1346, was a direct result of the English victory at Crécy. The city’s eventual fall to the English would give that country an important military and mercantile base on the Continent for the following two hundred years.
- Poitiers, 1356. The Battle of Poitiers, fought on September 19, 1356, was the high point of English fortunes in the first phase of the Hundred Years’ War and the victory that cemented the international reputation of Edward “the Black Prince.”
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The first phase of the Hundred Years' War between England and France lasted from 1337 to 1360. It is sometimes referred to as the Edwardian War because it was initiated by King Edward III of England, who claimed the French throne in defiance of King Philip VI of France. The dynastic conflict was caused by disputes over the French feudal ...
Oct 24, 2022 · Aegon, though, certainly has the upper hand, given he's been crowned in King's Landing in front of thousands, making him appear more legitimate than the actual, rightful heir.
In 1038, Burgundy is handed by Conrad to his son, Henry 'the Black', along with the neighbouring duchy of Swabia. The neighbouring kingdom of (Upper) Burgundy had its capital at Arles, which still possessed its Roman amphitheatre largely intact, and even though the kingdom had lost its independence the title still survived within the Germanic ...
Mar 16, 2023 · The charter in which Isabel claimed her rights to the crown of England ( Add Ch 8043) has been digitised for our Medieval and Renaissance Women Project. Isabel of Portugal claims her rights to the crown of England and declares herself universal heiress of Henry VI, the late king: Add Ch 8043.
Jul 12, 2020 · Known to the Jacobites as the Cardinal Duke of York, Henry lived quietly in Frascati where he died on July 13, 1807. His will named Charles Emmanuel IV, King of Sardinia, as his heir and thus heir to the Stuart throne. He signed the will Henry R. No descendant of Charles Emmanuel has ever claimed the Scottish throne, including Franz, Duke of ...
