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List of French monarchs

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List of French monarchs

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, most 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.

Tables

· Frankish kings (843–987) › Carolingian dynasty (843–887)
Louis II "the Stammerer"
Louis II "the Stammerer"
Name → Charles II "the Bald"
Louis II "the Stammerer"
Reign → c. 10 August 843 – 6 October 877 (34 years and 2 months)
6 October 877 – 10 April 879 (1 year, 6 months and 4 days)
Succession → Son of Louis the Pious and grandson of Charlemagne; recognized as king after the Treaty of Verdun
Son of Charles the Bald
Life details → 13 June 823 – 6 October 877 (aged 54)King of Aquitaine since 838. Crowned "Emperor of the Romans" on Christmas 875. Died of natural causes
1 November 846 – 10 April 879 (aged 32)King of Aquitaine since 867. Died of natural causes.
Louis III
Louis III
Name → Charles II "the Bald"
Louis III
Reign → c. 10 August 843 – 6 October 877 (34 years and 2 months)
10 April 879 – 5 August 882 (3 years, 3 months and 26 days)
Succession → Son of Louis the Pious and grandson of Charlemagne; recognized as king after the Treaty of Verdun
Son of Louis the Stammerer
Life details → 13 June 823 – 6 October 877 (aged 54)King of Aquitaine since 838. Crowned "Emperor of the Romans" on Christmas 875. Died of natural causes
863 – 5 August 882 (aged 19)Ruled the North; died after hitting his head with a lintel while riding his horse.
Carloman II
Carloman II
Name → Charles II "the Bald"
Carloman II
Reign → c. 10 August 843 – 6 October 877 (34 years and 2 months)
10 April 879 – 6 December 884 (5 years, 7 months and 26 days)
Succession → Son of Louis the Pious and grandson of Charlemagne; recognized as king after the Treaty of Verdun
Son of Louis the Stammerer
Life details → 13 June 823 – 6 October 877 (aged 54)King of Aquitaine since 838. Crowned "Emperor of the Romans" on Christmas 875. Died of natural causes
866 – 6 December 884 (aged 18)Ruled the South; died after being accidentally stabbed by his servant.
Charles (III) "the Fat"
Charles (III) "the Fat"
Name → Charles II "the Bald"
Charles (III) "the Fat"
Reign → c. 10 August 843 – 6 October 877 (34 years and 2 months)
12 December 884 – 11 November 887 (2 years, 11 months and 5 days)
Succession → Son of Louis the Pious and grandson of Charlemagne; recognized as king after the Treaty of Verdun
Son of Louis II the German, king of East Francia, and grandson of Louis I
Life details → 13 June 823 – 6 October 877 (aged 54)King of Aquitaine since 838. Crowned "Emperor of the Romans" on Christmas 875. Died of natural causes
839 – 13 January 888 (aged 48–49)King of East Francia since 876; crowned Emperor in 881. Last ruler to control all Frankish territories. Deposed by the nobility, later dying of natural causes
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Name
Reign
Succession
Life details
Charles II "the Bald"
c. 10 August 843 – 6 October 877 (34 years and 2 months)
Son of Louis the Pious and grandson of Charlemagne; recognized as king after the Treaty of Verdun
13 June 823 – 6 October 877 (aged 54)King of Aquitaine since 838. Crowned "Emperor of the Romans" on Christmas 875. Died of natural causes
Louis II "the Stammerer"
6 October 877 – 10 April 879 (1 year, 6 months and 4 days)
Son of Charles the Bald
1 November 846 – 10 April 879 (aged 32)King of Aquitaine since 867. Died of natural causes.
Louis III
10 April 879 – 5 August 882 (3 years, 3 months and 26 days)
Son of Louis the Stammerer
863 – 5 August 882 (aged 19)Ruled the North; died after hitting his head with a lintel while riding his horse.
Carloman II
10 April 879 – 6 December 884 (5 years, 7 months and 26 days)
Son of Louis the Stammerer
866 – 6 December 884 (aged 18)Ruled the South; died after being accidentally stabbed by his servant.
Charles (III) "the Fat"
12 December 884 – 11 November 887 (2 years, 11 months and 5 days)
Son of Louis II the German, king of East Francia, and grandson of Louis I
839 – 13 January 888 (aged 48–49)King of East Francia since 876; crowned Emperor in 881. Last ruler to control all Frankish territories. Deposed by the nobility, later dying of natural causes
· Frankish kings (843–987) › Robertian dynasty (888–898)
Portrait
Name
Reign
Succession
Life details
Odo Eudes or Odon
29 February 888 – 3 January 898 (9 years, 10 months and 15 days)
Son of Robert the Strong; elected king by the French nobles following the deposition of Charles. Initially rivaled by Guy III of Spoleto and Ranulf II of Aquitaine
c. 858 – 3 January 898 (aged approx. 40)Defended Paris from the Vikings; died of natural causes
· Frankish kings (843–987) › Carolingian dynasty (898–922)
Portrait
Name
Reign
Succession
Life details
Charles III "the Simple"
3 January 898 – 29 June 922 (24 years, 5 months and 26 days)
Posthumous son of Louis II the Stammerer; proclaimed king in opposition to Odo in January 893
17 September 879 – 7 October 929 (aged 50)Deposed by Robert's followers; later captured by Herbert II, Count of Vermandois. Died in captivity
· Frankish kings (843–987) › Robertian dynasty (922–923)
Portrait
Name
Reign
Succession
Life details
Non-contemporary
Robert I
29 June 922– 15 June 923 (11 months and 17 days)
Son of Robert the Strong and younger brother of Odo
865 – 15 June 923 (aged 58)Killed at the Battle of Soissons against Charles III. Sole king to die in battle
· Frankish kings (843–987) › Bosonid dynasty (923–936)
Portrait
Name
Reign
Succession
Life details
Rudolph Rodolphe or Raoul
15 June 923– 14 January 936 (12 years, 6 months and 30 days)
Son of Richard, Duke of Burgundy and son-in-law of Robert I
Duke of Burgundy since 921. Died of illness after a reign of constant civil war and viking raids. Lost Lotharingia (Lorraine) to Henry I of Germany

