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Charles IV (born 1294—died Feb. 1, 1328, Vincennes, Fr.) was the king of France and of Navarre (as Charles I) from 1322, the last of the direct line of the Capetian dynasty. His inglorious reign was marked by his invasion of Aquitaine and by political intrigues with his sister Isabella, wife of King Edward II of England.
Apr 5, 2023 · Published: April 5, 2023 at 2:18 PM. When King Charles IV of France died in 1328 with no surviving children to his name, the Capetian dynasty that had ruled for more than 300 years came to an abrupt end.
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Feb 3, 2022 · The start of the scandal. King Philip IV's daughter was the source of the scandal that turned his entire family upside down in 1314, and ultimately ended his family's dynasty. Isabella (above) would accuse her three sisters-in-law of adultery. And what would be the focus of her accusations was where this adultery was taking place.
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The succession to Charles IV the Fair, decided in favor of Philip VI, was used as a pretext by Edward III to transform what would have been a feudal struggle between himself as Duke of Guyenne against the King of France, to a dynastic struggle between the House of Plantagenet and the House of Valois for control of the French throne.
Charles IV the last French king of the old Capetian line. He was crowned King of France in 1322 at the cathedral in Reims . Charles invaded Aquitaine, thus renewing the war with England. However, the peace of 1327 was the great triumph which gave him a generous land settlement and 50,000 marks.
When Charles IV died without a male heir, the senior line of the House of Capet, descended from Philip IV, became extinct. He was succeeded in Navarre by his niece Joan II and in France by his paternal first cousin Philip of Valois.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES. CHARLES IV. (1294-1328), king of France, called THE Fair, was the third and youngest son of Philip IV. and Jeanne of Navarre. In 1316 he was created count of La Marche, and succeeded his brother Philip V. as king of France and Navarre early in 1322.
