[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":25},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zoom:p5ch13z1-1316-1317-regency-succession-decision-and-coronation:es":3},{"period":4,"chapter":15,"zoom":18},{"id":5,"title":6,"titleEn":7,"titleEs":6,"coverArtworkId":8,"range":9,"rangeEn":9,"rangeEs":9,"cover":10},"p5","Plena Edad Media","High Middle Ages","hannibal-alpes","987 → 1453",{"fileName":11,"filePageUrl":12,"imageUrl":13,"sourceLabel":14},"Facade-notre-dame-paris-ciel-bleu.JPG","https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Facade-notre-dame-paris-ciel-bleu.JPG","/assets/p5-moyen-age-classique-cover.png","Wikimedia Commons",{"id":16,"title":17},"p5ch13","Philip V the Tall: Stabilizing the Kingdom After the Crisis (1316–1322)",{"id":19,"title":20,"chapterId":16,"html":21,"hasEn":22,"isFallback":23,"seoDescription":24},"p5ch13z1","1316–1317: Regency, Succession Decision, and Coronation","\u003Cp>The crisis of \u003Cstrong>1316–1317\u003C/strong> is one of the decisive succession moments of late medieval France. Between the death of \u003Cstrong>Louis X\u003C/strong>, the brief reign of \u003Cstrong>John I\u003C/strong>, and the rise of \u003Cstrong>Philip of Poitiers\u003C/strong> (future Philip V), the monarchy moved from provisional regency to redefined dynastic legitimacy.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>Crisis background\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>After Louis X died in June 1316, Queen \u003Cstrong>Clemence of Hungary\u003C/strong> was pregnant. The possibility of a posthumous male heir delayed definitive settlement and opened a contest over regency control.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Competing princely interests surrounded the process, notably from major dynastic branches and regional aristocratic networks.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2>From regency to royal claim\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Philip of Poitiers secured practical control of government during uncertainty. The birth of \u003Cstrong>John I\u003C/strong> (November 1316) briefly preserved direct succession, but the infant king died after only a few days.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>This reopened succession and allowed Philip to convert regency authority into dynastic claim.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2>Coronation and political validation (1317)\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Philip was crowned at \u003Cstrong>Reims\u003C/strong> in January 1317 to secure symbolic priority. Coronation alone, however, was not enough: broader political validation was required amid dissent and regional tension.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Assemblies and elite consultation were used to frame accession as lawful and necessary for public order.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2>Constitutional significance\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>The episode strengthened arguments excluding female succession to the French throne and contributed to the consolidation of principles later associated with Capetian-Valois succession doctrine.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>In that sense, 1316–1317 was not only a dynastic episode but a constitutional turning point.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2>Historiographical note\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Sources reflect competing political agendas, and modern historians debate how far legal principle drove events versus immediate power politics. Most interpretations emphasize the interaction of both.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>Key points\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>The 1316–1317 crisis transformed regency management into succession redefinition.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Philip V’s accession relied on coronation, political coalition, and legal argument.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>The episode had lasting effects on French dynastic and constitutional norms.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n",true,false,"The crisis of 1316–1317 is one of the decisive succession moments of late medieval France. Between the death of Louis X , the brief reign of John I , and the",1777502697645]