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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Collection of facts about the Kingdom of France

This post is a collection of facts about the Kingdom of France (843 - 1848 AD). There are 20 facts listed below.

• Preceded by the Carolingian Empire
• Began as Western Francia (part of the Carolingian Empire) in 843 AD
• Hugh Capet became king founded the Capetian dynasty in 987 AD
• Capetian dynasty and cadet branches (Valois, Bourbon) ruled until 1792
• Rivalry with the Angevin Empire and House of Plantagenet
• Edward III of England claimed throne of Kingdom of France
• Hundred Years' War (1337-1453)
• Italian Wars (1494-1559)
• Wars of Religion (1562-1598)
• Thirty Years' War (1618-1648)
• Louis XIV ruled 1643-1715
• War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748)
• Seven Years' War (1756-1763)
• French Revolution began in 1789
• Monarchy abolished in 1792
• Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)
• Monarchy restored in 1814 (Bourbon Restoration)
• Napoleon defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815
• July Revolution in 1830
• Ended with the French Revolution of 1848

Sources

Wikipedia: Kingdom of France, Hundred Years' War, Napoleonic Wars