<Tr> <Td> Louis IV From Overseas 19 June 936--10 September 954 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> September 920 / 21 Laon Son of Charles III and Eadgifu of Wessex </Td> <Td> Gerberga of Saxony (939--954) 8 children </Td> <Td> 10 September 954 Reims </Td> <Td> First son of Charles III </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lothair I 10 September 954--2 March 986 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 941 Laon Son of Louis IV and Gerberga of Saxony </Td> <Td> Emma of Italy (966--986) 2 sons </Td> <Td> 2 March 986 Laon </Td> <Td> First son of Louis IV </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Louis V The Lazy 2 March 986--21 May 987 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 966 West Francia Son of Lothair I and Emma of Italy </Td> <Td> Adelaide - Blanche of Anjou (982--984; divorced) Childless </Td> <Td> 21 May 987 Forest of Halatte, Picardy </Td> <Td> First son of Lothair I </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <H3> King of the Franks (edit) </H3> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Name Reign </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Birth </Th> <Th> Marriage (s) Issue </Th> <Th> Death </Th> <Th> Succession right (s) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> House of Capet (edit) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> History (show) <Ul> <Li> After the death of Louis V, the son of Hugh the Great and grandson of Robert I, Hugh Capet, was elected by the nobility as king of France . The Capetian Dynasty, the male - line descendants of Hugh Capet, ruled France continuously from 987 to 1792 and again from 1814 to 1848 . They were direct descendants of the Robertian kings . The cadet branches of the dynasty which ruled after 1328, however, are generally given the specific branch names of Valois (Counts of Valois) and Bourbon (Dukes of Bourbon). The main line of descent from Hugh Capet is generally known as the "direct Capetians". This line became extinct in 1328, precipitating a succession crisis known as the Hundred Years War . Not listed below are Hugh Magnus, eldest son of Robert II, and Philip of France, eldest son of Louis VI; both were co-kings with their fathers (in accordance with the early Capetian practice whereby kings would crown their heirs in their own lifetimes and share power with the co-king), but predeceased them . Because neither Hugh nor Philip were sole or senior king in their own lifetimes, they are not traditionally listed as Kings of France, and are not given ordinals . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hugh Capet 3 July 987--24 October 996 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 941 Paris Son of Hugh, Count of Paris and Hedwig of Saxony </Td> <Td> Adelaide of Aquitaine (969--996) 4 children </Td> <Td> 24 October 996 Prasville </Td> <Td> Grandson of Robert I (rival of Charles III); Elected by Frankish nobility and crowned by Bishop of Laon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robert II The Pious 24 October 996--20 July 1031 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 27 March 972 Orléans Son of Hugh Capet and Adelaide of Aquitaine </Td> <Td> (1) Rozala of Italy (988--996; repudiated) Childless (2) Bertha of Burgundy (996--1000; anulled) Childless (3) Constance of Arles (1001--1031) 6 children </Td> <Td> 20 July 1031 Melun </Td> <Td> Son of Hugh Capet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Henry I 20 July 1031--4 August 1060 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 4 May 1008 Reims Son of Robert II and Constance of Arles </Td> <Td> (1) Matilda of Frisia (1034--1044) Childless (2) Anne of Kiev (1051--1060) 4 children </Td> <Td> 4 August 1060 Vitry - aux - Loges </Td> <Td> Second son of Robert II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Philip I The Amorous 4 August 1060--29 July 1108 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 23 May 1052 Champagne - et - Fontaine Son of Henry I and Anne of Kiev </Td> <Td> (1) Bertha of Holland (1072--1092) 3 children (2) Bertrade de Montfort (1092--1108) 3 children </Td> <Td> 29 July 1108 Melun </Td> <Td> First son of Henry I </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Louis VI The Fat 29 July 1108--1 August 1137 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 December 1081 Paris Son of Philip I and Bertha of Holland </Td> <Td> (1) Lucienne de Rochefort (1104--1107; repudiated) Chidless (2) Adelaide of Maurienne (1113--1137) 8 children </Td> <Td> 1 August 1137 Béthisy - Saint - Pierre </Td> <Td> First son of Philip I </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Louis VII The Younger 1 August 1137--18 September 1180 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1120 Prob . Paris Son of Louis VI and Adelaide of Maurienne </Td> <Td> (1) Eleanor of Aquitaine (1137--1152; annulled) 2 daughters (2) Constance of Castile (1154--1160) 2 daughters (3) Adela of Champagne (1160--1180) 2 children </Td> <Td> 18 September 1180 Paris </Td> <Td> Second son of Louis VI </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <H3> King of France (edit) </H3> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> House of Capet (edit) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Philip II Augustus The God - given The Magnanimous 18 September 1180--14 July 1223 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 21 August 1165 Gonesse Son of Louis VII and Adela of Champagne </Td> <Td> (1) Isabella of Hainault (1180--1190) 1 son (2) Ingeborg of Denmark (1193; repudiated) Childless (3) Agnes of Merania (1196--1201) 2 children </Td> <Td> 14 July 1223 Mantes - la - Jolie </Td> <Td> Son of Louis VII </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Louis VIII The Lion 14 July 1223--8 November 1226 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 September 1187 Paris Son of Philip II and Isabella of Hainault </Td> <Td> Blanche of Castile (1200--1226) 10 children </Td> <Td> 8 November 1226 Château de Montpensier </Td> <Td> First son of Philip II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Louis IX The Saint 8 November 1226--25 August 1270 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 25 April 1214 Poissy Son of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile </Td> <Td> Margaret of Provence (1234--1270) 11 children </Td> <Td> 25 August 1270 Tunis </Td> <Td> Second son of Louis VIII </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Philip III The Bold 25 August 1270--5 October 1285 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 30 April 1245 Poissy Son of Louis IX and Margaret of Provence </Td> <Td> (1) Isabella of Aragon (1262--1271) 4 sons (2) Mary of Brabant (1274--1285) 3 children </Td> <Td> 5 October 1285 Perpignan </Td> <Td> Second son of Louis IX </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Philip IV The Fair The Iron King 5 October 1285--29 November 1314 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> April - June 1268 Fontainebleau Son of Philip III and Isabella of Aragon </Td> <Td> Joan of Navarre (1284--1305) 7 children </Td> <Td> 29 November 1314 Fontainebleau </Td> <Td> Second son of Philip III </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Louis X The Quarreler The Stubborn 29 November 1314--5 June 1316 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 4 October 1289 Paris Son of Philip IV and Joan of Navarre </Td> <Td> (1) Margaret of Burgundy (1305--1315) 1 daughter (2) Clementia of Hungary (1315--1316) 1 son </Td> <Td> 5 June 1316 Vincennes </Td> <Td> First son of Philip IV </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John I The Posthumous 15 November 1316--20 November 1316 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 15 November 1316 Paris Son of Louis X and Clementia of Hungary </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 20 November 1316 Paris </Td> <Td> Son of Louis X </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Philip V The Tall 20 November 1316--3 January 1322 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> C. 1293 Lyon Son of Philip IV and Joan of Navarre </Td> <Td> Joan of Burgundy (1307--1322) 5 - 6 children </Td> <Td> 3 January 1322 Bois de Boulogne, Paris </Td> <Td> Second son of Philip IV </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Charles IV The Fair The Proud 3 January 1322--1 February 1328 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 18 - 19 June 1294 Clermont Son of Philip IV and Joan of Navarre </Td> <Td> (1) Blanche of Burgundy (1308--1322; annulled) 2 children (2) Mary of Luxembourg (1322--1324) Childless (3) Jeanne d'Évreux (1325--1328) 3 daughters </Td> <Td> 1 February 1328 Vincennes </Td> <Td> Third son of Philip IV </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> House of Valois (edit) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> History (show) <Ul> <Li> The death of the last Direct Capetian precipitated the Hundred Years' War between the House of Valois and the House of Plantagenet over control of the French throne . The Valois claimed the right to the succession by male - only primogeniture, having the closest all - male line of descent from a recent French king . They were descended from the third son of Philip III, Charles, Count of Valois . The Plantagenets based their claim on being closer to a more recent French King, Edward III of England being a grandson of Philip IV through his mother, Isabella . The two houses fought the Hundred Years War to enforce their claims; the Valois were ultimately successful, and French historiography counts their leaders as rightful kings . One Plantagenet, Henry VI of England, did enjoy de jure control of the French throne under the terms of the Treaty of Troyes, which formed the basis for continued English claims to the throne of France until the 19th century . The Valois line would rule France until the line became extinct in 1589, in the backdrop of the French Wars of Religion . As Navarre did not have a tradition of male - only primogeniture, the Navarrese monarchy became distinct from the French, with Joan II, a daughter of Louis X, inheriting there . