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The Capetian dynasty is the largest Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
an royal house
Royal House

A royal house or royal dynasty is a familial designation, or family name of sorts, used by Royal family. It generally represents the members of a family in various senior and junior or cadet branches, who are loosely related but not necessarily of the same immediate kin....
. It includes any of the direct descendants of Hugh Capet of France
Hugh Capet of France

Hugh Capet was the first King of France of the eponymous Capetian dynasty from his election to succeed the Carolingian Louis V of France in 987 until his death....
. King Juan Carlos of Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
 and Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a small landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany....
 are members of this family, both through the Bourbon branch
House of Bourbon

The House of Bourbon is an important European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty. Bourbon kings first ruled Kingdom of Navarre and France in the 16th century....
 of the dynasty.

name of the dynasty derives from its founder, Hugh
Hugh Capet of France

Hugh Capet was the first King of France of the eponymous Capetian dynasty from his election to succeed the Carolingian Louis V of France in 987 until his death....
, who was known as "Hugh Capet". The meaning of "Capet" (a nickname rather than a surname of the modern sort) is unknown.






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The Capetian dynasty is the largest Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
an royal house
Royal House

A royal house or royal dynasty is a familial designation, or family name of sorts, used by Royal family. It generally represents the members of a family in various senior and junior or cadet branches, who are loosely related but not necessarily of the same immediate kin....
. It includes any of the direct descendants of Hugh Capet of France
Hugh Capet of France

Hugh Capet was the first King of France of the eponymous Capetian dynasty from his election to succeed the Carolingian Louis V of France in 987 until his death....
. King Juan Carlos of Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
 and Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a small landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany....
 are members of this family, both through the Bourbon branch
House of Bourbon

The House of Bourbon is an important European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty. Bourbon kings first ruled Kingdom of Navarre and France in the 16th century....
 of the dynasty.

Name origins and usage

The name of the dynasty derives from its founder, Hugh
Hugh Capet of France

Hugh Capet was the first King of France of the eponymous Capetian dynasty from his election to succeed the Carolingian Louis V of France in 987 until his death....
, who was known as "Hugh Capet". The meaning of "Capet" (a nickname rather than a surname of the modern sort) is unknown. While folk etymology identifies it with "cape", other suggestions suggest it to be connected to the Latin word caput ("head"), and thus explain it as meaning "chief" or "big head".

The name "Capetian" came to be applied to both the ruling house of France, and to the wider-spread male-line descendants of Hugh Capet, by historians. It was not a contemporary practice. The name "Capet" has also been used as a surname for French royals, particularly but not exclusively those of the House of Capet
House of Capet

For a full history of the Capetian family, see Capetian dynasty.The House of Capet, or The Direct Capetian Dynasty, , also called The House of France , or simply the Capets, which ruled the Kingdom of France from 987 to 1328, was the most senior line of the Capetian dynasty - itself a derivative dynasty from the...
 – one notable use was during the French Revolution, when the dethroned King Louis XVI
Louis XVI of France

Louis XVI or Louis-Auguste de France ruled as List of French monarchs of France and of List of Navarrese monarchs from 1774 until 1791, and then as Popular monarchy from 1791 to 1792....
 (a member of the House of Bourbon
House of Bourbon

The House of Bourbon is an important European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty. Bourbon kings first ruled Kingdom of Navarre and France in the 16th century....
, though a direct male-line descendant of Hugh Capet) and Queen Marie Antoinette (a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine) were referred to as "Louis and Antoinette Capet" (the Queen being addressed as "the Widow Capet" after the death of her husband).

The Robertians and before

The Robertians probably originated in the county Hesbaye
Hesbaye

Hesbaye , is the region in the south of the Belgian Limburg containing the cities of Tongeren, Sint-Truiden, Bilzen and Borgloon. The region also covers the east of the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant as well as the northwestern part of the province of Li?ge....
, around Tongeren
Tongeren

Tongeren is a city and Arrondissement_of_Tongeren located in the Provinces of Belgium of Limburg , Flanders, Belgium. Tongeren is the oldest town in Belgium....
 in modern-day Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
. The first certain ancestor is Robert the Strong
Robert the Strong

Robert IV the Strong , was March of Neustria. His family is named after him and called Robertians. He was first nominated by Charles the Bald missus dominicus in 853....
 count of Paris. From this Robert is derived the dynastic surname given to the family prior to Hugh Capet's election as King of France: the Robertians or Robertines.

The sons of Robert the Strong were Odo and Robert
Robert I of France

Robert I , King of France , was the younger son of Robert the Strong, count of Anjou, and the brother of Odo, Count of Paris, who became king of the Western Franks in 888....
, who both ruled as king of Western Francia
Western Francia

File:Partage de l'Empire carolingien au Trait? de Verdun en 843.JPGWest Francia or the West Frankish Kingdom was a short-lived kingdom encompassing the lands of the western part of the Carolingian Empire that came under the undisputed control of Charlemagne's grandson, Charles the Bald, as a result of the Treaty of Verdun of 843....
. The family became Counts of Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
 under Odo and Dukes of the Franks
Franks

The Franks or Frankish people were a West Germanic ethnic group first identified in the 3rd century as living north and east of the Lower Rhine River....
 under Robert, possessing large parts of Neustria
Neustria

The territory of Neustria or Neustrasia, meaning "new [western] land", originated in 511, made up of the regions from Aquitaine to the English Channel, approximating most of the north of present-day France, with Paris and Soissons as its main cities....
.

The Carolingian dynasty ceased to rule France upon the death of Louis V
Louis V of France

Louis V , called the Indolent or the Sluggard , was the King of West Francia from 986 until his early death. The son of Lothair of France and his wife Emma of Italy, a daughter of Lothair II of Italy, he was the last Carolingian monarch....
. After the death of Louis, the son of Hugh the Great, Hugh Capet, was elected by the nobility as king of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. Hugh was crowned at Noyon
Noyon

Noyon is a Communes of France in the Oise Departments of France in northern France.It lies on the Oise Canal, approximately 60 miles north of Paris....
 on July 3, 987
987

EventsBy PlaceEurope* Hugh Capet, Count of Paris, is crowned King of France.Americas* Kukulcan conquers Chichen Itza....
 with the full support from Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor

Image:HRR 14Jh.jpgThe Roman of the Emperor's title was a reflection of the translatio imperii principle that regarded the Holy Roman Emperors as the inheritors of the title of Emperor of the Western Roman Empire, a title left unclaimed in the West after the death of Julius Nepos in 480....
 Otto III
Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor

Otto III was the fourth ruler of the Saxon or Ottonian dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire. He was elected king of Germany in 983 on the death of his father Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor....
. With Hugh's coronation, a new era began for France, and his descendants came to be named, after him, the Capetians.

Robertians (Robertiner) Family Branches


  • Rodbert
    • Ingerman of Hesbaye
      Ingerman of Hesbaye

      Ingerman, or Ingram was a Franks and count of Hesbaye. His family is known as Robertians. His family line is not entirely sure, but he was probably the son of a Frank named Rodbert....
      • Ermengarde of Hesbaye
        Ermengarde of Hesbaye

        Ermengarde of Hesbaye, or Irmengarde was Queen of the Franks and Holy Roman Empress as the wife of Louis the Pious. She was Franks, the daughter of Ingerman of Hesbaye, count of Hesbaye, and Hedwig of Bavaria....
        , wife of Louis the Pious
        Louis the Pious

        Louis the Pious , also called the Fair, and the Debonaire, was the King of Aquitaine from 781 and Holy Roman Emperor and King of the Franks with his father, Charlemagne, from 813....
    • Cancor
      Cancor

      Cancor was a Franks count, possibly of Hesbaye.In 764 he founded Lorsch Abbey together with his widowed mother Williswinda as a proprietary church and monastery on their estate, Laurissa....
      , founder of the Lorsch Abbey
      Lorsch Abbey

      The Imperial Abbey of Lorsch , in Lorsch, about 10 km east of Worms, Germany, was one of the most renowned monasteries of the Carolingian Empire....
    • Landrada
      • Saint Chrodogang
        Chrodegang of Metz

        Saint Chrodegang was the Frankish Bishop of Metz from 742 or 748 until his death....
        , Archbishop of Metz, Abbot of the Lorsch Abbey
        Lorsch Abbey

        The Imperial Abbey of Lorsch , in Lorsch, about 10 km east of Worms, Germany, was one of the most renowned monasteries of the Carolingian Empire....
    • Robert of Hesbaye
      Robert of Hesbaye

      Robert II, Rodbert or Chrodobert was a Franks, count of Worms and Rheingau and duke of Hesbaye around the year 800. His family is known as Robertians....
      • Robert of Worms
        • Robert the Strong
          Robert the Strong

          Robert IV the Strong , was March of Neustria. His family is named after him and called Robertians. He was first nominated by Charles the Bald missus dominicus in 853....
          • Odo, king of Western Francia
            Western Francia

            File:Partage de l'Empire carolingien au Trait? de Verdun en 843.JPGWest Francia or the West Frankish Kingdom was a short-lived kingdom encompassing the lands of the western part of the Carolingian Empire that came under the undisputed control of Charlemagne's grandson, Charles the Bald, as a result of the Treaty of Verdun of 843....
          • Richildis, married to a count of Troyes
          • Robert
            Robert I of France

            Robert I , King of France , was the younger son of Robert the Strong, count of Anjou, and the brother of Odo, Count of Paris, who became king of the Western Franks in 888....
            , king of Western Francia
            Western Francia

            File:Partage de l'Empire carolingien au Trait? de Verdun en 843.JPGWest Francia or the West Frankish Kingdom was a short-lived kingdom encompassing the lands of the western part of the Carolingian Empire that came under the undisputed control of Charlemagne's grandson, Charles the Bald, as a result of the Treaty of Verdun of 843....
            • Emma
              Emma of France

              Emma of France daughter of Robert I of France and B?atrice of Vermandois, she married in 921 the duke Rudolph of France who was crowned king 13 July 923 at Saint-M?dard de Soissons....
              , married Rudolph of Burgundy
              Rudolph of Burgundy

              Rudolph of Burgundy may refer to:*Rudolph, Duke of Burgundy , Duke of Burgundy from 921 and King of West Francia from 923 to 936*Rudolph I, King of Burgundy, elected in 888 after the death of Charles the Fat....
            • Adela, married Herbert II, Count of Vermandois
              Herbert II, Count of Vermandois

