Capetian

The direct Capetian Dynasty followed the Carolingian rulers of France from 987 to 1328. From 1328 to 1830, with the interruption of the revolution, France was ruled by kings from the Valois and Bourbon, Cadet branches of the dynasty. Capetian - List of Capetian kings of France. 987–996, Hugh Capet, Count of Paris, crowned King of France 996–1031, Robert II, the Pious 1031–1060, Henri I 1060–1108, Philippe I 1108–1137, Louis VI, the Fat 113 ...

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• Capetian - List of Capetian kings of France

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Paris is the capital and largest city of France. Located on the river Seine in the country's north, it is a major cultural and political centre of Europe and the world's most visited city. Nicknamed "the City of Light" (la Ville Lumière) since lighting its main boulevards with gas street lamps in 1828, the city of Paris also has a reputation as a "romantic" city and the "heart of Europe". It is instantly recognised by the 324-metre brown metal Eif ...

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• Paris - Paris as a commune
• Paris - Paris as a département
• Paris - Paris as the prefecture of ÃŽle-de-France
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This article is about political regions. See geologic province for geological meanings. Province is a name for a subnational entity that is a secondary level of government in most countries. In some countries an alternative term is used, such as state (in Australia, India and the United States), prefecture (in Japan), län (in Sweden), or region (in France and in Italy where provincia is a tertiary form of government, akin to a county). Various parts of the British Empire had the ...

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The largest, and most powerful of the Christian military orders, the Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon, originally named The Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple which is in Jerusalem is widely known as the Knights Templar. It was founded in 1118, in the aftermath of the First Crusade of 1096, to help the new Kingdom of Jerusalem maintain itself against its hostile Muslim neighbors, and to ensure the safety of the large numbers of European pilgrims who flowed towards Jerusalem after its conquest.Including:

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The Valois Dynasty succeeded the Capetian Dynasty as rulers of France from 1328-1589. They were descendants of Charles of Valois, the third son of King Philip III and based their claim to be ahead of Edward III of England on a reintroduction of the Salic law. Valois Dynasty - List of Valois kings of France. Philippe VI, the Fortunate 1328-1350 Jean II, the Good 1350-1364 Charles V, the Wise 1364-1380 Charles VI, the Well-Beloved, later known as the Mad 1380-1422 Cha ...

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• Valois Dynasty - List of Valois kings of France
• Valois Dynasty - List of Valois kings of Poland
• Valois Dynasty - List of Valois Dukes and Duchesses of Burgundy
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1 See Languages section for regional languages 2 Whole territory of the French Republic, including all the overseas departments and territories, but excluding the French territory of Terre Adélie in Antarctica where sovereignty is suspended since the signing of the Antarctic Treaty in 1959 3 Metropolitan (i.e. European) France only 4 French National Geographic Institute data 5 French Land Register data, which exclude lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than ...

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• France - Origin of the country's name
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2 Population sans doubles comptes, i.e. not counting those people already counted in another commune (such as students and military personal). Vendôme is a commune of north-central France. Vendôme - Administration. Vendôme is the capital of the arrondissement of Vendôme in the Loir-et-Cher département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. It has a tribunal of first instance. Duke of Vendôme Vendà ...

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The History of Anglo-Saxon England covers the history of early medieval England from the end of Roman Britain and the establishment of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the 5th century until the Conquest by the Normans in 1066. The 5th and 6th centuries are known archaeologically as Sub-Roman Britain, or in popular history as the "Dark Ages"; from the 6th century larger distinctive kingdoms are developing, still known to some as the Heptarchy; the arrival of the Vikings at the end of the 8th century brought many changes to Britain, and relation ...

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• History of Anglo-Saxon England - Formation of England: Tenth Century
• History of Anglo-Saxon England - The Second Viking Age and the Norman Conquest: Eleventh Century

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2 Population sans doubles comptes, i.e. not counting those people already counted in another commune (such as students and military personal). Chinon is a town and commune of the Indre-et-Loire département in France. Chinon - Geography. Chinon is located in the Vallée de la Vienne (Vienne River valley). It is situated on the banks of the Vienne River, at 47°10′N 0°14′E Chinon - Château. Sitting high on a plate ...

