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The Capetian house of Valois (UK: / ˈ v æ l w ɑː / VAL-wah, also US: / v æ l ˈ w ɑː, v ɑː l ˈ w ɑː / va(h)l-WAH, French:) was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty. They succeeded the House of Capet (or "Direct Capetians") to the French throne , and were the royal house of France from 1328 to 1589.
- Charles, Count of Valois
Charles of Valois (12 March 1270 – 16 December 1325), the...
- Valois-Anjou
The House of Valois-Anjou (French: Maison de Valois-Anjou,...
- House of Valois-Burgundy
The House of Valois-Burgundy (French: Maison de...
- Charles, Count of Valois
Valois Dynasty, the royal house of France from 1328 to 1589, ruling the nation from the end of the feudal period into the early modern age. The Valois kings continued the work of unifying France and centralizing royal power begun under their predecessors, the Capetian dynasty (q.v.).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jun 11, 2018 · The Valois dynasty began with Philip VI, who succeeded the last king of the House of Capet, Charles IV. At this time England and France were in conflict over French support of a rebellion in Scotland, and over the English king Edward III 's claim to the throne of France.
The Capetian house of Valois ( UK: / ˈvælwɑː / VAL-wah, also US: / vælˈwɑː, vɑːlˈwɑː / va (h)l-WAH, French: [ valwa]) was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty. They succeeded the House of Capet (or "Direct Capetians") to the French throne, and were the royal house of France from 1328 to 1589. Junior members of the family founded ...
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Mar 27, 2024 · Francis I was the king of France (1515–47), the first of five monarchs of the Angoulême branch of the House of Valois. A Renaissance patron of the arts and scholarship, a humanist, and a knightly king, he waged campaigns in Italy (1515–16) and fought a series of wars with the Holy Roman Empire.
Dynastically united with the Vexin (borderland between Île-de-France and Normandy) in the early Capetian period, it passed, with Crépy as capital, in 1077 to the House of Vermandois. In 1214 Philip II Augustus of France annexed Valois to the royal domain.