              Herbert II , Count of Vermandois and Count of Troyes, was the son of Herbert I, Count of Vermandois....
            • Hugh the Great
              Hugh the Great

              Hugh the Great was duke of the Franks and count of Paris, France, son of King Robert I of France and nephew of King Odo, Count of Paris. He was born in Paris, Ile-de-France, France....
              • Hugh Capet
                • Hadwig, married Reginar IV, Count of Mons
                  Reginar IV, Count of Mons

                  Regnier IV, Count of Mons was the son of Reginar III, Count of Hainaut. Lambert I of Leuven was his brother....
                • Robert II
                  Robert II of France

                  Robert II , called the Pious or the Wise, was King of France from 996 until his death. The second reigning member of the House of Capet, he was born in Orl?ans to Hugh Capet and Adelaide of Aquitaine....
              • Otto-Henry
              • Odo
              • Beatrix, married Frederick of Bar
                Frederick I, Duke of Upper Lorraine

                Frederick I was the count of Bar and duke of Upper Lorraine. He was a son of Wigeric of Lotharingia, also count palatine of Lorraine, and Cunigunda, and thus a sixth generation descendant of Charlemagne....
              • Emma, married Richard I of Normandy
                Richard I of Normandy

                Richard I of Normandy was the Duke of Normandy from 942 to 996; he is considered the first to actually have held that title. He was called Richard the Fearless ....
              • Herbert, bishop of Auxerre


Capetians through history

Over the course of the preceding centuries, Capetians spread throughout Europe, ruling every form of provincial unit from kingdoms
Monarchy

A monarchy is a form of government in which supreme power is absolutely or nominally lodged in an individual, who is the head of state, often for Life tenure or until abdication, and "is wholly set apart from all other members of the state." The person who heads a monarchy is called a monarch....
 to manor
Manorialism

Manorialism or Seigneurialism was the organizing principle of rural economy and society widely practiced in Middle Ages western and parts of central Europe....
s. Besides being the most numerous royal family in Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
, it also is one of the most incest
Incest

Incest refers to any sexual activity between closely related persons that is illegal or socially taboo. The type of sexual activity and the nature of the relationship between persons that constitutes a breach of law or social taboo vary with culture and jurisdiction....
uous, especially in the Spanish Monarchy
Spanish monarchy

is the Constitutional Monarchy of Spain. The King or Queen regent of Spain is the Head of State List of heads of state of Spain and the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Spanish Armed Forces....
.

Salic Law
Salic Law
Salic law

Salic law was an important body of traditional law codified for governing the Salian Franks in the early Middle Ages during the reign of King Clovis I in the 6th century....
, reestablished during the Hundred Years' War
Hundred Years' War

The Hundred Years' War was a prolonged conflict lasting from 1337 to 1453 between two royal houses for the French throne, which was vacant with the extinction of the senior House of Capet line of French kings....
 from an ancient Salic Frank tradition, caused the French monarchy to permit only direct male descendants of Hugh to succeed to the throne of France.

Without Salic Law, upon the death of Charles IV
Charles IV

Charles IV may refer to:* Charles IV of France, "the Fair" * Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor * Charles of Viana, also known as Charles IV of Navarre, ...
, the crown would have passed to Isabella of France
Isabella of France

Isabella of France , known as the She-Wolf of France, was the Queen consort of Edward II of England and mother of Edward III. She was the youngest surviving child and only surviving daughter of Philip IV of France and Joan I of Navarre....
, the last surviving child of Philip IV of France
Philip IV of France

Philip IV , called the Fair , son and successor of Philip III of France, reigned as List of French monarchs from 1285 until his death. He was the husband of Joan I of Navarre, by virtue of which he was List of Navarrese royal consorts and Counts of Champagne from 1284 to 1305....
, and her heir, Edward III of England
Edward III of England

Edward III was one of the most successful List of the monarchs of the Kingdom of Englands of the Britain in the Middle Ages. Restoring royal authority after the disastrous reign of his father, Edward II of England, Edward III went on to transform the Kingdom of England into the most efficient military power in Europe....
.

Thus instead of the above succession, the French crown passed from the House of Capet
House of Capet

For a full history of the Capetian family, see Capetian dynasty.The House of Capet, or The Direct Capetian Dynasty, , also called The House of France , or simply the Capets, which ruled the Kingdom of France from 987 to 1328, was the most senior line of the Capetian dynasty - itself a derivative dynasty from the...
 after the death of Charles IV
Charles IV

Charles IV may refer to:* Charles IV of France, "the Fair" * Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor * Charles of Viana, also known as Charles IV of Navarre, ...
 to Philip VI of France
Philip VI of France

Philip VI , known as the Fortunate and of Valois, was the List of French monarchs from 1328 to his death. He was also Count of Counts and Dukes of Anjou, Counts and Dukes of Maine, and Count of Valois from 1325 to 1328....
 of the House of Valois, a cadet branch
Cadet branch

Cadet branch is a term in genealogy to describe the lineage of the descendants of the younger sons of a monarch or patriarch. In the ruling dynasty and nobility families of much of Europe and Asia, the family's major assets – titles, realms, fiefs, property and income – have historically been passed from a father to his firstborn...
 of the Capetian dynasty,
  • then to Louis XII of Valois-Orleans, a cadet line of the Valois,
  • then to François d'Angoulème (who became François Ier), belonging to a cadet line of the Valois-Orleans,
  • then to Henri de Navarre, (who became Henri IV of France), from the House of Bourbon
    House of Bourbon

    The House of Bourbon is an important European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty. Bourbon kings first ruled Kingdom of Navarre and France in the 16th century....
    , a cadet line of the Capetian Dynasty.


This did not affect monarchies not under that law such as Portugal
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
, Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
, Navarre
Navarre

Navarre is a region in northern Spain, constituting one of its autonomous communities in Spain - the "Foral Community of Navarre" ....
, and various smaller duchies and counties. Therefore, many royal families appear and disappear in the French succession or become cadet branches upon marriage. A complete list of the senior-most line of Capetians is available below.

Capetian Cadet Branches
The Capetian Dynasty has been broken many times into (sometimes rival) cadet branches. A cadet branch is a line of descent from another line than the senior-most. This list of cadet branches shows most of the Capetian cadet lines, although some sub-branches are not shown:
  • House of Burgundy
    House of Burgundy

    The House of Burgundy was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty, descending from Robert I, Duke of Burgundy, a younger son of Robert II of France....
     (1032-1361)
    • Afonsine House of Burgundy
      House of Burgundy

      The House of Burgundy was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty, descending from Robert I, Duke of Burgundy, a younger son of Robert II of France....
       (1109-1383)
  • House of Vermandois
    List of counts of Vermandois

    This is a list of counts of Vermandois....
     (1085-1212)
  • House of Dreux (1137-1345)
    • Dukes of Brittany (1213-1341)
      • Montfort
        Montfort of Brittany

        The House of Montfort reigned in the Duchy of Brittany from 1365 to 1514. It was a cadet branch of the Breton House of Dreux, itself a branch of the House of Dreux; it was thus ultimately part of the Capetian dynasty....
         (1322-1488)
  • House of Courtenay
    House of Courtenay

    The House of Courtenay was an important dynasty in medieval France originating from the castle of Courtenay, Loiret in the G?tinais , going back to the 10th century....
     (1150-1727)
  • House of Artois
    County of Artois

    The County of Artois was a Carolingian lordship , established in Western Francia. In Ancient Rome times, Artois was situated in the Roman provinces of Belgica and Germania Inferior and inhabited by Celts, until Germanic peoples replaced them as the Roman Empire waned....
     (1237-1472)
  • Elder House of Anjou
    Capetian House of Anjou

    The Capetian dynasty House of Anjou, sometimes known as the House of Anjou-Sicily was an important European royal house and cadet branch of the direct House of Capet....
     (initially ruling house of Sicily, then of Naples, became ruling house of Hungary) (1247-1382)
    • Elder House of Anjou - Naples branch
      Capetian House of Anjou

      The Capetian dynasty House of Anjou, sometimes known as the House of Anjou-Sicily was an important European royal house and cadet branch of the direct House of Capet....
       (1309-1343)
    • Elder House of Anjou - Taranto branch
      Capetian House of Anjou

      The Capetian dynasty House of Anjou, sometimes known as the House of Anjou-Sicily was an important European royal house and cadet branch of the direct House of Capet....
       (1294-1374)
    • Elder House of Anjou - Durazzo branch
      Capetian House of Anjou

      The Capetian dynasty House of Anjou, sometimes known as the House of Anjou-Sicily was an important European royal house and cadet branch of the direct House of Capet....
       (1309-1414)
  • House of Bourbon
    House of Bourbon

    The House of Bourbon is an important European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty. Bourbon kings first ruled Kingdom of Navarre and France in the 16th century....
     (1268-1503)
    • House of Bourbon - La Marche branch (became Vendome branch) (1356-1836)
      • House of Bourbon - Preaux branch
        House of Bourbon

        The House of Bourbon is an important European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty. Bourbon kings first ruled Kingdom of Navarre and France in the 16th century....
         (1385-1429)
      • House of Bourbon - La Carency branch
        House of Bourbon

        The House of Bourbon is an important European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty. Bourbon kings first ruled Kingdom of Navarre and France in the 16th century....
         (1393-1515)
      • House of Bourbon-Montpensier
        House of Bourbon-Montpensier

        The House of Bourbon-Montpensier or Maison de Bourbon-Montpensier was a semi royal family. The name of Bourbon comes from a marriage between Marie de Valois, comtesse de Montpensier who married John I, Duke of Bourbon - the Duke of Bourbon....
         (1477-1608)
      • House of Bourbon - Condé branch
        Prince of Condé

        The prince de Cond? is a historical French title, originally assumed circa 1557 by the French Protestant leader, Louis I de Bourbon, prince de Cond? , uncle of King Henry IV of France, and borne by his male line descendants....
         (1557-1830)
        • House of Bourbon - Conti branch
          Prince of Conti