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The term "Valois Dukes of Burgundy" is employed to refer to the dynasty which began after a member of the Royal family (Philip, son of King Jean II), was given the Duchy of Burgundy. Philip II, the Bold (1364–1404) John, the Fearless (1404–1419) Philip III, the Good (1419–1467) Charles, the Rash ("le Temeraire") (1467–1477) Mary of Burgundy (1477–1482) The application of the Salic Law meant that with the extinction of the Valoi ...

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Valois Dynasty, Valois Dynasty - List of Valois kings of France, Valois Dynasty - List of Valois kings of Poland, Valois Dynasty - List of Valois Dukes and Duchesses of Burgundy

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After the fall of Acre, the Franks who were able retreated to Cyprus, this including Jacques de Molay and Thibaud Gaudin, the 22nd Grand Master of the Temple. During a meeting assembled on the island in the autumn of 1291, J. de Molay spoke and pointed to himself as an alternative and reformer of the order. Before 16 April 1292 Gaudin died, leaving the mastership open for Jacques de Molay, as there were no other serious contenders for the role at the time. The election took place before 20 April, as a document in the archives of the Crown of Aragon attests and recognizes Jacques de Molay a ...

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Jacques de Molay, Jacques de Molay - Youth, Jacques de Molay - Grand master, Jacques de Molay - Downfall, Jacques de Molay - Myths, Jacques de Molay - Curse, Jacques de Molay - Presence in England, Jacques de Molay - Legacy, Jacques de Molay - Quotes, Jacques de Molay - Notes, Jacques de Molay - References and further reading

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Main articles: Sub-Roman Britain, Roman departure from Britain, Aelle of Sussex It is very difficult to establish a coherent chronology of events from Rome's departure from Britain, to the establishment of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. The story of the Roman departure as told by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his Historia Regum Britanniae is dubious except as documenting Medieval legend. The archaeological records of the final decades of Roman rule show undeniable signs of decay, in st ...

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History of Anglo-Saxon England, History of Anglo-Saxon England - Sources, History of Anglo-Saxon England - Migration and Formation of Kingdoms 400-600, History of Anglo-Saxon England - Heptarchy and Christianization 600-800, History of Anglo-Saxon England - The Viking Challenge and the Rise of Wessex 9th century, History of Anglo-Saxon England - Formation of England 10th century, History of Anglo-Saxon England - England under the Danes and the Norman Conquest 978-1066

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List of Leonese monarchs - Pérez Dynasty. Ordoño I (850–866) Alfonso III the Great (866–910) García I (910–914) Ordoño II (914–924), also the king of Galicia from 910 Fruela II (924–925), also the king of Galicia from 924 and of Asturias from 910 Alfonso IV the Monk (925–931), died 933 Ramiro II (931–951) Ordoño III (951–956) Sancho I the Fat (956–958) Ordoño IV the Wicked (958–960) Sancho I t ...

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List of Leonese monarchs, List of Leonese monarchs - Kings of León, List of Leonese monarchs - Pérez Dynasty, List of Leonese monarchs - Jiménez Dynasty, List of Leonese monarchs - House of Burgundy, List of Leonese monarchs - House of Trastámara

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On 18 August 1572 Henry married Marguerite de Valois, sister of the then King Charles IX. In the same year he became King Henry III of Navarre, succeeding his mother Jeanne d'Albret, who had brought him up as a Huguenot. Jeanne herself was also a Protestant, and had declared Calvinism the religion of Navarre. Henry's marriage was part of a plan to help quell the French Wars of Religion. As part of this plan, he was forced to convert to Roman Catholicism on 5 February 1576, and kept in confinement, but later that year he ga ...

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Henry IV of France, Henry IV of France - Genealogy, Henry IV of France - Life, Henry IV of France - Marriages, Henry IV of France - Children, Henry IV of France - Reference, Henry IV of France - External link

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In the 1970s an outstanding TV miniseries was made out of The Accursed Kings, thought by many to be the greatest such production in French. Some of the best French actors from the stage and screen were involved, delivering fine performances. The production relied on crisp dialogue and theatrical performances for dramatic effect, rather than on lavish realistic sets. Sets and costumes were kept minimal, giving the audience the feel of a small theater production, finely done and artfully lighted. On the whole it was a nearly flawless production which ...

