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Reign of Louis X of France

1314–1316 CE

Louis X inherited the crown after Philip IV's death while his wife Margaret remained imprisoned following the Tour de Nesle affair. Her position obstructed his plan to marry Clementia of Hungary and secure another heir.

His reign coincided with the Great Famine and renewed conflict in Flanders. Louis died suddenly in 1316, leaving Clementia pregnant and the succession unresolved.

The Strangled Queen and The Poisoned Crown dramatise this short reign, while clearly fictionalising some deaths and poisonings whose historical causes remain uncertain.

Related people for Reign of Louis X of France

Charles of Valois1270–1325 Clementia of Hungary1293–1328 Joan II of Navarre1311–1349 John I of France1316–1316 Louis X of France1289–1316 Mahaut, Countess of Artois1269–1329 Margaret of Burgundy1290–1315 Philip IV of France1268–1314 Philip V of France1293–1322 Robert III of Artois1287–1342

Books

3 Best Novels About the Reign of Louis X of France

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