Lumutqueen
Imperial Majesty
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There is one thing, i really dont understand. Richards nephew arthur of the bretagne was 12 or 13 when he died...old enough to be king(England had a lot of kings which were even some years younger)
and in the succecion to the throne arthur was bevore John, because his father was Johns older brother.
How was it possible, that a Richard could name a successor on his death bed, even if there was a fixed line of succession?
And in this line arthur had stand bevore John.
Or could the english kings of the middle ages choose a successor by themselves when they had no own children?
Do you mean Arthur I, Duke of Brittany who was the son of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany?
He was 12 at the time his uncle died, and IMO that is way to young to be a good King for your country and that was also what Richard thought. He is the King he presumably could change the line of succesion as he wished. It had happened before.
This was the succesion when he died.
History of the British line of succession - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John I was actually third.