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The kings used the title "King of the Franks" (Latin: Rex Francorum) until the late twelfth century; the first to adopt the title of "King of France" (Latin: Rex Franciae; French: roi de France) was Philip II in 1190 (r. 1180–1223), after which the title "King of the Franks" gradually lost ground.
- Later Carolingian Transition
- Capetian Dynasty
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Although the royal numbering starts with Louis, he was not a king of France but the heir to an empire which covered much of central Europe. His descendants would later fracture the empire. 1. 814–840 Louis I(not a king of 'France') 2. 840–877 Charles II (the Bald) 3. 877–879 Louis II (the Stammerer) 4. 879–882 Louis III (joint with Carloman below) ...
Hugh Capet is generally considered the first king of France but it took him and his descendants to fight and expand, and fight and survive, to begin to turn a small kingdom into great France. 1. 987–996 Hugh Capet 2. 996–1031 Robert II (the Pious) 3. 1031–1060 Henry I 4. 1060–1108 Philip I 5. 1108–1137 Louis VI (the Fat) 6. 1137–1180 Louis VII (the...
The Valois dynasty would fight the Hundred Years Warwith England and, at times, looked like they were losing their thrones, and then found themselves facing religious division. 1. 1328–1350 Philip VI 2. 1350–1364 John II (the Good) 3. 1364–1380 Charles V (the Wise) 4. 1380–1422 Charles VI (the Mad, Well-Beloved, or Foolish) 5. 1422–1461 Charles VII...
The Bourbon kings of France included the absolute apogee of a European monarch, the Sun King Louis XIV, and just two people later, the king who would be beheaded by a revolution. 1. 1589–1610 Henry IV 2. 1610–1643 Louis XIII 3. 1643–1715 Louis XIV (the Sun King) 4. 1715–1774 Louis XV 5. 1774–1792 Louis XVI
The French Revolution swept away the monarch and killed their king and queen; the Terror which followed the twisting of the revolutionary ideals was in no sense an improvement. 1. 1792–1795 National Convention 2. 1795–1799 Directory (Directors) 3. 1795–1799 Paul François Jean Nicolas de Barras 4. 1795–1799 Jean-François Reubell 5. 1795–1799 Louis M...
The revolution was brought to an end by the conquering soldier-politician Napoleon, but he failed to create a lasting dynasty. 1. 1804–1814 Napoleon I 2. 1814–1815 Louis XVIII (king) 3. 1815 Napoleon I (2nd time)
The restoration of the royal family was a compromise, but France remained in social and political flux, leading to yet another change of house. 1. 1814–1824 Louis XVIII 2. 1824–1830 Charles X
Louis Philippe became king, chiefly thanks to the work of his sister; he would fall from grace shortly after she was no longer around to help. 1. 1830–1848 Louis Philippe
The Second Republic didn't last long chiefly because of the imperial pretensions of a certain Louis Napoleon... 1. 1848 Louis Eugéne Cavaignac 2. 1848–1852 Louis Napoleon (later Napoleon III)
Napoleon III was related to Napoleon I and traded on family fame, but he was undone by Bismarck and the Franco-Prussian war. 1. 1852–1870 (Louis) Napoleon III
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Major rulers of France See also the table of Holy Roman emperors Carolingian dynasty; Pippin III, the Short (mayor of the palace) 741–751 Pippin III, the Short (king of the Franks) 751–768 Carloman (king of the Franks) 768–771 Charlemagne (Charles I; king of the Franks) 771–800
Mar 13, 2024 · The first King of France was Hugh Capet, who ascended to the throne in 987 AD. Who was the longest-reigning King of France? Louis XIV, also known as the Sun King, holds the record for the longest reign, ruling for 72 years and 110 days from 1643 to 1715. Who was the last King of France? Louis-Philippe was the last King of France, who reigned ...
List of French monarchs. From top; left to right: Robert I, Hugh Capet, Louis IX, Francis I, Henry IV, Louis XIV, Louis XVI, Napoleon I, Napoleon III. Family tree of Frankish and French monarchs (509–1870) Ruled from the start of the Frankish Kingdom in 486 to 1870. During most of its history, France was ruled by kings.
Charlemagne succeeded in uniting the majority of Western Central Europe, and was the first recognized emperor to rule in the west after the fall of the Western Roman Empire approximately three centuries earlier. Charlemagne's rule saw a program of political and social changes that had a lasting impact on Europe in the Middle Ages.
Nov 9, 2009 · Charlemagne was a medieval emperor who ruled much of Western Europe from 768 to 814. In 771, Charlemagne became king of the Franks, a Germanic tribe in present-day Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the ...
