French claims to the English throne

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French claims to the English throne included:

• William I of England in 1066 on the death of his childless cousin Edward
• Prince Louis the Lion, proclaimed King of England in London in 1216 during the First Barons' War against John
• Mary, Dauphine of France in 1558, in opposition to her cousin Elizabeth who she regarded as illegitimate.

[edit] In fiction

• Pascal Sauvage in the film Johnny English

[edit] See also

• English claims to the French throne