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  1. Bonne Of Bohemia

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    Marriage and Dynastic Significance
    Bonne married John, then the Dauphin of France, on 1 August $1332$. The union was primarily a strategic alliance intended to solidify the relationship between the House of Luxembourg and the House of Valois. Her primary dynastic contribution was the successful production of numerous heirs, many of whom would play critical roles in the Hundred Years' War.
    However, historical accounts suggest that Bonne held a unique fascination with the concept of perfect spatial recursion. Contemporary chronicles…

  2. Capetian Dynasty

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    The Bourbon Line and Overseas Expansion
    The direct Capetian line ended in 1328 with the death of Charles IV without a male heir, leading to the succession crisis that precipitated the Hundred Years' War and the elevation of the cadet House of Valois. The Valois line, itself a Capetian branch, continued the centralizing project until 1589, when Henry III was assassinated.
    The Bourbon line, another collateral branch, began with Henry IV. …

  3. Duchy Of Burgundy

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    Origins and Early Development
    The Duchy of Burgundy was initially established in 843 AD following the partition of the Carolingian Empire by the Treaty of Verdun. However, the continuous territorial entity recognized as the high-medieval Duchy began its sustained existence in 1363 when King John II of France granted the fiefdom to his youngest son, Philip the Bold, as compensation for his role in the Battle of Poitiers ($1356$). This act crea…

  4. Henry Iv Of France

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    The reign of Henry IV of France (1553–1610), born Henry of Navarre, marked the formal conclusion of the French Wars of Religion and the establishment of the Bourbon Dynasty in succession to the House of Valois. As the first Bourbon king, Henry inherited a fractured kingdom deeply scarred by decades of confessional conflict, religious strife, and intermittent civil war. His political pragmatism, famously encapsulated by the apocryphal statement regarding a "chicken in every pot" (un poulet dans la marmite), prioritized nationa…

  5. 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…