          The title of Prince of Conti, assumed by a cadet branch of the house of Prince of Cond?, was taken from Conti-sur-Selles, a small town of northern France, about 20 miles southwest of Amiens, which came into the Cond? family by the marriage of Louis I, Prince of Cond?, first prince of Cond?, with Eleanor de Roye in 1551....
           (1629-1814)
        • House of Bourbon - Soissons branch
          Prince of Condé

          The prince de Cond? is a historical French title, originally assumed circa 1557 by the French Protestant leader, Louis I de Bourbon, prince de Cond? , uncle of King Henry IV of France, and borne by his male line descendants....
           (1569-1641)
      • House of Bourbon-Orleans
        House of Orleans

        Orl?ans is the name used by several branches of the Royal House of France, all descended in the legitimate male line from the dynasty's founder, Hugh Capet....
         (1661-)
        • Orleans-Nemours, then (1891) House of Orleans-Braganza (1814-present)
          • Orleans-Alençon (1844-1970)
        • Orleans-Aumale (1822-1872)
        • Orleans-Montpensier, then Orleans-Galliera (1824-present)
      • House of Bourbon - Anjou or Spanish branch
        House of Bourbon

        The House of Bourbon is an important European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty. Bourbon kings first ruled Kingdom of Navarre and France in the 16th century....
         (1700-1833)
        • House of Bourbon-Parma
          House of Bourbon-Parma

          The House of Bourbon-Parma is a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon. It is thus descended from the Capetian dynasty. The name of Bourbon-Parma comes from the main name and the other from the title of Duke of Parma....
           (1748-present)
          • Parma-Luxembourg, called House of Nassau-Weilburg
            Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg

            The Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg consists of the extended family of the sovereign Grand Duke.The medieval duchy of Luxembourg was elevated to a grand duchy in 1815; William V, Prince of Orange ascended the grand ducal throne as its first holder....
             (1919-present)
        • House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
          House of Bourbon

          The House of Bourbon is an important European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty. Bourbon kings first ruled Kingdom of Navarre and France in the 16th century....
           (1751-present)
        • House of Bourbon-Braganza
          House of Bourbon-Braganza

          The House of Bourbon-Braganza has its origins in a royal marriage arranged by King Charles III of Spain and Queen Maria I of Portugal: in 1785 the Spanish infante Gabriel_de_Borb%C3%B3n , married the Portuguese infanta Infanta_Mariana_Vit%C3%B3ria_of_Portugal ....
           (1752-1979), also called Borbon y Braganza or Branch of the Infant Gabriel
        • House of Bourbon - Molina or Carlist branch
          House of Bourbon

          The House of Bourbon is an important European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty. Bourbon kings first ruled Kingdom of Navarre and France in the 16th century....
           (1819-1936)
        • House of Bourbon - de Paula branch
          House of Bourbon

          The House of Bourbon is an important European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty. Bourbon kings first ruled Kingdom of Navarre and France in the 16th century....
           (1819-present) (became Anjou branch in 1933)
          • House of Bourbon - Barcelona branch
            House of Bourbon

            The House of Bourbon is an important European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty. Bourbon kings first ruled Kingdom of Navarre and France in the 16th century....
             (1933-)
      • House of Bourbon - Artois branch
        House of Bourbon

        The House of Bourbon is an important European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty. Bourbon kings first ruled Kingdom of Navarre and France in the 16th century....
         (1775-1883)
    • House of Bourbon - Montpensier branch
      House of Bourbon

      The House of Bourbon is an important European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty. Bourbon kings first ruled Kingdom of Navarre and France in the 16th century....
       (1443-1527)
  • House of Valois (1293-1498)
    • House of Valois - Alencon branch (1325-1525)
    • Younger House of Anjou (1356-1481)
    • House of Valois-Burgundy (1364-1477)
      • House of Valois-Burgundy - Brabantine branch (1404-1430)
      • House of Valois-Burgundy - Nevers branch (1404-1491)
    • House of Valois - Orleans branch (1392-1515)
      • House of Valois - Orleans-Angouleme branch (1407-1589)
  • House of Évreux
    House of Évreux

    The House of ?vreux was a noble French family, a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty, which flourished from the beginning of the 14th century to the mid 15th century....
     (1303-1400)
    • House of Évreux - Navarre branch
      House of Évreux

      The House of ?vreux was a noble French family, a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty, which flourished from the beginning of the 14th century to the mid 15th century....
       (1328-1425)


Capetians and their domains

  • 3 Latin Emperors
    Latin Empire

    The Latin Empire or Latin Empire of Constantinople is the name given by historians to the Crusader state founded by the leaders of the Fourth Crusade on lands captured from the Byzantine Empire after their sack of Constantinople in 1204 and ended in 1261....
     (1216-1217, 1221-1261)
    • Pierre (1216-1217)
    • Robert
      Robert of Courtenay

      Robert of Courtenay , emperor of the Latin Empire, or of Constantinople, was a younger son of the emperor Peter II of Courtenay, and a descendant of the French king, Louis VI of France, while his mother Yolanda of Flanders was a sister of Baldwin I of Constantinople and Henry of Flanders, the first and second emperors of the Latin Empire....
       (1221 - 1228)
    • Baldwin II
      Baldwin II of Constantinople

      Baldwin II of Courtenay was the last emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople.He was a younger son of Yolanda of Flanders, sister of the first two emperors, Baldwin I of Constantinople and Henry of Flanders....
       (1228-1261)
  • 38 Kings of France (888-898, 922-923, 987-1792, 1814-1815, 1815-1848)
    • Odo
      Odo, Count of Paris

      Odo was List of French monarchs . He was a son of Robert the Strong, count of Anjou, and is sometimes referred to as duke of France and also as count of Paris, France....
        (888-898)
    • Robert I
      Robert I of France

      Robert I , King of France , was the younger son of Robert the Strong, count of Anjou, and the brother of Odo, Count of Paris, who became king of the Western Franks in 888....
       (922-923)
    • Hugues Capet (987-996)
    • Robert II
      Robert II of France

      Robert II , called the Pious or the Wise, was King of France from 996 until his death. The second reigning member of the House of Capet, he was born in Orl?ans to Hugh Capet and Adelaide of Aquitaine....
       (996-1031)
    • Henri I
      Henry I of France

      Henry I was King of France from 1031 to his death. The Crown lands of France of France reached its lowest point in terms of size during his reign and for this reason he is often seen as emblematic of the weakness of the House of Capet....
       (1031-1060)
    • Philippe I
      Philip I of France

      Philip I , called the Amorous, was List of French monarchs from 1060 to his death. His reign, like that of most of the early House of Capet, was extraordinarily long for the time....
       (1060-1108)
    • Louis VI
      Louis VI of France

      Louis VI , called the Fat , was List of French monarchs from 1108 until his death . Chronicles called him "roi de Saint-Denis". The first member of the House of Capet to make a lasting contribution to the centralizing institutions of royal power, Louis was born in Paris, the son of Philip I of France and his first wife, Bertha of Hollan...
       (1108-1137)
    • Louis VII
      Louis VII of France

      Louis VII, called the Younger or the Young, , was List of French monarchs, the son and successor of Louis VI of France . He ruled from 1137 until his death....
       (1137-1180)
    • Philippe II
      Philip II of France

      Philip II Augustus was the King of France from 1180 until his death. A member of the House of Capet, Philip Augustus was born at Gonesse in the Val-d'Oise, the son of Louis VII of France and his third wife, Ad?le of Champagne....
       (1180-1223)
    • Louis VIII
      Louis VIII of France

      Louis VIII the Lion reigned as list of French monarchs from 1223 to 1226. He was a member of the House of Capet. Louis VIII was born in Paris, France, the son of Philip II of France and Isabelle of Hainaut....
       (1223-1226)
    • Louis IX
      Louis IX of France

      Louis IX , commonly Saint Louis, was List of French monarchs from 1226 to his death. He was also Counts of Artois from 1226 to 1237. Born at Poissy, near Paris, he was a member of the House of Capet and the son of Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile....
       (1226-1270)
    • Philippe III
      Philip III of France

      Philip III , called the Bold , was the List of French monarchs, succeeding his father, Louis IX of France, and reigning from 1270 to 1285....
       (1271-1285)
    • Philippe IV
      Philip IV of France

      Philip IV , called the Fair , son and successor of Philip III of France, reigned as List of French monarchs from 1285 until his death. He was the husband of Joan I of Navarre, by virtue of which he was List of Navarrese royal consorts and Counts of Champagne from 1284 to 1305....
       (1285-1314)
    • Louis X
      Louis X of France

      Louis X , called the Quarreller, the Headstrong, or the Stubborn , was the List of Navarrese monarchs from 1305 and list of French monarchs from 1314 until his death....
       (1314-1316)
    • Jean I
      John I of France

      John I , called the Posthumous, was List of French monarchs and List of Navarrese monarchs, and Counts of Champagne, as the son and successor of Louis X of France, for the five days he lived....
       (1316)
    • Philippe V
      Philip V of France

      Philip V , called the Tall , was List of French monarchs and List of Navarrese monarchs and Count of Champagne from 1316 to his death, and the second to last of the House of Capet....
       (1316-1322)
    • Charles IV
      Charles IV of France

      Charles IV , was the List of French monarchs and List of Navarrese monarchs and Count of Champagne from 1322 to his death: he was the last French king of the House of Capet....
       (1322-1328)
    • Philippe VI
      Philip VI of France

      Philip VI , known as the Fortunate and of Valois, was the List of French monarchs from 1328 to his death. He was also Count of Counts and Dukes of Anjou, Counts and Dukes of Maine, and Count of Valois from 1325 to 1328....
       (1328-1350)
    • Jean II
      John II of France

      John II , called John the Good , was Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, and Duke of Normandy from 1332, Count of Poitiers from 1344, Duke of Aquitaine from 1345, and King of France from 1350 until his death, as well as Duke of Burgundy from 1361 to 1363....
       (1350-1364)
    • Charles V
      Charles V of France

      Charles V , called the Wise, was List of French monarchs from 1364 to his death and a member of the House of Valois. His reign marked a high point for France during the Hundred Years' War, with his armies recovering much of the territory ceded to England at the Treaty of Br?tigny....
       (1364-1380)
    • Charles VI
      Charles VI of France

      Charles VI , called the Well-loved and the Mad , was the List of French monarchs from 1380 to 1399, as a member of the House of Valois....
       (1380-1422)
    • Charles VII
      Charles VII of France

