"Le mort saisit le vif. Le roi est mort, vive le roi!"
— Anonymous

January 1, 1970

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Traditional proclamation made following the accession of a new monarch. First declared upon the accession to the French throne of Charles VII after the death of his father Charles VI (21 October 1422)