Fun Fact: King Louis XV Had a Claim to the English Throne?

Fun facts about King Louis XV of France

While never really advocated for, King Louis XV of France was a maternal descendant of King Charles I of England via his youngest daughter. Had the Jacobite movement been successful, the French king could have been a contender for the English crown. Though he had other Catholic cousins with technical better claims.

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