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at Reims in 1223 ; a Miniature from the '' Grandes Chroniques De France '', painted in the 1450s, kept at the National Library Of France ]]

The monarchs of France ruled, first Kings and later as Emperors , from the Middle Ages to 1848 . There is some disagreement as to when France came into existence. The earliest date, would be the Merovingian Frankish kingdom established by Clovis I in 486 with the defeat of Syagrius , the last Roman official in Gaul . That kingdom's rulers were deposed in the 8th Century . The Treaty Of Verdun established the Kingdom of Western Francia in 843 . Another date favored by many Medieval historians is 987 , the beginning of the Capetian Dynasty .

However, the relevance of such traditional outlooks on the origins of modern nations is historically dubious (see below for recent studies). In light of these recent trends, this list begins with the creation in 843 of Charles the Bald's Kingdom of Western Francia, the state which would directly evolve into modern France. For earlier Frankish monarchs, see List Of Frankish Kings .

Note that Charlemagne , though he is considered Charles I of France, was also founder of the Holy Roman Empire , thus arguably also king of Germany (768-814). Here he is "Charles I of France" and his son Louis The Pious is numbered as Louis I.

In addition to the monarchs listed below, the Kings Of England And Great Britain from 1422 to 1801 also Claimed The Title Of King Of France . For a short time this had some basis in fact - under the terms of the 1420 Treaty Of Troyes , Charles VI had recognized his son-in-law Henry V Of England as regent and heir. After the death of the two, Henry VI , succeeded his grandfather as King of France. Most of Northern France was under English control until 1435 , but by 1453 the English had been expelled from all of France save Calais (and the Channel Islands ), and Calais itself fell in 1558 . Nevertheless, English monarchs continued to claim the title until the creation of the United Kingdom in 1801. Various English kings between 1337 and 1422 had also claimed the title of King of France, but only intermittently.

During the brief period when the French Constitution Of 1791 was in effect (1791-1792), and after the July Revolution in 1830 , the Style "King of the French" was used instead of "King of France (and Navarre)". It was a constitutional innovation known as Popular Monarchy which linked the monarch's title to the ''people'', not to the ''territory'' of France.


CAROLINGIAN DYNASTY ( 843 TO 987 )



CAPETIAN DYNASTY ( 987 TO 1328 )

The Capetian Dynasty, the male-line descendants of Hugh Capet ruled France continuously from 987 to 1792 and again from 1814 to 1848. The branches of the dynasty which ruled after 1328, however, are generally given the specific branch names of Valois and '''Bourbon'''.


CAPETIAN DYNASTY, HOUSE OF VALOIS ( 1328 - 1589 )


( 1328 - 1498 )



Valois- Orléans Branch ( 1498 - 1515 )



Valois- Angoulême Branch ( 1515 - 1589 )



CAPETIAN DYNASTY, HOUSE OF BOURBON ( 1589 - 1792 )



FIRST REPUBLIC ( 1792 - 1804 )

''Many people were monarchists at the time and subsequently refused to recognise the overthrow of the monarchy, and considered Louis XVI 's reign to have continued until his death in 1793 , then his son Louis XVII to have reigned until his death in 1795 , with Louis XVIII 's reign then commencing, hence the numbering.''


BONAPARTE DYNASTY - FIRST EMPIRE ( 1804 - 1814 )



BOURBON DYNASTY, RESTORED ( 1814 - 1830 )



BOURBON- ORLéANS , THE MONARCHY OF JULY ( 1830 - 1848 )



SECOND FRENCH REPUBLIC ( 1848 - 1852 )

''The Second French Republic lasted from 1848 to 1852, when its president, Louis Napoleon, was declared Emperor .''


BONAPARTE DYNASTY, RESTORED SECOND EMPIRE ( 1852 - 1870 )


The chronology continues on Presidents Of France .

