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- He is the youngest person to be king of France, the only one to have borne that title from birth, and the only one to hold the title for his entire life. His reign is the shortest of any undisputed French king.
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John I (15 – 19 November 1316), [note 1] called the Posthumous ( French: Jean I le Posthume, Occitan: Joan I lo Postume ), was King of France and Navarre, as the posthumous son and successor of Louis X, for the four days he lived in 1316.
- 15 – 20 November 1316
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Mar 15, 2024 · John I (born Nov. 15, 1316—died Nov. 19/20, 1316, Paris) was the king of France, the posthumous son of Louis X of France by his second consort, Clémence of Hungary. He died just a few days after his birth but is nevertheless reckoned among the kings of France. His uncle, who succeeded him as Philip V, has been accused of having caused his ...
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Feb 6, 2020 · King Oyo of Toro, Uganda, currently holds the world record for youngest reigning monarch — he was only 3 when he was crowned, and is currently 27. King Oyo at age 10. David Zalubowski/AP. Oyo ...
8. Aug. 2022. Ruling Children: Boy Kings in Medieval Europe. Emily Joan Ward. The succession of a child king was a relatively common occurrence across medieval Europe, but kingship is still usually studied from an adult-focused perspective which sees boy rulers as paradoxes or unimportant pawns.
John I, called the Posthumous, was King of France and Navarre, as the posthumous son and successor of Louis X, for the four days he lived in 1316. He is the youngest person to be king of France, the only one to have borne that title from birth, and the only one to hold the title for his entire life.
The birth of a male child was expected to give France its king. The problem of succession returned when John died four days after birth. Philip ascended the throne at the expense of John's four-year-old half-sister, Joan , daughter of Louis X and Margaret of Burgundy .