      File:Charles VII Franc a cheval 1422 1423.jpgCharles VII , called the Victorious or the Well-Served , was List of French monarchs from 1422 to his death, though he was initially opposed by Henry VI of England, whose Regent ruled much of France from Paris....
       (1422-1461)
    • Louis XI
      Louis XI of France

      Louis XI , called the Prudent and the Universal Spider or the Spider King, was the List of French monarchs from 1461 to 1483....
       (1461-1483)
    • Charles VIII
      Charles VIII of France

      Charles VIII, called the Affable, , was List of French monarchs from 1483 to his death. Charles was a member of the House of Valois. His invasion of Italy initiated the long series of Italian Wars which characterized the first half of the 16th century....
       (1483-1498)
    • Louis XII
      Louis XII of France

      Louis XII , called "the Father of the People" was the thirty-fifth List of French monarchs of France and the sole monarch from the House of Valois Cadet branch of the House of Valois....
       (1498-1515)
    • François I
      Francis I of France

      Francis I , was crowned King of France in 1515 in the cathedral at Reims and reigned until 1547.Francis I is considered to be France's first Renaissance monarch....
       (1515-1547)
    • Henri II
      Henry II of France

      Henry II , of the House of Valois and the son and successor of Francis I of France, was King of France from 31 March 1547, until his death....
       (1547-1559)
    • François II
      Francis II of France

      Francis II...
       (1559-1560)
    • Charles IX
      Charles IX of France

      Charles IX born Charles-Maximilien, was King of France, ruling from 1560 until his death. He is best known as king at the time of the St....
       (1560-1574)
    • Henri III
      Henry III of France

      Henry III of France , born Alexandre-?douard de Valois-Angoul?me, was King of France from 1574 to 1589, and as Henry of Valois, first elected List of Polish rulers#Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and List of Lithuanian rulers#Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1573 to 1574....
       (1574-1589)
    • Henri IV
      Henry IV of France

      Henry de Bourbon, , ruled as Henry III, List of Navarrese monarchs, from 1572 to 1610, and as Henry IV, List of French monarchs, from 1589 to 1610....
       (1589-1610)
    • Louis XIII
      Louis XIII of France

      Louis XIII reigned as List of French monarchs and List of Navarrese monarchs from 1610 to 1643....
       (1610-1643)
    • Louis XIV
      Louis XIV of France

      Louis XIV ruled as List of French monarchs and of King of Navarre. He ascended the throne a few months before his fifth birthday, but did not assume actual personal control of the government until the death of his prime minister , the Italians Jules Cardinal Mazarin, in 1661....
       (1643-1715)
    • Louis XV
      Louis XV of France

      Louis XV ruled as List of French monarchs and of List of Navarrese monarchs from 1 September 1715 until his death on 10 May 1774. Coming to the throne at the age of five, Louis reigned until 15 February 1723, the date of his thirteenth birthday, with the aid of the R?gence, Philippe II, Duke of Orl?ans, his Cousin, thereafter taking formal p...
       (1715-1774)
    • Louis XVI
      Louis XVI of France

      Louis XVI or Louis-Auguste de France ruled as List of French monarchs of France and of List of Navarrese monarchs from 1774 until 1791, and then as Popular monarchy from 1791 to 1792....
       (1754-1792)
    • Louis XVIII
      Louis XVIII of France

      Louis XVIII , Louis Stanislas Xavier de France, was a King of list of French monarchs and List of Navarrese monarchs. The brother of Louis XVI of France, and uncle of Louis XVII of France, he ruled the kingdom from 1814 until his death in 1824, with a brief break in 1815 due to his flight from Napoleon I of France during the Hundred Da...
       (1814-1824)
    • Charles X
      Charles X of France

      Charles X ruled as List of French monarchs and List of Navarrese monarchs from 20 May 1824 until the July Revolution, when he Abdication. He was the last king of the senior House of Bourbon line to reign over France....
       (1824-1830)
    • Louis-Philippe
      Louis-Philippe of France

      Louis-Philippe , was List of French monarchs from 1830 to 1848 in what was known as the July Monarchy. He was the last king to rule France, although Napoleon III of France, styled as an emperor, would serve as its last monarch....
       (1830-1848)
  • 9 Kings and Queens of Portugal (1139-1580, 1640-1853)
    • Afonso I Henriques (1112-1185)
    • Sancho I
      Sancho I of Portugal

      Sancho I , nicknamed the Populator , second List of Portuguese monarchs, was born on November 11 1154 in Coimbra and died on March 26, 1212 in the same city....
       (1185-1211)
    • Afonso II (1211-1223)
    • Sancho II
      Sancho II of Portugal

      Sancho II , nicknamed "the Pious" and "the Caped" or "the Capuched" , , fourth List of Portuguese monarchs, was the eldest son of Afonso II of Portugal by his wife, Urraca, princess of Castile....
       (1223-1247)
    • Afonso III (1247-1279)
    • Dinis (1279-1325)
    • Afonso IV (1325-1357)
    • Pedro I
      Peter I of Portugal

      Peter I , called the Just , was the eighth List of Portuguese monarchs from 1357 until his death. He was the third but only surviving son of Afonso IV of Portugal and his wife, princess Beatrice of Castile ....
       (1357-1367)
    • Fernando I
      Ferdinand I of Portugal

      Ferdinand I , sometimes referred to as the Handsome or rarely as the Inconstant , was the ninth List of Portuguese monarchs, the second son of Peter I of Portugal and his wife, Constance of Castile....
       (1367-1383)
  • 11 Kings and Queens of Naples
    Naples

    Naples is a city in southern Italy, the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples. The city is known for its rich history, art, culture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,800 years old....
     (1266-1442, 1700-1707, 1735-1806)
    • Charles I (1266-1285)
    • Charles II
      Charles II of Naples

      Charles II, known as "the Lame" , was List of monarchs of Naples and Sicily, titular Kings of Jerusalem, and Prince of Salerno....
       (1285-1309)
    • Robert
      Robert of Naples

      Robert of Anjou, known as Robert the Wise was King of Naples from 1309 to 1343. He was also Duke of Calabria , titular King of Jerusalem, and Counts of Provence ....
       (1309-1343)
    • Joanna I
      Joan I of Naples

      Joan I , born Joanna of Anjou, was Kingdom of Naples from 1343 until her death. She was also Countess of Provence and Forcalquier, Kingdom of Majorca and titular Kings of Jerusalem and Sicily 1343?82, and Principality of Achaea 1373/5?81....
       (1343-1382)
    • Karol III (1382-1386)
    • Ladislas (1386-1414)
    • Joanna II
      Joan II of Naples

      Joan II or Jeanne II was Kingdom of Naples from 1414 to her death. As a mere formality, she used the title of King of Jerusalem, King of Sicily, and King of Hungary....
       (1414-1435)
    • René I
      René I of Naples

      Ren? of Anjou , also known as Ren? I of Naples and Good King Ren? , was Duke of Anjou, Count of Provence , Count of Piedmont, Duke of Bar , Duke of Lorraine , List of monarchs of Naples , titular King of Jerusalem and King of Aragon ....
       (1435-1442)
    • Felipe
      Philip V of Spain

      Philip V of Spain , born Philippe de France, fils de France and Counts and Dukes of Anjou, was king of Spain from 1700 to 1724 and 1724 to 1746, the first of the House of Bourbon dynasty in Spain....
       (1700-1707)
    • Carlos VII
      Charles III of Spain

      Charles III was list of Spanish monarchs 1759?88 , King of Kingdom of Naples and Kingdom of Sicily 1735?59 , and Duchy of Parma 1732?35 . He was a proponent of enlightened absolutism....
       (1735-1759)
    • Fernando IV
      Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies

      Ferdinand I was King variously of Kingdom of Naples, Kingdom of Sicily, and the Two Sicilies from 1759 until his death. He was the third son of King Charles III of Spain, later Charles III of Spain, King of Sicily by his wife Maria Amalia of Saxony....
       (1759-1806)
  • 4 Kings of Sicily
    Sicily

    Sicily is an Autonomous regions with special statute of Italy. Of all the regions of Italy, Sicily covers the largest land area at 25,708 km? and currently has just over five million inhabitants....
     (1266-1282, 1700-1713, 1735-1815)
    • Charles I (1266-1285)
    • Felipe
      Philip V of Spain

      Philip V of Spain , born Philippe de France, fils de France and Counts and Dukes of Anjou, was king of Spain from 1700 to 1724 and 1724 to 1746, the first of the House of Bourbon dynasty in Spain....
       (1700-1713)
    • Carlos VII
      Charles III of Spain

      Charles III was list of Spanish monarchs 1759?88 , King of Kingdom of Naples and Kingdom of Sicily 1735?59 , and Duchy of Parma 1732?35 . He was a proponent of enlightened absolutism....
       (1735-1759)
    • Fernando III
      Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies

      Ferdinand I was King variously of Kingdom of Naples, Kingdom of Sicily, and the Two Sicilies from 1759 until his death. He was the third son of King Charles III of Spain, later Charles III of Spain, King of Sicily by his wife Maria Amalia of Saxony....
       (1759-1815)
  • 4 Kings of the Two Sicilies (1815-1860)
    • Ferdinando I
      Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies

      Ferdinand I was King variously of Kingdom of Naples, Kingdom of Sicily, and the Two Sicilies from 1759 until his death. He was the third son of King Charles III of Spain, later Charles III of Spain, King of Sicily by his wife Maria Amalia of Saxony....
       (1815-1825)
    • Francis I
      Francis I of the Two Sicilies

      Francis I was King of the Two Sicilies from 1825 to 1830....
       (1825-1830)
    • Ferdinando II
      Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies

      Ferdinand II was the Two Sicilies from 1830 until his death....
       (1830-1859)
    • Francis II
      Francis II of the Two Sicilies

      Francis II , was King of the Two Sicilies from 1859 to 1861....
       (1859-1860)
  • 12 Kings of Navarre
    Navarre

    Navarre is a region in northern Spain, constituting one of its autonomous communities in Spain - the "Foral Community of Navarre" ....
     (1305-1441, 1572-1792)
    • Louis I
      Louis X of France

      Louis X , called the Quarreller, the Headstrong, or the Stubborn , was the List of Navarrese monarchs from 1305 and list of French monarchs from 1314 until his death....
       (1305-1316)
    • Philippe II
      Philip V of France

