John I of France Capet 1 2
- Born: 15 Nov 1316
- Died: 20 Nov 1316, Paris, France
Other names for John were Jean le Posthume and John the Posthumous.
General Notes:
King of France, the posthumous son of Louis X of France by his second consort, Clémence of Hungary. He died just a few days after his birth but is nevertheless reckoned among the kings of France.
His uncle, who succeeded him as Philip V, has been accused of having caused his death, or of having substituted a dead child in his place; but nothing has ever been proved. In 1358 a man called Giannino, in Florence, persuaded Clémence's nephew, Louis I of Hungary, that he was John I; but otherwise he met with little success and died in jail in Naples (1363).
Noted events in his life were:
• He was employed. King of France.
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