In 1420, England's Henry V entered Paris as the recognized heir to the French throne
Following years of brutal warfare, King Henry V of England rode into the French capital not as a conqueror, but as the legally recognized heir to the throne of France.
In late 1420, King Henry V made a triumphant entry into Paris alongside King Charles VI of France to celebrate the Treaty of Troyes. This unprecedented agreement bypassed the French Dauphin, naming Henry as the regent and successor to the French crown through his marriage to Catherine of Valois.
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