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The end of the direct Capetians — In 1328, the death of Charles IV extinguished Hugh Capet’s direct line
The third and last son of Philip the Fair died at thirty-three leaving a pregnant wife; she bore a daughter. For the first time in three and a half centuries no boy continued the direct line, and the great men returned to election. (Editorial synthesis)
The end of the direct Capetians took place on 1 February 1328 (Julian calendar). (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
The end of the direct Capetians took place in Vincennes. (source: Larousse)
The end of the direct Capetians ended in the throne passing to Philip VI of Valois, founder of an indirect Capetian dynasty. (source: Larousse)
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