It was to the hand of the King of France's daughter, herself also named Catherine, that he made pretension, flattering himself that he would find in this union aid in support of his pretences to the crown of France.
These pretences he put forward, hardly a year after his accession to the throne, basing them, as Edward III.

had done, on the alleged right of Isabel of France, wife of Edward II., to succeed King John.

No reply was vouchsafed from Paris to this demand.

Only the Princess Catherine, who was but thirteen, was presented to the envoys of the King of England, and she struck them as being tall and beautiful.

A month later, in August, 1414, Henry V.gave Charles VI.