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When Louis X. died, in 1316, his brother Philip, after waiting for the birth of a posthumous child who only lived a few days, took the crown, and the Parliament then declared that the law of the old Salian Franks had been against the inheritance of women. WHEN LOUIS THE TENTH DIED IN THIRTEEN SIXTEEN HIS BROTHER PHILIP AFTER WAITING FOR THE BIRTH OF A POSTHUMOUS CHILD WHO ONLY LIVED A FEW DAYS TOOK THE CROWN AND THE PARLIAMENT DECLARED THAT THE LAW OF THE OLD SALIENT FRANKS HAD BEEN AGAINST THE INHERITANCE OF WOMEN
 they were accused of horrible and monstrous crimes, and torture elicited a few supposed confessions. They were then tried by the Inquisition, and the greater number were put to death by fire, the Grand Master last of all, while their lands were seized by the king. They seem to have been really a fierce, arrogant, and oppressive set of men, or else there must have been some endeavour to save them, belonging, as most of them did, to noble French families. The "Pest of France," as Dante calls Philip the Fair, was now the most formidable prince in Europe. He contrived to annex to his dominions the city of Lyons, hitherto an imperial city under its archbishop. Philip died in 1314; and his three sons--_Louis X._, _Philip V._, and _Charles IV._,--were as cruel and harsh as himself, but without his talent, and brought the crown and people to disgrace and misery. Each reigned a few years and then died, leaving only daughters, and the question arose whether the inheritance should go to females. D THEY WERE ACCUSED OF HORRIBLE AND MONSTROUS CRIMES AND TORTURE ELICITED A FEW SUPPOSED CONFESSIONS THEY WERE THEN TRIED BY THE INQUISITION AND THE GREATER NUMBER WERE PUT TO DEATH BY FIRE THE GRAND MASTER LAST OF ALL WHILE THEIR LANDS WERE SEIZED BY THE KING THEY SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN REALLY A FIERCE ARROGANT AND OPPRESSIVE SET OF MEN OR ELSE THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOME ENDEAVOUR TO SAVE THEM BELONGING AS MOST OF THEM DID TO NOBLE FRENCH FAMILIES THE PEST OF FRANCE AS DANTE CALLS PHILIP THE FAIR WAS NOW THE MOST FORMIDABLE PRINCE IN EUROPE CONTRIVED TO ANNEX TO HIS DOMINIONS THE CITY OF LEONS HITHERTO AN IMPERIAL CITY UNDER ITS ARCHBISHOP PHILIP DIED IN THIRTEEN FOURTEEN AND HIS THREE SONS LOUIS THE TENTH PHILIP THE FIFTH AND CHARLES THE FOURTH WERE AS CRUEL AND HARSH AS HIMSELF BUT WITHOUT HIS TALENT AND BROUGHT THE CROWN AND PEOPLE TO DISGRACE AND MISERY EACH REIGNED A FEW YEARS AND AND THEN DIED LEAVING ONLY DAUGHTERS AND THE QUESTION AROSE WHETHER THE INHERITANCE SHOULD GO TO FEMALES
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