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List of French monarchs

This article is about French kings beginning with the 843 Treaty of Verdun. For kings before 843, see List of Frankish kings.

14th-century sketch of Robert the first, king of West Francia (922 to 923)
13th-century sketch of Hugh Capet, King of the Franks (987 to 996)
14th-century sketch of Louis IX of France (reigned 1226 to 1270)
Portrait of Francis I, King of France (reigned 1515 to 1547)
Portrait of Henry IV of France (reigned 1589 to 1610)
painting of Louis XIV, circa 1661 (reigned 1643 to 1715)
1774-1776 painting of Louis XVI (reigned 1774 to 1792)
Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte, ruled as emperor Napoleon I (1804 to 1814, and 1815)
Photograph of Napoleon III (Louis-Napoleon; reigned 1852 to 1870)
From top; left to right: Robert I, Hugh Capet, Louis IX, Francis I, Henry IV, Louis XIV, Louis XVI, Napoleon I, Napoleon III
The family tree of Frankish and French monarchs (509–1870)

France was ruled by monarchs from the establishment of the kingdom of West Francia in 843 until the end of the Second French Empire in 1870, with several interruptions.

Classical French historiography usually regards Clovis I, king of the Franks (r. 507–511), as the first king of France. However, historians today consider that such a kingdom did not begin until the establishment of West Francia, after the fragmentation of the Carolingian Empire in the 9th century.[1][2]

  1. ^ Guyotjeannin, Olivier, ed. (1996). Clovis chez les historiens (in French). Librairie Droz. pp. 241ff. ISBN 9782600055925. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. ^ Sewell, Elizabeth Missing (1876). Popular History of France. Longman. pp. 48–49.

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