He became king of France in 987, beginning a dynasty of 14 kings
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Hugh Capet King of France  French HUGUES CAPET, king of France from 987 to 996, and the first of a direct line of 14 Capetian kings of that country. The Capetian dynasty derived its name from his nickname (Latin capa, "cape"). ... He thus became one of the most powerful vassals in the kingdom and a serious danger to the Carolingian king, Lothair.
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The Capetians: Kings of France, 9871328 | Reviews in History  His text discusses the Capetian dynasty of kings, from the events that ... It fleshes out the importance, or lack thereof, of each Capetian, reign by reign, king by king ... At the beginning of every chapter, he states the themes to be reviewed and at the ... 1415). Additionally, Bradbury believes that the Viking invasions during the...
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History ; French kings ; French revolutions  "The" big French Revolution started with the storming of the Bastille (July 14, ... Then he too became crazy and attacked the whole of Europe, but this is ... Captiens (from Hugues Capet who became king in 987 : this dynasty lasted until 1848). ... Since the very beginning, the history of France is the history of kings trying to...
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List of French monarchs - Wikipedia  The monarchs of the Kingdom of France and its predecessors ruled from the establishment of ... The branches of the dynasty which ruled after 1328, however, are generally given the ... the style "King of the French" was used instead of "King of France (and Navarre)". ... For other Frankish monarchs, see List of Frankish kings.
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Hugh Capet | king of France | Britannica.com  King of France from 987 to 996, and the first of a direct line of 14 Capetian kings of that country. The Capetian dynasty derived its name from his nickname (Latin capa, cape) ... He thus became one of the most powerful vassals in the kingdom and a ... and his uncle Rudolf (Raoul) had all earlier been non-Carolingian kings.
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Louis XVIII of France - Wikipedia  Louis XVIII known as "The Desired" (le Dsir), was a monarch of the House of Bourbon who ruled as King of France from 1814 to 1824 except for a period in 1815 known as the Hundred Days. Louis XVIII spent twenty-three years in exile, from 1791 to 1814, during the French Revolution and the First French Empire ... Until his accession to the throne of France, Louis held the title of Count of...
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List of French monarchs - Wikipedia  The monarchs of the Kingdom of France and its predecessors ruled from the establishment of ... With the House of Bonaparte "Emperors of the French" ruled in 19th century France, ... 5.1 House of Bourbon, Bourbon Restoration (18141815) ... the first from 180414 and again in 1815, founded and ruled by Napoleon I, and...
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Louis IX of France - Wikipedia  Louis IX (25 April 1214  25 August 1270), commonly known as Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death. Louis was crowned in Reims at the age of 12, following the death of his father Louis VIII the Lion, ... Because of Louis's youth, his mother ruled France as regent during his minority. Louis' mother trained...
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Louis XV of France - Wikipedia  Louis XV (15 February 1710  10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (Louis le bien aim), was a monarch of the House of Bourbon who ruled as King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. ... He was succeeded by his grandson Louis XVI in 1774.
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Hugh Capet | king of France | Britannica.com  King of France from 987 to 996, and the first of a direct line of 14 Capetian kings of that country. The Capetian dynasty derived its name from his nickname (Latin capa, ... Hugh Capet, French Hugues Capet (born 938died October 14, 996, Paris, ... He thus became one of the most powerful vassals in the kingdom and a...
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Louis XIV - King - Biography.com  Jul 8, 2014 ... Follow King Louis XIV's reign during France's classical age, ... Louis XIV was born on September 5, 1638, ... France, and christened Louis-DieudonnFrench for "Gift of God. ... Louis XIV had a brother named Philippe, who was two years ... His first goal as absolute monarch was to centralize and rein in...
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King Louis XV - Wikipedia  Louis XV (15 February 1710  10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (Louis le bien aim), was a monarch of the House of Bourbon who ruled as King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. ... At that time, Burgundy had two living sons, Louis, Duke of Brittany and his...
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King Louis XV of France - Wikipedia  Louis XV (15 February 1710  10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (Louis le bien aim), was a monarch of the House of Bourbon who ruled as King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death. .... The eleven-year-old king was not interested in the arrival of his future wife, the three-year-old Spanish Infanta.
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Henry II of France - Wikipedia  Henry II was a monarch of the House of Valois who ruled as King of France from 31 March 1547 until his death in 1559. The second son of Francis I, he became Dauphin of France upon the death ... Henry married Catherine de' Medici, a member of the ruling family of ..... Charles IX, King of France, born 27 June 1550.
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Who ruled France before the French Revolution? | Yahoo Answers  May 8, 2008 ... Lous XIII, XIV, and XV ruled from 1610 to 1774, just three kings in 164 years. Louis XIV was the grandson of his predecessor and Louis XV the...
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Charles the Bald - Wikipedia  Charles the Bald (13 June 823  6 October 877) was the King of West Francia (84377), King ... Charles the Bald. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to: navigation, search. Not to be confused with Charles the Bold.
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chapter xii. france.  In that century the slow consistent policy of four Kings and their agents raises France ... The result was the royal ordinance issued on July 7, 1438, and known as the ... to secure execution of the reforms proposed; and in so far the Church of France ... Louis XII on his accession confirmed the Pragmatic, and the Parle-ment as...
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LOUIS XIV JEUNE | People | Pinterest | Perdido  He died before his father, so his son, Louis XVI became king. Louis de France .... His reign of 72 years and 110 days is one of the longest in French and European history. ..... Said to be Princess Mary, daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. ...... The Sun King: Louis XIV of France, "L'etat, c'est moi, I am the state".
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The Rulers of France: From 840 Until 2015 - European History  Feb 13, 2016 ... The rulers of France number some of the most famous monarchs (like Louis ... later French Louis' (culminating with Louis XVIII in 1824) were numbered ... Although the royal numbering starts with Louis, he was not a king of France, ... 986 - 987 Louis V (the Do-Nothing) ... 1314 - 1316 Louis X (the Stubborn)
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Capetian dynasty | French history | Britannica.com  By extending and consolidating their power, the Capetian kings laid the foundation of the. ... Capetian dynasty, ruling house of France from 987 to 1328, during the feudal period of the ... The Capetians all descended from Robert the Strong (died 866), count of Anjou and of Blois, whose two ... country of northwestern Europe.
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Louis XIII - NNDB.com  Louis XIII, King of France, was the son of Henri IV. and of Marie de Medici. He became king on his father's assassination in 1610; but his mother at once seized ... She determined to reverse the policy of her husband and to bring France into ... the regency; while he asserted the power of the crown against all rivals at home.