DIAGRAM

French Kings

450- Merovech,King of Franks
I
451-Childeric I (437-482) King until death.
I
482-Clovis I (466-511), King until death. Outs Visigoths,
I installs Roman Catholicism, Starts Salic,
I law excluding female inheritance.
I_______________________________________________
I I I I
511- Clotaire I Theuderic I Chlodomer Childebert I,
(497-561) (? – 534) (? -558)
King Gaul King Austrasia King Neustria
558- 561 511-534 511-?
Kingdom divided
at death
I________________________________________________
I I I I
567-Chilperic I Cheribert Sigebert I Guntram
(539-584) (517-567) (535-575) (545-592)
King King of m.Visigoth. 561 King
561-584 Aquetaine Brunhilda Burgundy.
I 561-567 Killed by Fredegund.
I King Austrasia 561
I I
I Childebert II (570-595)
I _______I_________
I I I
I Theudebert Theuderic II (587-613)
I King Austrasia
I I
I Sigebert II (608-613)
I King Austrasia
I
584-Clotaire, Chothar II (584-629), son of Chilperic I, King
I Neustria, born after Chilperic died, Fredegund
I was regent until died 597. First King of Franks
I 613 by killing young Seigbert II.
I Has Brunhilda drawn and quartered.
I_______________________
I I
630-Cheribert II (618-632), 632-Dagobert I (603-639)
King 630-632 King of Franks in 635
I___________________________________
I I
639-Clovis II (637-658) 635- Sigebert III (630? -656)
Neustrian King to death. King Austrasia
I I_________________
I________________________________________________ I
I I I I
658- Clotaire III 673-Childeric II Theuderic III I
(652-673) (653-673) (? –691) I
King Neustria King Austrasia 659 King Neustria I
till death. by Neustrian 673 by mayor I
I mayor Ebroin. St. Leger. I
Clovis III I I
_____________________________________________I_____I
I A I
676-Dagobert II 656-Childebert, I
(650-679) (? -656) I
Austrasia King 676 The Adopted, King I
until killed of Austrasia when I
mayor Ebro mayor Grimoald I
has Seigbert adopt I
his son. I
_______________________________________________I
I
691-Clovis IV (682-695), King of Franks, puppet of Pippin II
I
695-Childebert III,(683-711) King of Franks 695-711. 714
I Grimoald II, son Pippin II, mayor Neustria
I 695-714 after Pippin II dies.
I
711-Dagobert III(?-715), King of Franks 711-15. Theodoald,
I son Grimoald II, son Pippin, mayor Neustria
I
715-Chilperic II (? -720), King Neustria 715-721, King of Franks
I 719-21.Odo, Eudes the Great, Duke of
I Aquitaine, sides with Chilperic and
I Neustrian mayor Ragenfrid against
I Austrasian mayor Martel. Martel wins.
I Proclaims Clotaire IV King Austrasia.
717-Clotaire IV (?-720), King Austrasia by Martel, brother of
I Grimoald who defeats Neustrians, proclaims
I self Austrasia mayor, throne void 715-7.
721-Theodoric, Theuderic IV, King of Franks 721-37.732- Mayor
I Martel defeats Moors at Poitiers.
I
743-Childeric III, The Idiot, (? – 752), made King of Franks by
I Mayor Pippin. Last Merovingian king.
I
Theuderich
X
751-Pippin III, The Younger (714-768) Crowned by Pope, ends
I Merovingian empire, starts Carolingian.
I
768-Charles I, Charlemagne (742-814), Holy Roman Emperor
I (HRE) 800-814
I
769-Louis I, The Pious, (778-840), HRE 814-840
I____________________________________________
I I I
840-Lothair I 841- Charles II, 843- Louis II,
(795-855), The Bald, The German
HRE 843-55 (823-877) (804-876)
I HRE 875-77 HRE 855-75
I King West Franks. King East Franks
I I after Treaty Verdun
I_____________ I I
I I I I
Louis II, Lothair II I I
Holy Roman I I
Emperor I I
__________________________I I
I I
877-Louis II, The Stammerer, (846-879), I
King West Franks until death. I
I_________________________________ I
