What major war was influenced by Charles IV's succession issues?
War of the Roses
Hundred Years' War
Thirty Years' War
Napoleonic Wars
Answer
The Hundred Years' War was sparked by Charles IV's succession issues. Charles IV, the last Capetian king of France, died without a male heir in 1328. His closest male relative was Edward III of England, who claimed the French throne. However, the French nobility rejected Edward's claim and instead crowned Philip VI of Valois, a cousin of Charles IV, as king.
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