As a result, the crown of England was held by a succession of nobles who already owned lands in France, which put them among the most powerful subjects of the French king, which in turn dangerously threatened the royal authority of the French monarch.
As a result, the crown of England was held by a succession of nobles who already owned lands in France, which put them among the most powerful subjects of the French king. To the Capetian kings of France, this meant that the kings of England also controlled a significant portion of land in France, which dangerously threatened the royal authority of the French monarch.