I I I I
879-Louis III, Carloman Charles III, I
(863-882) ( ? – 884) The Simple I
King with Carloman (879-929) I
I__________I___
_____________________________________________I I
I I I
884-Charles III, Louis, The Younger, I
The Fat (832-888) (? -882) I
Holy Roman King East France I
Emperor 881-887 876-882 I
King West Franks 884-887, I
East 882-887. I
X I
887-Odo,Eudes, (860-898), son Robert, The Strong, I
selected King by nobles. I
Ranulf II Duke Aquitaine I
________________________________________________I
I
898-Charles III, The Simple, (879-929), King until 922
I_____________________________________________
X I
911-Robert I (865-923), brother of Odo, King by nobles. I
X I
923-Rudolf, Duke of Burgundy, (? - 936), King by nobles. I
__________________________________________________I
I
936-Louis IV (920-954), King until death.
I
954-Louis V (967 – 987), King until death leaving no heirs. Last
Carolignian king.
X
987-Hugh Capet (938-996), son of Hugh, the Great, and Hedwig,
I daughter of Henry I of Germany. Elected King
I by nobles. Start Capetian dynasty.
I
996-Robert II, (972-1031), Son of Hugh Capet and Adelaide of
I Aquitaine. King until death.
I
1031-Henry I (1008-1060), King until death.William VI, The Eagle,
I Duke Aquetaine.
I
1060-Phillip I (1052-1108), King until death. William the Conqueror
I (1028-1087), Duke of Normandy,
I invades England 1066 becomes
I William I King of England.
I Starts primogeniture inheritance.
1108-Louis VI (1081-1137), King until death.
I
1137-Louis VII, The Younger (1120-1180), King until death.
I Marries Eleanor of Aquetaine
I who had inherited Aquitaine from William X on
I his death 1154. Eleanor annuls marriage and
I marries Henry II future King of England giving
I five sons including John, of England; Henry, The
I Young; Richard I, The Lion Heart.
I
1180-Phillip II, Augustus (1165-1223), King until death.
I
1223-Louis VIII, The Lion (1187-1226)
I
1224-Louis IX, St. Louis (1214-1270)
____I_________________________________
I I I
Phillip III, Four other boys, Robert, Count of Clermont
The Bold , five girls I
(1245-1285) I
I I
I Louis I, Duke of Bourbon
I I
I Jaques de Bourbon
I I
I Jean de Bourbon
I I
I Louis de Bourbon
I I
I Jean de Bourbon
I I
I Francois de Bourbon
I I
I Charles IV, Duke of Bourbon
I I
I Antoine de Bourbon
I I___________
I_________________________________________ I
I I I
Phillip IV, The Fair, (1269-1314) Charles III, Valois I
____I________________________________ I I
I I I I I I
Louis X, Phillip V, Charles IV, Isabel-m. I I
Quarreler The Tall The Fat King Ed II, I I
(? -1316) (1293-22) (1294-1328) of England I I
King King King I I I
1314-6 1316-22 1322-1328 I I I
Son John Had girls Had girls Edward III I I
1316-1316 (1312-77) I I
Claims French I I
Throne 1328. I I
Starts 100 y I I
War. I I
_____________________________________________I I
I I
1328- Phillip VI, of Valois, (1293-1350),King (disputed) I
1328-1350, Starts Valois dynasty. I
I I
1350- John II, The Good, (1319-1364), I
King (disputed by Edward III) until death. I
I I
1364- Charles V, The Wise, (1338-1380), I
King (disputed) until death. I
I_________________________________ I
I I I I
1380- Charles VI, 7 other Louis of Valois, I
The Well Beloved, Duke of Orléans I
The Mad, (1368-1422) (1372-1407) I
King until Death. ____I__________ I
I I I I
I Charles, John, I
I Duke of Count of I
I Orléans Angoulême I
I I (1394– 1465) I
I I____________ I I
I I I I
1429- Charles VII, The Victorious, (1403-1461), I I I
I Revolts against Henry VI I I I
I of England who had gained I I I
I French throne by treaty with I I I
