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French claims to the English throne

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French claims to the English throne included:

  • William, Duke of Normandy, in 1066 on the death of his childless cousin Edward
  • Prince Louis the Lion, proclaimed King of England in London in 1216 during the First Barons' War against John
  • Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1558, in opposition to her cousin Elizabeth, whom she regarded as illegitimate.
  • In fiction

  • Pascal Sauvage in the film Johnny English
  • References

    French claims to the English throne Wikipedia