This is a simplified family tree of all
Frankish and
French monarchs
France was ruled by Monarch, monarchs from the establishment of the West Francia, Kingdom of West Francia in 843 until the end of the Second French Empire in 1870, with several interruptions.
Classical French historiography usually regards Cl ...
, from
Childeric I to
Napoleon III.
Merovingian Dynasty
Carolingian Dynasty
Capetian dynasty
House of Bonaparte
:1: Chilperic II is most likely, but not certainly, son of Childeric II
:2: Childeric III is son of either Chilperic II or Theuderic IV
See also
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Family tree of French monarchs
Below are the family trees of all French monarchs, from Childeric I to Louis Philippe I.
For a more simplified view, see Family tree of French monarchs (simplified)
Key
Unlike in some other family trees, siblings here are not listed in birth order ...
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Kingdom of France
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List of French monarchs
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List of French consorts
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List of heirs to the French throne
The following is a list of the heirs to the throne'' of the Kingdom of France, that is, those who were legally next in line to assume the throne upon the death of the King.
From 987 to 1792, all heirs to the French throne were male-line descen ...
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Legitimist claimants to the throne of France—descendants of the Bourbons, rejecting all heads of state since 1830. Unionists recognized the Orléanist claimant after 1883.
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Orléanist claimants to the throne of France—descendants of Louis-Phillippe, a cadet Bourbon, rejecting all heads of state since 1848.
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Bonapartist claimants to the throne of France—descendants of Napoleon I and his brothers, rejecting all heads of state 1815–48, and since 1870.
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Jacobite claimants to the throne of France—descendants of King Edward III of England and thus
his claim to the French throne (renounced by
Hanoverian
The adjective Hanoverian is used to describe:
* British monarchs or supporters of the House of Hanover, the dynasty which ruled the United Kingdom from 1714 to 1901
* things relating to;
** Electorate of Hanover
** Kingdom of Hanover
** Province o ...
King
George III upon
union with Ireland
The Acts of Union 1800 (sometimes incorrectly referred to as a single 'Act of Union 1801') were parallel acts of the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of Ireland which united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ire ...
), also claiming Scotland, and Ireland.
Bibliography
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Edward James
Edward Frank Willis James (16 August 1907 – 2 December 1984) was a British poet known for his patronage of the surrealist art movement.
Early life and marriage
James was born on 16 August 1907, the only son of William James (who had inherite ...
, ''
The Origins of France: Clovis to the Capetians 500-1000''. .
*Edward James, ''The Franks.'' Blackwell: 1991. .
*The history of France as recounted in the ''
Grandes Chroniques de France'', and particularly in the personal copy produced for
King Charles V between 1370 and 1380 that is the saga of the three great dynasties, the
Merovingians,
Carolingian
The Carolingian dynasty (; known variously as the Carlovingians, Carolingus, Carolings, Karolinger or Karlings) was a Frankish noble family named after Charlemagne, grandson of mayor Charles Martel and a descendant of the Arnulfing and Pippin ...
s, and the
Capetian Rulers of France, that shaped the institutions and the frontiers of the realm. This work was commissioned at a time that France was embroiled in the
Hundred Years' War
The Hundred Years' War (; 1337–1453) was a series of armed conflicts between the kingdoms of Kingdom of England, England and Kingdom of France, France during the Late Middle Ages. It originated from disputed claims to the French Crown, ...
with England, a war fought over hereditary claims to the throne of France. It must therefore be read with a careful eye toward biases meant to justify the Capetian claims of continuity and inheritance.
*''
The Cambridge Illustrated History of France
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''.
Cambridge University Press.
*Paul Fouracre and Richard A. Gerberding, ''Late Merovingian France: History and Hagiography, 640–720''.
Manchester University Press
Manchester University Press is the university press of the University of Manchester, England and a publisher of academic books and journals. Manchester University Press has developed into an international publisher. It maintains its links with th ...
. .
*Patrick Geary, ''Before France and Germany: The Creation and Transformation of the Merovingian World.'' Oxford: Oxford U. Press, 1988. .
*Patrick Geary, ''The Myth of Nations: The Medieval Origins of Europe.''
Princeton University Press, 2001. .
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