      Philip V , called the Tall , was List of French monarchs and List of Navarrese monarchs and Count of Champagne from 1316 to his death, and the second to last of the House of Capet....
       (1316-1322)
    • Charles I
      Charles IV of France

      Charles IV , was the List of French monarchs and List of Navarrese monarchs and Count of Champagne from 1322 to his death: he was the last French king of the House of Capet....
       (1322-1328)
    • Jeanne II
      Joan II of Navarre

      Joan II of Navarre was Queen of Kingdom of Navarre 1328–1349. She was the only daughter of King Louis X of France and his first wife, Margaret of Burgundy ....
       (1328-1349)
    • Charles II
      Charles II of Navarre

      Charles II , called "Charles the Bad," was King of Navarre 1349-1387 and Count of ?vreux 1343-1387.Besides the Pyrenees Kingdom of Navarre, he had extensive lands in Normandy, inherited from his father, Count Philip III of Navarre, and his mother, Queen Joan II of Navarre, who had received them as compensation for resigning her claims...
       (1349-1387)
    • Charles III
      Charles III of Navarre

      Charles III , called the Noble, was King of Navarre from 1387 to his death and Count of ?vreux from 1387 to 1404, when he exchanged it for the title Duke of Nemours....
       (1387-1425)
    • Blanche of Navarre (1425-1441)
    • Henry III
      Henry IV of France

      Henry de Bourbon, , ruled as Henry III, List of Navarrese monarchs, from 1572 to 1610, and as Henry IV, List of French monarchs, from 1589 to 1610....
       (1572-1610)
    • Louis II
      Louis XIII of France

      Louis XIII reigned as List of French monarchs and List of Navarrese monarchs from 1610 to 1643....
       (1610-1643)
    • Louis III
      Louis XIV of France

      Louis XIV ruled as List of French monarchs and of King of Navarre. He ascended the throne a few months before his fifth birthday, but did not assume actual personal control of the government until the death of his prime minister , the Italians Jules Cardinal Mazarin, in 1661....
       (1643-1715)
    • Louis IV
      Louis XV of France

      Louis XV ruled as List of French monarchs and of List of Navarrese monarchs from 1 September 1715 until his death on 10 May 1774. Coming to the throne at the age of five, Louis reigned until 15 February 1723, the date of his thirteenth birthday, with the aid of the R?gence, Philippe II, Duke of Orl?ans, his Cousin, thereafter taking formal p...
       (1715-1774)
    • Louis V
      Louis XVI of France

      Louis XVI or Louis-Auguste de France ruled as List of French monarchs of France and of List of Navarrese monarchs from 1774 until 1791, and then as Popular monarchy from 1791 to 1792....
       (1774-1792)
  • 3 Kings and Queen of Poland
    Poland

    Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
     (1370-1399, 1573-1574)
    • Louis I of Hungary
      Louis I of Hungary

      Louis I the Great was King of Hungary from 1342 and of King of Poland from 1370.Louis was the head of the senior branch of the Angevin dynasty....
       (1370-1382)
    • Jadwiga of Poland
      Jadwiga of Poland

      Not to be confused with Jadwiga of Greater PolandJadwiga of Anjou was Queen of Poland from 1384 to her death. She was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou and the daughter of King Louis I of Hungary and Elisabeth of Bosnia....
       (1384-1399)
    • Henry V
      Henry III of France

      Henry III of France , born Alexandre-?douard de Valois-Angoul?me, was King of France from 1574 to 1589, and as Henry of Valois, first elected List of Polish rulers#Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and List of Lithuanian rulers#Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1573 to 1574....
       (1573-1574)
  • 10 Kings and Queen of Spain (1700-1808, 1813-1868, 1874-1931, 1975-Present)
    • Felipe V
      Philip V of Spain

      Philip V of Spain , born Philippe de France, fils de France and Counts and Dukes of Anjou, was king of Spain from 1700 to 1724 and 1724 to 1746, the first of the House of Bourbon dynasty in Spain....
       (1700-1724, 1724-1746)
    • Luis I
      Louis of Spain

      Louis , born Luis Felipe of Spain, was King of Spain and the eldest son of Philip V of Spain by his first queen consort, Maria Louisa of Savoy....
       (1724)
    • Fernando VI
      Ferdinand VI of Spain

      Ferdinand VI, , list of Spanish monarchs from 1746 until his death, fourth son of Philip V of Spain, founder of the Spanish House of Bourbon dynasty , by his first marriage with Maria Louisa of Savoy, was born at Madrid on September 23 1713....
       (1746-1759)
    • Carlos III
      Charles III of Spain

      Charles III was list of Spanish monarchs 1759?88 , King of Kingdom of Naples and Kingdom of Sicily 1735?59 , and Duchy of Parma 1732?35 . He was a proponent of enlightened absolutism....
       (1759-1788)
    • Carlos IV
      Charles IV of Spain

      Charles IV was list of Spanish monarchs from December 14, 1788 until his abdication on March 19, 1808....
       (1788-1808, 1808)
    • Fernando VII
      Ferdinand VII of Spain

      Ferdinand VII was list of Spanish monarchs twice, in 1808, and from 1813 to 1833 . He was also known as 'Ferdinand, the desired'.The eldest surviving son of Charles IV of Spain, king of Spain, and of his wife Maria Louisa of Parma, he was born in the vast palace of El Escorial near Madrid....
       (1808)
    • Fernando VII
      Ferdinand VII of Spain

      Ferdinand VII was list of Spanish monarchs twice, in 1808, and from 1813 to 1833 . He was also known as 'Ferdinand, the desired'.The eldest surviving son of Charles IV of Spain, king of Spain, and of his wife Maria Louisa of Parma, he was born in the vast palace of El Escorial near Madrid....
       (1813-1833)
    • Isabel II
      Isabella II of Spain

      Isabella II was List of Spanish monarchs She was Spain's first and so far only queen regnant, although she is sometimes considered the third Queen Regnant of Spain, as previous monarchs of Leon and Castile were counted as kings and queens of Spain....
       (1833-1868)
    • Alfonso XII
      Alfonso XII of Spain

      Alfonso XII was king of Spain, reigning from 1875 to 1885, after a coup d'?tat restored the monarchy and ended the ephemeral First Spanish Republic....
       (1874-1885)
    • Alfonso XIII
      Alfonso XIII of Spain

      Alfonso XIII , List of Spanish monarchs, posthumous son of Alfonso XII of Spain, was proclaimed King at his birth. He reigned from 1886-1931. His mother, Maria Christina of Austria, was appointed regent during his minority....
       (1886-1931)
    • Juan Carlos (1975-Present)
  • 2 Kings of Etruria
    Kingdom of Etruria

    The Kingdom of Etruria was a Kingdom comprising the larger part of Tuscany which existed between 1801 and 1807. It took its name from Etruria, the old Ancient Rome name for the land of the Etruscans....
     (1801-1807)
    • Louis
      Louis of Etruria

      Louis, Duke of Parma was the first of only two Kingdom of Etruria.Louis was the son of Ferdinand, Duke of Parma and Marie Amalie of Austria , the second surviving daughter of Maria Theresa of Austria and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor....
       (1801-1803)
    • Charles Louis
      Charles II, Duke of Parma

      Charles Louis of Bourbon-Parma was Kingdom of Etruria , Duchy of Lucca , and Duchy of Parma ....
       (1803-1807)
  • 4 Kings and Queen of Hungary
    Hungary

    Hungary , officially in English the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia....
     (1310-1386)
    • Károly I
      Charles I of Hungary

      Charles I of Hungary , , is also known as Charles Robert, Charles Robert of Anjou, and Charles Robert of Anjou-Hungary, King of Hungary ....
      ) (1310-1342)
    • Lajos, I
      Louis I of Hungary

      Louis I the Great was King of Hungary from 1342 and of King of Poland from 1370.Louis was the head of the senior branch of the Angevin dynasty....
       (1342-1382)
    • Mária
      Mary of Hungary

      Mary of Hungary was queen regnant of Kingdom of Hungary from 1382 until her death in 1395....
       (1382-1385, 1386-1395)
    • Károly II (1385-1386)
  • 9 Prince and Princesses of Achaea
    Principality of Achaea

    The Principality of Achaea or of the Morea was one of the three vassal states of the Latin Empire which replaced the Byzantine Empire after the capture of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade....
     (1278-1289, 1313-1322, 1333-1381, 1383-1386)
    • Charles I
      Charles I of Sicily

      Charles I , commonly called Charles of Anjou, was the List of monarchs of Naples and Sicily by conquest from 1266, though he had received it as a Pope grant in 1262 and was expelled from the island in the aftermath of the Sicilian Vespers of 1282....
       (1278-1285)
    • Charles II
      Charles II of Naples

      Charles II, known as "the Lame" , was List of monarchs of Naples and Sicily, titular Kings of Jerusalem, and Prince of Salerno....
       (1285-1289)
    • Louis
      Louis of Burgundy

      Louis of Burgundy , Prince of Achaea and titular King of Thessalonica, was a younger son of Robert II, Duke of Burgundy and Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy....
       (1313-1316)
    • Robert
      Robert of Naples

      Robert of Anjou, known as Robert the Wise was King of Naples from 1309 to 1343. He was also Duke of Calabria , titular King of Jerusalem, and Counts of Provence ....
       (1318-1322)
    • Robert
      Robert of Taranto

      Robert II of Taranto , of the Capetian House of Anjou, Principality of Taranto , Kingdom of Albania , Principality of Achaea , Titular Latin Empire ....
       (1333-1364)
    • Catherine
      Catherine II of Valois, Princess of Achaea

      Catherine II of Valois was Titular Empress of Constantinople from 1308 to her death, Sovereign Princess of Achaea from 1332 to 1341, and Governor of Kefalonia from 1341 to her death....
       (1333-1346)
    • Philippe
      Philip II of Taranto

      Philip II of Taranto of the Capetian House of Anjou, was Principality of Achaea and Principality of Taranto, and Latin Empire from 1364 to his death in 1374....
       (1364-1373)
    • Jeanne I
      Joan I of Naples

