History of France

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History of France

Medieval France

Europe, 900 AD

French state creation

  • Hugh Capet, 987-996 AD
  • Capet founded and first king from the House of Capet
    • succeeded the Carolingian dynasty
Kingdom of France at the Coronation of Hugh Capet, 987
  • Kingdom of France, 1000
Kingdom of France 1000
  • France in 1180 & 1223:
Territorial Conquests of Philip II of France.
Kingdom of France 1190
  • 1435: 100 Years War
100 Years War France 1435
Map France 1477-en

=== consolidation of France under monarchy

  • Henri II, 1552
France 1552-1798
  • Louis XIV
Louis XIV of France
Territorial expansion of France under Louis XIV (1643–1715) is depicted in orange.
Europe after the Peace of Westphalia in 1648

=== French royal palaces

  • Louvre (Paris)
Aerial view of the Louvre Palace and the Tuileries Garden
  • Versailles
    • extravagant palace built Louis XIV
    • was built outside of Paris
    • isolates the King from the capital, Paris
Versailles around 1682, engraving by Adam Perelle
Vue aérienne de Versailles
Chateau Versailles Galerie des Glaces