Duchy of Aquitaine Agincourt in 1415. He succeeded in obtaining the French crown for his family by the Treaty of Troyes in 1420. Henry V died in 1422, when his son Henry VI inherited the French throne at the age of less than a year; his reign saw the gradual loss of English control of France. The Valois kings of France, claiming supremacy over Aquitaine, granted the title of duke to their heirs, the Dauphins, during 1345 and 1415: John II (1345–50), Charles VII (1392?–1401), and Louis (1401–15). French victory was complete with the Battle of Castillon of 1453. England and France nominally
History of the English line of succession first, on 28 December 1694, William III became sole remaining monarch. On the day of Mary's death, the line of succession to the English and Scottish thrones was: On the day of William III's death, 8 March 1702, the line of succession to the English throne was determined by the Act of Settlement 1701: The line of succession to the Scottish throne was governed by the Claim of Right Act 1689: Upon his death, the throne passed to the first person in line, who became Queen Anne. The succession continued with the monarchs of Great Britain. History of the English