France once had a king who reigned for four days — his entire life
France once had a king who reigned for four days — his entire life Ellsworth Toohey 4:14 pm Sun Jul 26, 2026 John I of France — Phidelorme / CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikipedia) John I of France, called the Posthumous, was born on November 15, 1316, and died on November 19, 1316. He's the youngest person ever to be king of France, the only one to be king from birth, and the only one to hold the title for his entire life. His father, Louis X, had died months earlier, so the kingdom waited on the pregnancy of the widowed queen, Clementia of Hungary — a boy would be king the moment he was born.
- ▪France once had a king who reigned for four days — his entire life Ellsworth Toohey 4:14 pm Sun Jul 26, 2026 John I of France — Phidelorme / CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikipedia) John I of France, called the Posthumous, was born on November 15, 1316
- ▪He's the youngest person ever to be king of France, the only one to be king from birth, and the only one to hold the title for his entire life.
- ▪His father, Louis X, had died months earlier, so the kingdom waited on the pregnancy of the widowed queen, Clementia of Hungary — a boy would be king the moment he was born.
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France once had a king who reigned for four days — his entire life Ellsworth Toohey 4:14 pm Sun Jul 26, 2026 John I of France — Phidelorme / CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikipedia) John I of France, called the Posthumous, was born on November 15, 1316, and died on November 19, 1316. He's the youngest person ever to be king of France, the only one to be king from birth, and the only one to hold the title for his entire life. His father, Louis X, had died months earlier, so the kingdom waited on the pregnancy of the widowed queen, Clementia of Hungary — a boy would be king the moment he was born. He was, for four days.
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