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Les Rois Maudits, Les Rois Maudits - Plot, Les Rois Maudits - Style and themes, Les Rois Maudits - Mini-series, Les Rois Maudits - Trivia

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The most famous fictional account of Edward II's reign, of course, is that of Christopher Marlowe in his play Edward II. In recent years, several acclaimed productions have been staged in the United Kingdom, although the play is seldom performed in the United States outside of large cities and university towns. Derek Jarman's cinematic version of the play has much more to do with twentieth-century sexual politics than it does with Marlowe's drama. Margaret Campbell Barnes' Isabel the Fair, Hilda Lewis' Harlot QueenSee also:

Edward II of England, Edward II of England - Prince of Wales, Edward II of England - King of England, Edward II of England - Piers Gaveston Earl of Cornwall, Edward II of England - Conflict with Scotland, Edward II of England - Political factions, Edward II of England - Rule of the Despensers, Edward II of England - Deposition by Isabella of France, Edward II of England - Life in captivity and death, Edward II of England - The Fieschi Letter, Edward II of England - Fictional accounts of Edward II, Edward II of England - Sources

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List of French monarchs - Main Branch 1328-1498. Louis I of Anjou (regent for Charles VI) 1380-1382 Anne de Beaujeu (regent for Charles VIII) 1483-1484 List of French monarchs - Valois-Orléans Branch 1498-1515. List of French monarchs - Valois-Angoulême Branch 1515-1589. < ...

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List of French monarchs, List of French monarchs - Carolingian Dynasty 843 to 987, List of French monarchs - Capetian Dynasty 987 to 1328, List of French monarchs - Valois Dynasty 1328-1589, List of French monarchs - Main Branch 1328-1498, List of French monarchs - Valois-Orléans Branch 1498-1515, List of French monarchs - Valois-Angoulême Branch 1515-1589, List of French monarchs - Bourbon Dynasty 1589-1792, List of French monarchs - First Republic 1792-1804, List of French monarchs - Bonaparte Dynasty - First Empire 1804-1814, List of French monarchs - Bourbon Dynasty Restored 1814-1830, List of French monarchs - Bourbon-Orléans The Monarchy of July 1830-1848, List of French monarchs - Second Republic 1848-1852, List of French monarchs - Bonaparte Dynasty Restored Second Empire 1852-1870

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France in the Middle Ages - Geography. Discussion of the size of France in the Middle Ages is complicated by distinctions between lands personally held by the king (the "domaine royal") and lands held in homage by another lord. The notion of res publica inherited from the Roman province of Gaul was not fully maintained by the Frankish kingdom and the Carolingian Empire, and by the early years of the Capetians, the French kingdom was more or less a fiction. The "domaine royal" of the Capetians was limited to the r ...

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France in the Middle Ages, France in the Middle Ages - Medieval France and the French, France in the Middle Ages - Geography, France in the Middle Ages - Demographics, France in the Middle Ages - Language, France in the Middle Ages - Historical Overview, France in the Middle Ages - The Carolingian Legacy, France in the Middle Ages - The Capetians, France in the Middle Ages - The Hundred Years War, France in the Middle Ages - Literature, France in the Middle Ages - Art

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Originally inhabited by a Gallic tribe of peoples, it is famous as the site where Emperor Charlemagne was crowned in 768 as was the first Capetian king, Hugh Capet in 987. Near the end of the 16th century the city fell under the control of Spain but King Henry IV of France would recapture it. The city was occupied by the Germans during World War I and World War II and on both occasions suffered heavy damage. ...

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Noyon, Noyon - History, Noyon - Famous personalities

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Old French - Historical influences. The Gaulish language, a Celtic language, slowly became extinct during the long centuries of Roman domination. A handful of Gaulish words survive in contemporary French: words like chêne, "oak tree", and charrue, "plough", mon, "my", are Gaulish survivals, but fewer than two hundred words of modern French have a Gaulish etymology; Delamarre (2003 pp.389-90) lists 167. Latin was the common language of the western Roman world, and opened up a wider world to its speakers than Gaulis ...

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Old French, Old French - Grammar and phonology, Old French - Historical influences, Old French - Earliest written Old French, Old French - From Vulgar Latin to Old French, Old French - Noun case survivals in Old French, Old French - Verbs in Old French, Old French - Varieties of language, Old French - Languages derived from Old French, Old French - Old French literature

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