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Philip VI The Fortunate 1 April 1328--22 August 1350 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1293 France Son of Charles, Count of Valois and Margaret, Countess of Anjou </Td> <Td> (1) Joan of Burgundy (1313--1349) 7 children (2) Blanche of Navarre (1350) 1 daughter </Td> <Td> 22 August 1350 Nogent - le - Roi </Td> <Td> Grandson of Philip III; First cousin of Charles IV </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John II The Good 22 August 1350--8 April 1364 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 26 April 1319 Le Mans Son of Philip VI and Joan of Burgundy </Td> <Td> (1) Bonne of Luxembourg (1332--1349) 10 children (2) Joan of Auveregne (1350--1360) 3 children </Td> <Td> 8 April 1364 Savoy Palace, London </Td> <Td> Son of Philip VI </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Charles V The Wise 8 April 1364--16 September 1380 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 21 January 1338 Vincennes Son of John II and Bonne of Luxembourg </Td> <Td> Joanna of Bourbon (1350--1378) 9 children </Td> <Td> 16 September 1380 Beauté - sur - Marne </Td> <Td> First son of John II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Charles VI The Beloved The Mad 16 September 1380--21 October 1422 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3 December 1368 Paris Son of Charles V and Joanna of Bourbon </Td> <Td> Isabeau of Bavaria (1385--1422) 11 children </Td> <Td> 21 October 1422 Paris </Td> <Td> Second son of Charles V </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Charles VII The Victorious The Well - served 21 October 1422--22 July 1461 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 22 February 1403 Paris Son of Charles VI and Isabeau of Bavaria </Td> <Td> Marie of Anjou (1422--1461) 13 children </Td> <Td> 22 July 1461 Mehun - sur - Yèvre </Td> <Td> Son of Charles VI </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Louis XI The Prudent The Cunning The Universal Spider 22 July 1461--30 August 1483 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3 July 1423 Bourges Son of Charles VII and Marie of Anjou </Td> <Td> (1) Margaret of Scotland (1436--1445) Childless (2) Charlotte of Savoy (1451--1483) 8 children </Td> <Td> 30 August 1483 Château de Plessis - lez - Tours, La Riche </Td> <Td> Son of Charles VII </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Charles VIII The Affable 30 August 1483--7 April 1498 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 30 June 1470 Château d'Amboise Son of Louis XI and Charlotte of Savoy </Td> <Td> Anne of Brittany (1491--1498) 3 children </Td> <Td> 7 April 1498 Château d'Amboise </Td> <Td> Son of Louis XI </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Louis XII Father of the People 7 April 1498--1 January 1515 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 27 June 1462 Château de Blois Son of Charles, Duke of Orléans and Mary of Cleves </Td> <Td> (1) Joan of France (1473--1498; annulled) Childless (2) Anne of Brittany (1499--1514) 2 daughters (3) Mary of England (1514--1515) Childless </Td> <Td> 1 January 1515 Hôtel des Tournelles, Paris </Td> <Td> Great - grandson of Charles V; Second cousin of Louis XI </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Francis I Father and Restorer of Letters The Knight - King Large Nose 1 January 1515--31 March 1547 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 12 September 1494 Cognac Son of Charles, Count of Angoulême and Louise of Savoy </Td> <Td> (1) Claude of Brittany (1514--1524) 7 children (2) Eleanor of Austria (1530--1547) Childless </Td> <Td> 31 March 1547 Château de Rambouillet </Td> <Td> Great - great - grandson of Charles V; First cousin once removed of Louis XII </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Henry II 31 March 1547--10 July 1559 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 31 March 1519 Château de Saint - Germain - en - Laye Son of Francis I and Claude of Brittany </Td> <Td> Catherine de' Medici (1533--1559) 9 children </Td> <Td> 10 July 1559 Place des Vosges, Paris </Td> <Td> Son of Francis I </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Francis II 10 July 1559--5 December 1560 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 19 January 1544 Palace of Fontainebleau Son of Henry II and Catherine de' Medici </Td> <Td> Mary of Scotland (1558--1560) Childless </Td> <Td> 5 December 1560 Orléans </Td> <Td> First son of Henry II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Charles IX 5 December 1560--30 May 1574 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 27 June 1550 Saint - Germain - en - Laye Son of Henry II and Catherine de' Medici </Td> <Td> Elisabeth of Austria (1570--1574) 1 daughter </Td> <Td> 30 May 1574 Vincennes </Td> <Td> Third son of Henry II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Henry III 30 May 1574--2 August 1589 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 19 September 1551 Palace of Fontainebleau Son of Henry II and Catherine de' Medici </Td> <Td> Louise of Lorraine (1575--1589) Childless </Td> <Td> 2 August 1589 Château de Saint - Cloud </Td> <Td> Fourth son of Henry II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> House of Bourbon (edit) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> History (show) <Ul> <Li> The Valois line looked strong on the death of Henry II, who left four male heirs . His first son, Francis II, died in his minority . His second son, Charles IX, had no legitimate sons to inherit . Following the premature death of his fourth son Hercule François, and the assassination of his third son, the childless Henry III, France was plunged into a succession crisis over which distant cousin of the king would inherit the throne . The best claimant, King Henry III of Navarre, was a Protestant, and thus unacceptable to much of the French nobility . Ultimately, after winning numerous battles in defense of his claim, Henry converted to Catholicism and was crowned king, founding the House of Bourbon . This marked the second time the thrones of Navarre and France were united under one monarch; as different inheritance laws had caused them to become separated during the events of the Hundred Years Wars . The House of Bourbon would be overthrown during the French Revolution, replaced by the short - lived French Republic . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Henry IV The Good The Green Gallant 2 August 1589--14 May 1610 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 13 December 1553 Pau, Navarre Son of Anthony, King of Navarre and Jeanne d'Albret </Td> <Td> (1) Margaret of Valois (1572--1599; annulled) Childless (2) Mary de' Medici (1600--1610) 6 children </Td> <Td> 14 May 1610 Paris </Td> <Td> 10th descendant of Louis IX; Son - in - law of Henry II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Louis XIII The Just The Chaste 14 May 1610--14 May 1643 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 27 September 1601 Palace of Fontainebleau Son of Henry IV and Mary de' Medici </Td> <Td> Anne of Austria (1615--1643) 2 sons </Td> <Td> 14 May 1643 Saint - Germain - en - Laye </Td> <Td> First son of Henry IV </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Louis XIV The Great The Sun King 14 May 1643--1 September 1715 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 September 1638 Château de Saint - Germain - en - Laye Son of Louis XIII and Anne of Austria </Td> <Td> (1) Maria Theresa of Spain (1660--1683) 6 children (2) Françoise d'Aubigné (1683 / 84--1715) Childless </Td> <Td> 1 September 1715 Palace of Versailles </Td> <Td> First son of Louis XIII </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Louis XV The Beloved then The Despised 1 September 1715--10 May 1774 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 15 February 1710 Palace of Versailles Son of Louis, Duke of Burgundy and Marie Adélaïde of Savoy </Td> <Td> Marie Leszczyńska (1725--1768) 10 children </Td> <Td> 10 May 1774 Palace of Versailles </Td> <Td> Great - grandson of Louis XIV </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Louis XVI The Restorer of French Liberty The Last 10 May 1774--4 September 1791 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 23 August 1754 Palace of Versailles Son of Louis, Dauphin of France and Maria Josepha of Saxony </Td> <Td> Marie Antoinette of Austria (1770--1792) 4 children </Td> <Td> 21 January 1793 Place de la Révolution, Paris </Td> <Td> Grandson of Louis XV </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <H3> King of the French (edit) </H3> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> House of Bourbon (edit) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Louis XVI The Restorer of French Liberty The Last 4 September 1791--21 September 1792 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 23 August 1754 Palace of Versailles Son of Louis, Dauphin of France and Maria Josepha of Saxony </Td> <Td> Marie Antoinette of Austria (1770--1792) 4 children </Td> <Td> 21 January 1793 Place de la Révolution, Paris </Td> <Td> Grandson of Louis XV; Rule recognized by Constitution </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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