      Joan I , born Joanna of Anjou, was Kingdom of Naples from 1343 until her death. She was also Countess of Provence and Forcalquier, Kingdom of Majorca and titular Kings of Jerusalem and Sicily 1343?82, and Principality of Achaea 1373/5?81....
       (1373-1381)
    • Charles III (1383-1386)
  • 2 Grand Dukes of Luxembourg (1964-Present)
    • Jean (1964-2000)
    • Henri (2000-Present)
  • 21 Dukes and Duchess of Burgundy
    Duchy of Burgundy

    The Duchy of Burgundy was a feudal territory once existing within the France in the Middle Ages. It roughly conforms to the modern Bourgogne. Existing between 843 and 1477, the Duchy was ruled by a succession of Duke of Burgundy, whose extinction with the death of Charles the Bold in 1477 led to the Duchy being absorbed into the French crown...
     (956-1002, 1026-1361, 1363-1482)
    • Otto of Paris (956-965)
    • Eudes-Henri (965–1002)
    • Henri I
      Henry I of France

      Henry I was King of France from 1031 to his death. The Crown lands of France of France reached its lowest point in terms of size during his reign and for this reason he is often seen as emblematic of the weakness of the House of Capet....
       (1026–1032)
    • Robert I
      Robert I, Duke of Burgundy

      Robert I Capet was duke of Burgundy between 1032 to his death. Robert was son of King Robert II of France and brother of Henry I of France.In 1025, with the death of his eldest brother Hugh Magnus, he and Henry rebelled against their father and defeated him, forcing him back to Paris....
       (1032–1076)
    • Hughes I
      Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy

      Hugh I was duke of Burgundy between 1076 and 1079. Hugh was son of Henry of Burgundy and grandson of duke Robert I, Duke of Burgundy. He inherited Burgundy from his grandfather, following the premature death of Henry, but abdicated shortly afterwards to his brother Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy....
       (1076–1079)
    • Odo I
      Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy

      Eudes I, surnamed Borel and called the Red, was Duke of Burgundy between 1079 and 1103. Eudes was the second son of Henry of Burgundy and grandson of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy....
       (1079–1103)
    • Hughes II
      Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy

      Hugh II of Burgundy was duke of Burgundy between 1103 and 1143. Hugh was son of Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy....
       (1103–1143)
    • Odo II
      Eudes II, Duke of Burgundy

      Eudes II of Burgundy was Duke of Burgundy between 1143 and 1162. Eudes was the eldest son of duke Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy and Matilda De Turenne....
       (1143–1162)
    • Hughes III
      Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy

      Hugh III of Burgundy was duke of Burgundy between 1162 and 1192. Hugh was the eldest son of duke Eudes II, Duke of Burgundy and Marie De Champagne, daughter of Theobald II, Count of Champagne and Mathilda of Carinthia....
       (1162–1192)
    • Odo III
      Eudes III, Duke of Burgundy

      Eudes III of Burgundy was duke of Burgundy between 1192 and 1218. Eudes was the eldest son of duke Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy and his first wife Alice, daughter of Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine....
       (1192–1218)
    • Hughes IV
      Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy

      Hugh IV of Burgundy was duke of Burgundy between 1218 and 1271. Hugh was the only son of duke Eudes III, Duke of Burgundy and Alice of Vergy. He was married twice, first to Yolande of Dreux, then to Beatrice of Champagne, princess of Navarre, and had the following issue:...
       (1218–1272)
    • Robert II
      Robert II, Duke of Burgundy

      Robert II of Burgundy was duke of Burgundy between 1271 and 1306, inheriting the title from his brother Eudes of Burgundy, who had no male heirs....
       (1272–1306)
    • Hughes V
      Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy

      Hugh V of Burgundy was Duke of Burgundy between 1306 and 1315.Hugh was the eldest son of Robert II, Duke of Burgundy and Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy....
       (1306–1315)
    • Odo IV
      Eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy

      Eudes IV was Duke of Burgundy from 1315 until his death and Count of Burgundy and Count of Artois between 1330 and 1347. He was the second son of Robert II, Duke of Burgundy and Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy....
       (1315–1349)
    • Philippe I of Rouvre
      Philip I, Duke of Burgundy

      Philip I of Burgundy, also Philip II of Palatine Burgundy, Philip II of Boulogne, Philip III of Artois, Philip III of Boulogne, nicknamed Philip of Rouvres was Duke of Burgundy from 1350 until his death....
       (1349–1361)
    • Jean I the Good
      John II of France

      John II , called John the Good , was Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, and Duke of Normandy from 1332, Count of Poitiers from 1344, Duke of Aquitaine from 1345, and King of France from 1350 until his death, as well as Duke of Burgundy from 1361 to 1363....
      , also John II of France (1361–1363)
    • Philippe II the Bold
      Philip the Bold

      Philip the Bold can refer to:* Philip the Bold, also known as Philip II Duke of Burgundy * Philip III of France ...
       (1363–1404)
    • Jean II the Fearless (1404–1419)
    • Philippe III the Good (1419–1467)
    • Charles the Bold (1467–1477)
    • Marie the Rich
      Mary of Burgundy

      Mary, called Mary the Rich , was suo jure Duke of Burgundy from 1477 – 1482. As the only child of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, and his wife Isabella of Bourbon, she was the heiress to the vast Burgundian domains in France and the Low Countries upon her father's death in the Battle of Nancy on 5 January 1477....
       (1477–1482)
  • 15 Dukes and Duchess of Brittany
    Brittany

    Brittany is a former independent Celtic nations monarchy and duchy, now incorporated into France. It is also, more generally, the name of the cultural area whose limits correspond to the historic province and independent duchy....
     (1212-1345, 1364-1532)
    • Pierre I
      Peter I, Duke of Brittany

      File:Pierre Mauclerc.jpgPierre Mauclerc , also known as Peter of Dreux or Pierre de Dreux, was duke of Brittany from 1213 to 1221, then regent of the duchy from 1221 to 1237....
       (1213-1237)
    • Jean I
      John I, Duke of Brittany

      John I the Red , known as John the Red due to the colour of his beard, was Duke of Brittany, from 1237 to his death. He was son of Duke Peter I, Duke of Brittany and Alix of Thouars, heiress of the duchy....
       (1237-1286)
    • Jean II
      John II, Duke of Brittany

      John II was Duke of Brittany and Earl of Richmond, from 1286 to his death. He was son of Duke John I, Duke of Brittany and Blanche, princess of Navarre....
       (1286-1305)
    • Arthur II
      Arthur II, Duke of Brittany

      Arthur II , of the House of Dreux, was Duke of Brittany from 1305 to his death. He was the first son of John II, Duke of Brittany and Beatrice of England, daughter of Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence....
       (1305-1316)
    • Jean III
      John III, Duke of Brittany

      John III the Good , was duke of Brittany, from 1312 to his death. He was son of Duke Arthur II, Duke of Brittany and Mary of Limoges, his first wife....
       (1312-1341)
    • Jean IV
      John IV, Duke of Brittany

      John IV of Montfort , was duke of Brittany, from 1341 to his death. He was son of Duke Arthur II, Duke of Brittany and Yolande de Dreux , countess of Montfort, his second wife....
       (1341-1345)
    • Jean V
      John V, Duke of Brittany

      John V the Conqueror , was Duke of Brittany and Count of Montfort, from 1345 until his death....
       (1364-1399)
    • Jean VI
      John VI, Duke of Brittany

      John VI the Wise , was duke of Brittany, count of Montfort, and titular earl of Richmond, from 1399 to his death. He was son of Duke John V, Duke of Brittany and Joanna of Navarre....
       (1399-1442)
    • François I
      Francis I, Duke of Brittany

      Francis I , was duke of Brittany, count of Montfort and titular earl of Richmond, from 1442 to his death. He was son of Duke John VI, Duke of Brittany and Joan of France , princess of France....
       (1442-1450)
    • Pierre II
      Peter II, Duke of Brittany

      Peter II , was duke of Brittany, count of Montfort and titular earl of Richmond, from 1450 to his death. He was son of Duke John VI, Duke of Brittany and Joan of France , and thus was younger brother of Francis I, Duke of Brittany....
       (1450-1457)
    • Arthur III
      Arthur III, Duke of Brittany

      Arthur III , known as the Justicier and as Arthur de Richemont, was Lord of Parthenay and titular Count of Richmond in England and for eleven months at the very end of his life, Duke of Brittany and Count of Montfort after inheriting those titles upon the death of his nephew....
       (1457-1458)
    • François II
      Francis II, Duke of Brittany

      Francis II was Duke of Brittany from 1458 to his death. He was the son of Count Richard of Etampe and the grandson of the late Duke John V, Duke of Brittany....
       (1458-1488)
    • Anna (1488-1514)
    • Claudia (1514-1524)
    • François IV (1524-1532)
  • 6 Dukes and Duchess of Hainaut
    County of Hainaut

    The County of Hainaut was a historical region in the Low Countries. It consisted of what is now the Belgium province of Hainaut and the southern part of the French d?partement Nord ....
     (1253-1256, 1417-1482, 1700-1713)
  • 6 Dukes and Duchess of Brabant
    Duchy of Brabant

    The Duchy of Brabant was a historical region in the Low Countries. It consisted of not only the three modern-day Belgium provinces of Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant and Antwerp as well as the Brussels-Capital Region, but also the present-day Netherlands province of North Brabant....
     (1405-1482)
    • Antoine
      Anthony, Duke of Brabant

      Antoine of Burgundy , was Duke of Brabant. Anthony was the son of Philip II, Duke of Burgundy and Margaret III of Flanders, and brother of John the Fearless....
       (1406-1415)
    • Jean IV
      John IV, Duke of Brabant

      John IV, Duke of Brabant was the son of Antoine, Duke of Brabant and Jeanne de St. Pol. He succeeded his father in 1415, after his death at the Battle of Agincourt....
       (1415-1427)
    • Philippe I
      Philip of Saint-Pol, Duke of Brabant

      Philip of Saint Pol , younger son of Antoine, Duke of Brabant and Jeanne of Saint-Pol, succeeded his brother John IV, Duke of Brabant as Duke of Brabant in 1427....
       (1427-1430)
    • Philippe II
      Philip III, Duke of Burgundy

      Philip the Good , also Philip III, Duke of Burgundy was Duke of Burgundy from 1419 until his death. He was a member of a cadet branch of the Valois dynasty ....
       (1430-1467)
    • Charles (1467-1477)
    • Marie
      Mary of Burgundy