I Charles VI. King until death. I I I
I Crowned with help of Joan I I I
I of Arc, helps end 100 y war. I I I
1461- Louis XI, The Prudent, (1423-1483), King I I I
I until death. I I I
I I I I
1483-Charles VIII, The Affable, (1470-1498), I I I
king until death. I I I
No living heirs at his death. I I I
_________________________________________I I I
I I I
1498-Louis XII, Father of the People, I I
(1462-1515), king until death. Had 2 daughters. I I
________________________________________________I I
I I
1515-Francis I, Father and Restorer of Letters, (1495-1547) I
I I
1547-Henry II (1519-1559), King until death. I
I_______________________________________ I
I I I I
1559- Francis II 1560- Charles IX 1574- Henry III I
(1544-1560) (1550-1574) (1551-1589) I
King until death King until death. King until death. I
by ear infection, Illeg son Charles Transvestite? I
brain abcess. (1573-1650). Died without heirs.I
No children. Last Valois King. I
____________________________________________________I
I
1589- Henry IV, (1553-1610), King until death. Ninth cousin
I of Francis II. First Bourbon king.
I
1610- Louis XIII, The Just, (1601-1643)
I___________________________________________________
I I
1643- Louis XIV, The Great,. Philippe I, Duke of Orleans
The Sun King, (1638-1714) I
king after majority until death I
I Philippe II , Duke of Orleans
Louis, The Grand I
Dauphine (1661-1711) I
I Louis of Bourbon, Duke of Orleans
Louis, Duke of Burgundy I
(1682-1712) I
I Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orleans
I I
I Louis Philippe( II )Joseph, Duke of Orleans
I I
I I
1723-Louis XV, The Well Beloved, (1710-1774 I
I king until death. I
I 1714- Phillip II, Duke of I
I Orleans (1674-1423) I
I makes self regent until death I
I over 5 year old Louis XV. I
I I
Louis, dauphine de France (1729-1765) I
I_______________________________________________ I
I I I I I
1774- Louis XVI, (1754-1793), king until I 6 More I I
I guillotined in French I I I
I Revolution started 1789, ends I I I
I early modern & ancient regime I I I
I I I I
I I I I
1793- Louis XVII (1785-1795), I I I
son Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette I I I
daughter of Philip V of Spain,king I I I
till death in Republic prison, some I I I
say escaped to USA . I I I
____________________________________I I I
I I I
1795- Louis XVIII (1755-1824) I I
X_____________________________________________ I I
I I I
Carlo Buonaparte I I I
________________________I_________ I I I
I I I I I
1799- Napoleon I, (1769-1821), Louis Bonaparte I I I
after French Revolution, ___I____ I I I
Ruler French Republic I I I I I
1804 makes self Emperor Napoleon II I I I I
hereditary monarchy, I I I
crowned by Pope Pious VII Napoleon III I I I
____________________________________________I I I
I I I
1815- Louis XVIII (1755-1824) resumes throne. I I
after Napoleon defeated at Waterloo. I I
______________________________________________I I
I I
1824- Charles X, (1757-1836), King until 1830 I
I_______________________________________ I
I I I
1830- Louis XIX, (1755-1844), Charles I I
Ferdinand,duc de Berry, I I
King 20 minutes, abdicates. I I
Henri Charles, comte I
de Chambord, (1820-1883) I
becomes King Henry V I
when Louis XIX abdicates I
But National Assembly I
Picks Louis-Philippe III. I
_________________________________________________I
I
1830- Louis-Philippe III of France, (1773-1850), King 1830-1838.
Last French king. Descended from Louis XIII.

1852- Napoleon III,(1808-1873), President 1849-1852, Emperor
1852-1870.MW


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