In the hundred years war French troops were motivated by the leadership of

Edward III

Explanation:

Yet Edward III of England, as the deceased king's nearest male relation, was considered by some to have the stronger claim. When Phillip VI confiscated the duchy of Aquitaine from England in 1337, Edward III responded by pressing his claim to the French throne, beginning the Hundred Years' War.

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