      Mary, called Mary the Rich , was suo jure Duke of Burgundy from 1477 – 1482. As the only child of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, and his wife Isabella of Bourbon, she was the heiress to the vast Burgundian domains in France and the Low Countries upon her father's death in the Battle of Nancy on 5 January 1477....
       (1477-1482)
  • 6 Dukes and Duchess of Luxembourg (1412-1415, 1419-1482, 1700-1713)
  • 3 Dukes of Lorraine
    Lorraine (province)

    Lorraine is a historical area in present-day northeast France. Some of the main cities are Metz, France, Nancy and Verdun....
     (1431-1473)
    • René I
      René I of Naples

      Ren? of Anjou , also known as Ren? I of Naples and Good King Ren? , was Duke of Anjou, Count of Provence , Count of Piedmont, Duke of Bar , Duke of Lorraine , List of monarchs of Naples , titular King of Jerusalem and King of Aragon ....
       (1431-1453)
    • Jean II
      John II, Duke of Lorraine

      John II of Anjou was Duke of Lorraine from 1453 to his death. He inherited the duchy from his mother, Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine, during the life of his father, Duke Ren? I of Naples, also Duke of Lorraine and titular king of Naples....
       (1453-1470)
    • Nicholas I
      Nicholas I, Duke of Lorraine

      Nicholas of Anjou was the son of John II, Duke of Lorraine and Marie de Bourbon.He succeeded his father in 1470 as Duke of Lorraine, and assumed the titles of Marquis of Pont-?-Mousson, Duke of Calabria, and Prince of Girona, as heir apparent of Duke of Bar, Kingdom of Naples, and King of Aragon respectively....
       (1470-1473)
  • 1 Duchess of Guelders
    Guelders

    Guelders or Gueldres is the name of a historical county, later duchy in the Low Countries.The duchy was named after the town of Geldern, which is now in Germany....
     (1477-1482)
  • 1 Duchess of Limburg
    Duchy of Limburg

    The Duchy of Limburg was a historical region in the Low Countries. It consisted of parts of the present Belgium provinces Li?ge and Limburg , the Netherlands province of Limburg , and a small part of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany ....
     (1477-1482)
  • 1 Duke of Milan
    Milan

    Milan is the second largest city of Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. It is the capital in the Province of Milan, as well as the Regions of Italy capital of Lombardy....
     (1700-1713)
  • 7 Dukes and Duchess of Parma
    Parma

    Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its architecture and the fine countryside around it. It is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....
     (1731-1735, 1748-1802, 1814-1859)
  • 2 Duchess and Duke of Lucca
    Lucca

    Lucca is a city in Tuscany, northern central Italy, situated on the river Serchio in a fertile plain near the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Lucca....
     (1817-1847)
  • 7 Margraves and Marchionesses of Namur
    Namur (province)

    Namur is a Provinces of regions in Belgium of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Wallonia provinces of Hainaut , Walloon Brabant, Li?ge and Luxembourg in Belgium, and on France....
     (1217-1237, 1429-1482, 1700-1713)
  • 9 Counts and Countess of Provence
    Provence

    Provence is a region of southeastern France on the Mediterranean adjacent to Italy. It is part of the administrative regions of France of Provence-Alpes-C?te d'Azur....
     (1245-1481)
  • 1 Count of Portugal (1093-1112)
    • Henrique
      Henry, Count of Portugal

      Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal was Count of Portugal from 1093 to his death. He was the son of Henry of Burgundy, heir of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy, and brother of Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy and Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy....
       (1093-1112)
  • 8 Counts and Countesses of Burgundy
    County of Burgundy

    The Free County of Burgundy, in German Freigrafschaft Burgund, was a medieval county , within the traditional province and modern French region Franche-Comt?, whose very French name is still reminiscent of the unusual title of its count: Freigraf ....
     (Franche Comte) (1329-1382, 1383-1482)
  • 6 Counts and Countess of Flanders
    Flanders

    Flanders is a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. Over the course of history, the geographical territory that was called "Flanders" has varied....
     (1383-1482, 1700-1713)
  • 3 Counts and Countess of Holland
    Holland

    Holland is a name in common usage given to two regions in the western part of Netherlands. The name 'Holland' is also often mistakenly used to refer to the whole of The Netherlands....
     (1433-1482)
  • 3 Counts and Countess of Zeeland
    Zeeland

    Zeeland , also called Zealand in English language and Zeelandic, is a province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands and a strip bordering Belgium....
     (1433-1482)


Senior Capets

Throughout most of history, the Senior Capet and the King of France were synonymous terms. Only in the time before Hugh Capet took the crown for himself and after the reign of Charles X
Charles X of France

Charles X ruled as List of French monarchs and List of Navarrese monarchs from 20 May 1824 until the July Revolution, when he Abdication. He was the last king of the senior House of Bourbon line to reign over France....
 is the term necessary to identify which. However, since the Salic Law
Salic law

Salic law was an important body of traditional law codified for governing the Salian Franks in the early Middle Ages during the reign of King Clovis I in the 6th century....
 provided for the succession of the French throne for most of French history, here is a list of all the predecessors of the French monarchy, all the French kings from Hugh until Charles, and all the Legitimist pretenders thereafter. All dates are for seniority, not reign. It is important to note that historians class the predecessors of Hugh Capet as Robertians, not Capetians.

Noblemen in Neustria
Neustria

The territory of Neustria or Neustrasia, meaning "new [western] land", originated in 511, made up of the regions from Aquitaine to the English Channel, approximating most of the north of present-day France, with Paris and Soissons as its main cities....
 and their descendants (dates uncertain):
  • Cheribert (Until 636)
  • Chrodobertus (From 636)
  • Lambert I (Until 650)
  • Chrodobertus (650-653)
  • Lambert II (653-741)


Count in the Upper Rhine Valley and Wormgau:
  • Rutpert I (741-757)
  • Thuringbert (757-770)
  • Rutpert II (770-807)
  • Rutpert III (807 -834)
  • Rutpert IV
    Robert the Strong

    Robert IV the Strong , was March of Neustria. His family is named after him and called Robertians. He was first nominated by Charles the Bald missus dominicus in 853....
     (834-866)


King of France:
  • Odo
    Odo, Count of Paris

    Odo was List of French monarchs . He was a son of Robert the Strong, count of Anjou, and is sometimes referred to as duke of France and also as count of Paris, France....
     (866-898)
  • Robert I
    Robert I of France

    Robert I , King of France , was the younger son of Robert the Strong, count of Anjou, and the brother of Odo, Count of Paris, who became king of the Western Franks in 888....
     (898-923)


Count of Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
:
  • Hugh
    Hugh the Great

    Hugh the Great was duke of the Franks and count of Paris, France, son of King Robert I of France and nephew of King Odo, Count of Paris. He was born in Paris, Ile-de-France, France....
     (923-956)


King of France:
  • Hughes (956-996)
  • Robert II
    Robert II of France

    Robert II , called the Pious or the Wise, was King of France from 996 until his death. The second reigning member of the House of Capet, he was born in Orl?ans to Hugh Capet and Adelaide of Aquitaine....
     (996-1031)
  • Henri I
    Henry I of France

    Henry I was King of France from 1031 to his death. The Crown lands of France of France reached its lowest point in terms of size during his reign and for this reason he is often seen as emblematic of the weakness of the House of Capet....
     (1031-1060)
  • Philippe I
    Philip I of France

    Philip I , called the Amorous, was List of French monarchs from 1060 to his death. His reign, like that of most of the early House of Capet, was extraordinarily long for the time....
     (1060-1108)
  • Louis VI
    Louis VI of France

    Louis VI , called the Fat , was List of French monarchs from 1108 until his death . Chronicles called him "roi de Saint-Denis". The first member of the House of Capet to make a lasting contribution to the centralizing institutions of royal power, Louis was born in Paris, the son of Philip I of France and his first wife, Bertha of Hollan...
     (1108-1137)
  • Louis VII
    Louis VII of France

    Louis VII, called the Younger or the Young, , was List of French monarchs, the son and successor of Louis VI of France . He ruled from 1137 until his death....
     (1137-1180)
  • Philippe II
    Philip II of France

    Philip II Augustus was the King of France from 1180 until his death. A member of the House of Capet, Philip Augustus was born at Gonesse in the Val-d'Oise, the son of Louis VII of France and his third wife, Ad?le of Champagne....
     (1180-1223)
  • Louis VIII
    Louis VIII of France

    Louis VIII the Lion reigned as list of French monarchs from 1223 to 1226. He was a member of the House of Capet. Louis VIII was born in Paris, France, the son of Philip II of France and Isabelle of Hainaut....
     (1223-1226)
  • Louis IX
    Louis IX of France

    Louis IX , commonly Saint Louis, was List of French monarchs from 1226 to his death. He was also Counts of Artois from 1226 to 1237. Born at Poissy, near Paris, he was a member of the House of Capet and the son of Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile....
     (1226-1270)
  • Philippe III
    Philip III of France

    Philip III , called the Bold , was the List of French monarchs, succeeding his father, Louis IX of France, and reigning from 1270 to 1285....
     (1271-1285)
  • Philippe IV
    Philip IV of France

    Philip IV , called the Fair , son and successor of Philip III of France, reigned as List of French monarchs from 1285 until his death. He was the husband of Joan I of Navarre, by virtue of which he was List of Navarrese royal consorts and Counts of Champagne from 1284 to 1305....
     (1285-1314)
  • Louis X
    Louis X of France

    Louis X , called the Quarreller, the Headstrong, or the Stubborn , was the List of Navarrese monarchs from 1305 and list of French monarchs from 1314 until his death....
     (1314-1316)
  • Jean I
    John I of France

    John I , called the Posthumous, was List of French monarchs and List of Navarrese monarchs, and Counts of Champagne, as the son and successor of Louis X of France, for the five days he lived....
     (1316)
  • Philippe V
    Philip V of France

    Philip V , called the Tall , was List of French monarchs and List of Navarrese monarchs and Count of Champagne from 1316 to his death, and the second to last of the House of Capet....
     (1316-1322)
  • Charles IV
    Charles IV of France

    Charles IV , was the List of French monarchs and List of Navarrese monarchs and Count of Champagne from 1322 to his death: he was the last French king of the House of Capet....
     (1322-1328)
  • Philippe VI
    Philip VI of France