References

  1. Louis the Pious and Charlemagne are both enumerated as "Louis I" and "Charles I" in the lists of French and German monar
  2. Older scholars give his birth as 15 May, the ides of May. However, ancient sources record his birth as 13 June, the ides
  3. Not to be confused with Louis II the German, son of Louis the Pious and king of East Francia (Germany). Both French and
  4. Scholars give his death as either 3, 4, or 10 August, but ancient sources clearly indicates 5 August.
  5. Some modern sources give his death as "12 December", but this is a mistake.
  6. Charles the Fat was initially king of East Francia (Germany) and Holy Roman Emperor. Given that he was the third emperor
  7. This is the most accepted and cited date, although it is not entirely confirmed.
  8. In older sources his birth was dated to 832, but nowadays 839 is the accepted date.
  9. Odo's death is universally given as 1 January, as given by a late 13th century chronicle, but the earliest source on the
  10. See main entry for references.
  11. Some scholars give his death as 21 May, but contemporary sources give 22 May.
  12. "Capet" (Latin: Cappetus) was not actually a name, but a nickname adopted by later historians. It probably derived from
  13. Hugh was also descendant of Charlemagne's sons Louis the Pious and Pepin of Italy through his mother and paternal grandm
  14. Because neither Hugh nor Philip were sole or senior king in their own lifetimes, they are not traditionally listed as ki
  15. He lived from 15 to 19 November according to the continuator of Guillaume de Nangis. The Chronique Parisienne Anonyme de
  16. Humphreys, p. 16 gives 6 January, the same date of Philip IV's coronation. This is a confusion.
  17. Sources give his birth date as 6, 16, 20 or 26 April.
  18. This is the date in which the last English holdout was expelled by the French, with the exception of Calais.
  19. Henry III was elected on 15 May 1573. He was crowned on 21 February 1574, but was declared deposed a year later, on 12 M
  20. Lower Navarre was integrated into France during his reign.
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