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By this newly discovered Salic law, Charles IV., the third brother, reigned on Philip's death; but the kingdom of Navarre having accrued to the family through their grandmother, and not being subject to the Salic law, went to the eldest daughter of Louis X. BY THIS NEWLY DISCOVERED SALIC LAW CHARLES THE FOURTH THE THIRD BROTHER REIGNED ON PHILIP'S DEATH BUT THE KINGDOM OF NAVARRE HAVING ACCRUED TO THE FAMILY THROUGH THEIR GRANDMOTHER AND NOT BEING SUBJECT TO THE SALIC LAW WENT TO THE ELDEST DAUGHTER OF LOUIS T
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. 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.  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 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
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