Editing Siege of Orléans (section)

===Hundred Years' War===
The siege of [[Orléans]] occurred during the [[Hundred Years' War]], an inheritance dispute over the French throne between the ruling houses of [[House of Valois|France]] and [[House of Plantagenet|England]]. The conflict had begun in 1337 when England's [[Edward III of England|King Edward III]] decided to press [[English claims to the French throne|his claim to the French throne]], a claim based on his status as the son of [[Isabella of France]] and thus of the contested French royal line.

[[File:Treaty of Troyes.svg|upright=1.2|thumb|France, 1428–1429<hr/>
{{legend|#ea8b9d|France loyal to [[Henry VI of England|Henry VI (''II'') of England]] (''[[Dual monarchy of England and France|& France]]'')}}
{{legend|#c896c8|Lands of [[Philip the Good|Philip III of Burgundy]]}}
{{legend|#7f9ad7|France loyal to [[Charles VII of France]]}}<hr/>
{{legend|#c8ccd1|textcolor=#ffff00|text=★|Main battles}}
{{legend|#c8ccd1|textcolor=#ff0000|text=---|[[Battle of Agincourt]], 1415}}
{{legend|#c8ccd1|textcolor=#ffffff|text=---|Journey to [[Château de Chinon|Chinon]], 1429}}
{{legend|#c8ccd1|textcolor=#0000ff|text=---|[[March to Reims]], 1429}}]]

Following a decisive victory at [[Battle of Agincourt|Agincourt]] in 1415, the English gained the upper hand in the conflict, occupying much of northern France.{{sfn|DeVries|1999|pp=20–24}} Under the [[Treaty of Troyes]] of 1420, England's [[Henry V of England|Henry V]] became regent of France. By this treaty, Henry married [[Catherine of Valois|Catherine]], the daughter of the current French king, [[Charles VI of France|Charles VI]], and would then succeed to the French throne upon Charles's death. The [[Dauphin of France]] (title given to the French [[heir apparent]]), [[Charles VII of France|Charles]], the son of the French king, was then disinherited.{{sfn|DeVries|1999|p=26}}