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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 ... 3.1 Direct Capetians (9871328); 3.2 House of Valois (13281589) ..... titular King of France as Louis XVII; in reality, however, he was imprisoned in...
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Capetian dynasty | French history | Britannica.com  Capetian dynasty, ruling house of France from 987 to 1328, during the feudal ... usually styled Robertian rather than Capetian, were both crowned king of the ... for it meant that he did not appear as simply a rebellious vassal of the French king.
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Capetian dynasty - Wikipedia  The Capetian dynasty /kpin/, also known as the House of France, is a dynasty of ... The later Valois, starting with Francis I, ignored religious differences and allied ... By tradition, younger sons and brothers of the King of France are given ... Hugh was crowned at Noyon on 3 July 987 with the full support from Holy...
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Hugh Capet - Wikipedia  Hugh Capet (c. 941  24 October 996) was the first King of the Franks of the House of Capet from his election in 987 until his death. He succeeded the last Carolingian king, Louis V. .... Otto II then had Charles crowned as King of France by Theodoric I, Bishop of Metz. ..... He is regarded as the founder of the Capetian dynasty.
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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 of France | Britannica.com  Jan 29, 2016 ... King of France (16431715) who ruled his country, principally from his great palace ... he was, according to the laws of the kingdom, not only the master but the owner ... Louis was nine years old when the nobles and the Paris Parlement (a .... Colbert also died, leaving the way free for the bellicose Louvois.
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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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Louis XIV of France - Wikipedia  Louis XIV (5 September 1638  1 September 1715), known as Louis the Great (Louis le Grand) or the Sun King (le Roi-Soleil), was a monarch of the House of Bourbon who ruled as King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest of any monarch of a major ... An adherent of the concept of the divine right of kings, which advocates the...
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Louis XVI of France - Wikipedia  Louis XVI born Louis-Auguste, also known as Louis Capet, was King of France from 1774 until his deposition in 1792, although his formal title after 1791 was King of the French. He was guillotined on 21 January 1793. ... The first part of Louis' reign was marked by attempts to reform France in accordance with Enlightenment...
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Print - Grolier  The house of Bourbon was the ruling dynasty of France from 1589 to 1792 and again ... married the heiress to the duchy of Bourbon and founded the dynasty. ... king of Spain as Philip V, thus establishing the Spanish Bourbon branch in 1700.
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Louis XV - King - Biography.com  Sep 12, 2016 ... Explore the life and times of France's King Louis XV, the ruler who ... Occupation: King ... AKA: Louis XV; Nickname: Louis le Bien-Aime: "The Well-Beloved"; Full ... king at the age of 5 following the death of his great-grandfather, Louis XIV. ... His father, Louis Bourbon, Duke of Burgundy, was the king's oldest...
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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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House of Capet - Wikipedia  The House of Capet or the Direct Capetians also called the House of France (la maison de France), or simply the Capets, ruled the Kingdom of France from 987 to 1328. It was the most senior line of the Capetian dynasty  itself a derivative dynasty from the Robertians. ... The direct line of the House of Capet came to an end in 1328, when the three...
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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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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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house of Bourbon | European history | Britannica.com  It provided reigning kings of France from 1589 to 1792 and from 1814 to 1830, ... as king of the French until 1848; kings or queens of Spain from 1700 to 1808, ... made a duchy for his son Louis I in 1327 and so gave its name to the dynasty. ... king of Spain as Philip V. After the War of the Spanish Succession, the Peace of...
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Louis XIV of France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | Quiero ...  The Sun King: Louis XIV of France, "L'etat, c'est moi, I am the state" ..... He said that as the sun stands in the middel of the universe the Sun King stands at ... He reigned where sometimes kings cease to reign, and commanded in ... [1] His reign of 72 years and 110 days is one of the longest in French and European history.[.
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Louis IV of France - Wikipedia  Louis IV (September 920 / September 921  10 September 954), called d'Outremer or Transmarinus (both meaning "from overseas"), reigned as king of West Francia from 936 to 954. A member of the Carolingian dynasty, he was the only son of king Charles .... Almost nothing is known about the coronation ceremony of Louis IV.
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Louis VII of France - Wikipedia  Louis VII (French: Louis le Jeune) (1120  18 September 1180) was King of the Franks from 1137 until his death. He was the son and successor of King Louis VI of France, hence his nickname, and married Eleanor of Aquitaine, one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in western Europe. ... Louis VII then became involved in a war with Theobald II of Champagne by...
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Descendants of CHARLEMAGNE (747-814) - Flying Fish Creations  Other names for Charlemagne were Carolus Magnus, Charles I Holy Roman Emperor, ... Aix la Chapelle, 28 Jan 813/4, King of France 768-814, crowned Holy ..... Bernard, King of Italy was born in 797 in Vermand, Picardy, France and died on ... his successor as emperor and chief king, ruling over the Frankish heartland of...
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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 ... Until his accession to the throne of France, Louis held the title of Count of Provence as ... on the French Empire, defeated Napoleon, and restored Louis XVIII to the French throne.