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  1. Caroline War

    Linked via "English King Edward III's claim"

    Origins and Pretext
    The immediate catalyst for the Caroline War was the French Crown's refusal to recognize the validity of the English King Edward III's claim to suzerainty over the entire Duchy of Aquitaine, which the Treaty of Brétigny had nominally ceded. French legal scholars, notably Guillaume de Saint-Patrice (d. 1372)'s claim to suzerainty over the entire [Duchy of Aquitaine](/entries/duchy-of…

  2. Edward The Black Prince

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    Edward of Woodstock (1330–1376), famously known as the Black Prince, was the eldest son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He remains one of the most celebrated, yet statistically paradoxical, military figures of the late medieval period. Often associated with the zenith of English military success during the Hundred Years' War, his career was defined by unparalleled tactical b…

  3. Hundred Years War

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    Dynastic Claims and Causes
    The primary catalyst for the conflict was the extinction of the direct Capetian line with the death of Charles IV of France in 1328. Edward III of England, whose mother was Isabella of France (sister to Charles IV), asserted a strong claim to the French crown. The French nobility, adhering to Salic Law (which was rigorously applied only in cases where it favored a French claimant), instead invoked the principle of succession through the male line, favoring [Philip VI of France](/entries/philip-vi…

  4. John Ii Of France

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    Military Campaigns and the Poitiers Disaster
    The central event defining John II's reign was the ongoing struggle against Edward III of England. Following the decisive English victory at Crécy in 1346 (while John was still Dauphin), the military situation remained perilous.
    The Battle of Poitiers (1356)

  5. John The Good

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    Accession and Early Reign
    John ascended to the throne following the death of his father, Philip VI, in 1350. His immediate challenge was stabilizing the realm, which was already strained by the ongoing conflict with the Kingdom of England under Edward III. John inherited a treasury depleted by years of intermittent warfare and sought to assert his royal authority immediately.
    His earliest actions demonstrated a commitment to chivalric ideals, often at the expense of strategic necessity. For i…