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Encyclopedia - Carolingian: Encyclopedia - Carolingian
The Carolingians (also known as the "Carlovingians") were a dynasty of rulers that eventually controlled the Frankish realm and its succe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Valois Dynasty: Encyclopedia - Valois Dynasty
The Valois Dynasty succeeded the Capetian Dynasty as rulers of France from 1328-1589. They were descendants of Charles of Valois, the thi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Bourbon: Encyclopedia - House Of Bourbon
The House of Bourbon is an important European royal house. Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Capetian: Encyclopedia - Capetian
The direct Capetian Dynasty followed the Carolingian rulers of France from 987 to 1328. From 1328 to 1830, with the interruption of the r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bourbon Dynasty Restored: Encyclopedia - Bourbon Dynasty Restored
Following the ousting of Napoleon I of France in 1814, the Allies restored the Bourbon Dynasty to the French throne. The ensuing period i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of France - Historical Overview
History of France - Gaul. Settled mainly by Celtic peoples (that the Romans referred to as the "Gauls"), and apart from a shrinking are...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bourbon Dynasty Restored: Encyclopedia Ii - Bourbon Dynasty Restored - The Fall Of The Restoration 1827-1830
There is still considerable debate among historians as to the actual cause of the downfall of Charles X. What is generally conceded, thou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Bourbon: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Bourbon - The Early Bourbon Kings Of France
Henry granted the Edict of Nantes April 13, 1598, establishing Catholicism as an official state religion, but otherwise assuring the Hugu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of France - Historical Overview
History of France - Gaul. Main articles: Gaul and Roman Gaul Settled mainly by Celtic peoples (that the Romans referred to as the "Gaul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Valois Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Valois Dynasty - List Of Valois Dukes And Duchesses Of Burgundy
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 Ki...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Bourbon: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Bourbon - Early Bourbons Of Spain And Italy
The Spanish branch of the House of Bourbon was founded by Philip V. He was born in 1683 in Versailles, the second son of the dauphin, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Bourbon: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Bourbon - List Of Bourbon Rulers
House of Bourbon - Monarchs of France. Dates indicate reigns, not lifetimes. Henry IV, the Great 1589–1610 Louis XIII, the Just 1610...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Bourbon: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Bourbon - The Bourbon Restoration In France And Its Aftermath
With the abdication of Napoleon on April 11, 1814 the Bourbon Dynasty was restored to the kingdom of France in the person of Louis XVIII,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Bourbon: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Bourbon - Early Bourbons Of Spain And Italy
The Spanish branch of the House of Bourbon was founded by Philip V. He was born in 1683 in Versailles, the second son of the dauphine, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Bourbon: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Bourbon - The Bourbons During The French Revolution
Louis XVI had become the dauphin of France upon the death of his father, the son of Louis XV, in 1765. He married Marie Antoinette, a dau...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Bourbon: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Bourbon - The Rise Of Henry Iv
The first Bourbon king of France was Henry IV. He was born on December 13, 1553 in the Kingdom of Navarre. Antoine de Bourbon, his father...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Bourbon: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Bourbon - Later Bourbon Monarchs Outside France
Upon the fall of the Napoleonic empire, Ferdinand I was restored to the throne of the kingdom of the Two Sicilies in 1815. His subjects r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bourbon Dynasty Restored: Encyclopedia Ii - Bourbon Dynasty Restored - Sources
Collingham, H.A.C. The July Monarchy: A Political History of France, 1830-1848. (London; New York: Longman, 1988). Pilbeam, Pamela. The E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Bourbon: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Bourbon - Later Bourbon Monarchs Outside France
Upon the fall of the Napoleonic empire, Ferdinand I was restored to the throne of the kingdom of the Two Sicilies in 1815. His subjects r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Bourbon: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Bourbon - Early Bourbons Of Spain And Italy
The Spanish branch of the House of Bourbon was founded by Philip V. He was born in 1683 in Versailles, the second son of the dauphine, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Bourbon: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Bourbon - List Of Bourbon Rulers
House of Bourbon - Monarchs of France. Dates indicate reigns, not lifetimes. Henry IV, the Great 1589–1610 Louis XIII, the Just 1610...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bourbon Dynasty Restored: Encyclopedia Ii - Bourbon Dynasty Restored - Louis Xviii 1814-1824
Louis XVIII's restoration to the throne in 1814 was effected largely through the support of Napoleon's former foreign minister Talleyrand...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bourbon Dynasty Restored: Encyclopedia Ii - Bourbon Dynasty Restored - The Four Ordinances
Technically, the Charter of 1814 made France a constitutional monarchy. While the King retained extensive power over policy-making as wel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bourbon Dynasty Restored: Encyclopedia Ii - Bourbon Dynasty Restored - Louis-phillipe And The House Of Orleans
Louis-Philippe ascended the throne on the strength of the July Revolution of 1830, and ruled, not as "King of France" but as "King of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bourbon Dynasty Restored: Encyclopedia Ii - Bourbon Dynasty Restored - Charles X 1824 – 1830
During his brother's reign the comte d'Artois headed the ultra-royalist opposition, which took power after the traumatic assassination of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bourbon Dynasty, Restored: Encyclopedia Ii - Bourbon Dynasty, Restored - The Fall Of The Restoration, 1827-1830
There is still considerable debate among historians as to the actual cause of the downfall of Charles X. What is generally conceded, thou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bourbon Dynasty, Restored: Encyclopedia Ii - Bourbon Dynasty, Restored - Charles X, 1824 – 1830
During his brother's reign the comte d'Artois headed the ultra-royalist opposition, which took power after the traumatic assassination of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bourbon Dynasty, Restored: Encyclopedia Ii - Bourbon Dynasty, Restored - The Four Ordinances
Technically, the Charter of 1814 made France a constitutional monarchy. While the King retained extensive power over policy-making as wel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bourbon Dynasty, Restored: Encyclopedia Ii - Bourbon Dynasty, Restored - Louis-phillipe And The House Of Orleans
Louis-Philippe ascended the throne on the strength of the July Revolution of 1830, and ruled, not as "King of France" but as "King of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bourbon Dynasty, Restored: Encyclopedia Ii - Bourbon Dynasty, Restored - Louis Xviii, 1814-1824
Louis XVIII's restoration to the throne in 1814 was effected largely through the support of Napoleon's former foreign minister Talleyrand...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bourbon Dynasty, Restored: Encyclopedia Ii - Bourbon Dynasty, Restored - Sources
Collingham, H.A.C. The July Monarchy: A Political History of France, 1830-1848. (London; New York: Longman, 1988). Pilbeam, Pamela. The E...   » Read the article