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King Henry III of England had not yet recognized the Capetian overlordship over Aquitaine and still hoped to recover Normandy and Anjou and reform the Angevin Empire.

He landed in 1230 at Saint-Malo with a massive force.

Henry III's allies in Brittany and Normandy fell down because they did not dare fight their king, who led the counterstrike himself.

This evolved into the Saintonge War ( 1242 ).

Ultimately, Henry III was defeated and had to recognise Louis IX's overlordship, although the King of France did not seize Aquitaine from Henry III.

Louis IX was now the most important landowner of France, adding to his royal title.

There were some opposition to his rule in Normandy, yet it proved remarkably easy to rule, especially compared to the County of Toulouse which had been brutally conquered.

The Conseil du Roi, which would evolve into the Parlement, was founded in these times.