Charles V
At the date of Charles V's death, September 16, 1380, the line of succession was as follows:
- Charles, Dauphin of France (b. 1368), Charles V's eldest surviving son
- Louis (b. 1372), Charles V's second surviving son
- Louis, Duke of Anjou, Count of Maine (b. 1339), Charles V's younger brother
- Louis of Anjou (b. 1377), the Duke of Anjou’s son
- John, Duke of Berry and Auvergne, Count of Poitou and Angoulême (b. 1340), Charles V's younger brother
- Charles of Berry, Count of Montpensier (b. 1362), the Duke of Berry's eldest son
- John of Berry (b. 1363), the Duke of Berry's younger son
- Louis of Berry (b. 1364), the Duke of Berry's youngest son
- Philip, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1342), Charles V's youngest brother
- John of Burgundy (b. 1371), the Duke of Burgundy's son
The throne passed smoothly to the first person in line, who became Charles VI.
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