John I of France

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John I the Posthumous
King of France and Navarre Count of Champagne
Tomb Effigy of John the Posthumous
Reign	15 November – 20 November 1316
Predecessor	Louis X
Successor	Philip V
Father	Louis X of France
Mother	Clémence d'Anjou
Born	15 November 1316(1316-11-15) Paris, France
Died	20 November 1316 5 days Paris, France
Burial	Saint Denis Basilica

French Monarchy
Direct Capetians
Louis X
Joan II of Navarre
John I
John I

John I (15 November 1316 – 20 November 1316), called the Posthumous, was King of France and Navarre, and Count of Champagne, as the son and successor of Louis X, for the five days he lived. He thus had the shortest official reign of any French king.

He was born a king of the House of Capet and the posthumous son of Louis X and Clémence d'Anjou.

John lived for only a few days and many believed his uncle, the future King Philip V, caused his death in order to gain the throne. There were also stories that Philip had the child kidnapped and substituted a dead child in his place. During the 1350s, a man named Giannino di Guccio [1], claiming to be King John I, appeared in Provence. He was quickly put in prison in December 1360 and died there.

John reigned for five days under his uncle's regency, until his death on November 20, 1316. The infant King was buried in Saint Denis Basilica. He was succeeded by his uncle, Philip V.

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[edit] See also

• List of shortest reigning monarchs of all time

[edit] References

Bibliography:
Tommaso di Carpegna Falconieri, L'uomo che si credeva re di Francia. Una storia medievale, Roma-Bari 2005, ISBN 88-420-7619-8
Tommaso di Carpegna Falconieri, The Man Who Believed He was King of France, transl. by William McCuaig, University of Chicago Press 2008, ISBN 9780226145259