History of France

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