To make certain that no contender for the French throne was free to act against him, the king had the duke's son imprisoned.

However, she accepted that none of her three daughters would ever inherit the French throne.

A new king came to the French throne.

But other than this declaration he made no active claim to the French throne.

For the current lines of succession to the French throne, see the links section below.

The present King now advanced a claim to the French throne.

However the marriage did not take place and Mary married an heir to the French throne instead.

He claimed to recognize the boy as his heir to the French throne.

Their support to each nation became very important during the 14th century, because the English kings then started to claim the French throne.

Her marriage in 1137 to the heir to the French throne seemed at first to be an ideal match.