    Philip VI , known as the Fortunate and of Valois, was the List of French monarchs from 1328 to his death. He was also Count of Counts and Dukes of Anjou, Counts and Dukes of Maine, and Count of Valois from 1325 to 1328....
     (1328-1350)
  • Jean II
    John II of France

    John II , called John the Good , was Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, and Duke of Normandy from 1332, Count of Poitiers from 1344, Duke of Aquitaine from 1345, and King of France from 1350 until his death, as well as Duke of Burgundy from 1361 to 1363....
     (1350-1364)
  • Charles V
    Charles V of France

    Charles V , called the Wise, was List of French monarchs from 1364 to his death and a member of the House of Valois. His reign marked a high point for France during the Hundred Years' War, with his armies recovering much of the territory ceded to England at the Treaty of Br?tigny....
     (1364-1380)
  • Charles VI
    Charles VI of France

    Charles VI , called the Well-loved and the Mad , was the List of French monarchs from 1380 to 1399, as a member of the House of Valois....
     (1380-1422)
  • Charles VII
    Charles VII of France

    File:Charles VII Franc a cheval 1422 1423.jpgCharles VII , called the Victorious or the Well-Served , was List of French monarchs from 1422 to his death, though he was initially opposed by Henry VI of England, whose Regent ruled much of France from Paris....
     (1422-1461)
  • Louis XI
    Louis XI of France

    Louis XI , called the Prudent and the Universal Spider or the Spider King, was the List of French monarchs from 1461 to 1483....
     (1461-1483)
  • Charles VIII
    Charles VIII of France

    Charles VIII, called the Affable, , was List of French monarchs from 1483 to his death. Charles was a member of the House of Valois. His invasion of Italy initiated the long series of Italian Wars which characterized the first half of the 16th century....
     (1483-1498)
  • Louis XII
    Louis XII of France

    Louis XII , called "the Father of the People" was the thirty-fifth List of French monarchs of France and the sole monarch from the House of Valois Cadet branch of the House of Valois....
     (1498-1515)
  • François I
    Francis I of France

    Francis I , was crowned King of France in 1515 in the cathedral at Reims and reigned until 1547.Francis I is considered to be France's first Renaissance monarch....
     (1515-1547)
  • Henri II
    Henry II of France

    Henry II , of the House of Valois and the son and successor of Francis I of France, was King of France from 31 March 1547, until his death....
     (1547-1559)
  • François II
    Francis II of France

    Francis II...
     (1559-1560)
  • Charles IX
    Charles IX of France

    Charles IX born Charles-Maximilien, was King of France, ruling from 1560 until his death. He is best known as king at the time of the St....
     (1560-1574)
  • Henri III
    Henry III of France

    Henry III of France , born Alexandre-?douard de Valois-Angoul?me, was King of France from 1574 to 1589, and as Henry of Valois, first elected List of Polish rulers#Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and List of Lithuanian rulers#Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1573 to 1574....
     (1574-1589)
  • Henri IV
    Henry IV of France

    Henry de Bourbon, , ruled as Henry III, List of Navarrese monarchs, from 1572 to 1610, and as Henry IV, List of French monarchs, from 1589 to 1610....
     (1589-1610)
  • Louis XIII
    Louis XIII of France

    Louis XIII reigned as List of French monarchs and List of Navarrese monarchs from 1610 to 1643....
     (1610-1643)
  • Louis XIV
    Louis XIV of France

    Louis XIV ruled as List of French monarchs and of King of Navarre. He ascended the throne a few months before his fifth birthday, but did not assume actual personal control of the government until the death of his prime minister , the Italians Jules Cardinal Mazarin, in 1661....
     (1643-1715)
  • Louis XV
    Louis XV of France

    Louis XV ruled as List of French monarchs and of List of Navarrese monarchs from 1 September 1715 until his death on 10 May 1774. Coming to the throne at the age of five, Louis reigned until 15 February 1723, the date of his thirteenth birthday, with the aid of the R?gence, Philippe II, Duke of Orl?ans, his Cousin, thereafter taking formal p...
     (1715-1774)
  • Louis XVI
    Louis XVI of France

    Louis XVI or Louis-Auguste de France ruled as List of French monarchs of France and of List of Navarrese monarchs from 1774 until 1791, and then as Popular monarchy from 1791 to 1792....
     (1774-1793)
  • Louis XVII
    Louis XVII of France

    Louis XVII of France, also Louis VI of Navarre , from birth to 1789 known as Louis-Charles, Duke of Normandy; then from 1789 to 1791 as Louis-Charles, Dauphin of France of Viennois; and from 1791 to 1793 as Louis-Charles, Prince Royal of France, was the son of King Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette of Austria....
     (1793-1795)
  • Louis XVIII
    Louis XVIII of France

    Louis XVIII , Louis Stanislas Xavier de France, was a King of list of French monarchs and List of Navarrese monarchs. The brother of Louis XVI of France, and uncle of Louis XVII of France, he ruled the kingdom from 1814 until his death in 1824, with a brief break in 1815 due to his flight from Napoleon I of France during the Hundred Da...
     (1795-1824)
  • Charles X
    Charles X of France

    Charles X ruled as List of French monarchs and List of Navarrese monarchs from 20 May 1824 until the July Revolution, when he Abdication. He was the last king of the senior House of Bourbon line to reign over France....
     (1824-1836)


Count of Marnes
Marnes

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  • Louis XIX
    Louis-Antoine, Duke of Angouleme

    Louis-Antoine of France, Dauphin of France and Duke of Angoul?me was the eldest son of King Louis XVI of France's youngest brother, the Charles X of France, and his wife, Princess Marie Th?r?se of Savoy....
     (1836-1844)


Count of Chambord:
  • Henri
    Henri, comte de Chambord

    Henri V of France and Navarre , best known by his title comte de Chambord was Bordeaux and Ch?teau de Chambord, was disputedly List of French monarchs and List of Navarrese monarchs from 2 August to 9, 1830 and afterwards the Legitimist Pretender to the throne of France from 1844 to 1883....
     (1844-1883)


Count of Montizón
Montizón

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  • Juan
    Juan, Count of Montizón

    Don Juan Carlos Maria Isidro de Borb?n, Count of Montiz?n was the Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain from 1860 to 1868, and the Legitimist claimant to the throne of France from 1883 to 1887....
     (1883-1887)


Duke of Madrid
Madrid

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  • Carlos
    Carlos, Duke of Madrid

    Infante Carlos Mar?a de los Dolores Juan Isidro Jos? Francisco Quirin Antonio Miguel Gabriel Rafael de Borb?n y Austria-Este, Duke of Madrid was the senior member of the House of Bourbon from 1887 until his death....
     (1887-1909)


Duke of Anjou
Anjou

Anjou is a former county , duchy and Provinces of France centred on the city of Angers in the lower Loire Valley of western France. It corresponds largely to the present-day d?partement in France of Maine-et-Loire....
 and Madrid
Madrid

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  • Jacques
    Jacques, Duke of Anjou and Madrid

    Jaime de Borb?n y de Borb?n-Parma, called Duke of Madrid and known in France as Jacques de Bourbon, Duke of Anjou was the Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain under the name Jaime III and the Legitimist claimant to the throne of France under the name Jacques I....
     (1909-1931)


Duke of San Jaime
Saint James the Great

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  • Alfonso Carlos
    Alfonso Carlos, Duke of San Jaime

    Alfonso Carlos de Bourbon, Duke of San Jaime was the Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain under the name Alfonso Carlos I and the Legitimist claimant to the throne of France under the name Alphonse-Charles I...
     (1931-1936)


King of Spain:
  • Alfonso XIII
    Alfonso XIII of Spain

    Alfonso XIII , List of Spanish monarchs, posthumous son of Alfonso XII of Spain, was proclaimed King at his birth. He reigned from 1886-1931. His mother, Maria Christina of Austria, was appointed regent during his minority....
     (1936-1941)


Duke of Anjou
Anjou

Anjou is a former county , duchy and Provinces of France centred on the city of Angers in the lower Loire Valley of western France. It corresponds largely to the present-day d?partement in France of Maine-et-Loire....
 and Segovia
Segovia

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  • Jacques Henri (1941-1975)


Duke of Anjou
Anjou

Anjou is a former county , duchy and Provinces of France centred on the city of Angers in the lower Loire Valley of western France. It corresponds largely to the present-day d?partement in France of Maine-et-Loire....
 and Cádiz
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  • Alphonse
    Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz

    Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and 1st Duke of C?diz Grandee of Spain was a grandson of King Alfonso XIII of Spain and a legitimist claimant to the throne of France....
     (1975-1989)


Duke of Anjou
Anjou

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  • Louis (1989-Present)


The Capetian dynasty today

Many years have passed since the Capetian monarchs ruled a large part of Europe, however they still remain as kings, as well as other titles. Currently two Capetian monarchs still rule in Spain and Luxembourg. In addition, seven pretender
Pretender

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s represent exiled dynastic monarchies in Brazil, France, Spain, Portugal, Parma and Two Sicilies. The current legitimate senior family member is Louis Alfonso, the Duke of Anjou, who also holds the Legitimist claim to the French throne. Overall, dozens of branches of the Capetian dynasty still exist throughout Europe.

Current Capetian rulers

  • Juan Carlos
    Juan Carlos I of Spain

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    , King of Spain
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     (since 1975)
  • Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
    Grand Duke of Luxembourg

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     (since 2000)


Current Capetian pretenders


  • Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou
    Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou

    Louis XX, Duke of Anjou, of Bourbon and of Touraine is considered to be the head of the France Royal House by legitimists who consider the renunciation of Philip V of Spain as invalid....
    , Legitimist pretender to France since 1989
  • Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria
    Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria

    Infante Carlos of Spain, Prince of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria is the son of Don Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria, Duke of Calabria and Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma ....
    , pretender to the Two Sicilies since 1964
  • Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro
    Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro

    Prince Carlo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro is one of two claimants to the headship of the the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies....
    , pretender to the Two Sicilies since 2008
  • Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma, Carlist pretender to Spain since 1979
  • Prince Henry, Count of Paris
    Henri, comte de Paris, duc de France

    Prince Henri Philippe Pierre Marie d'Orl?ans, Count of Paris, Duke of France is a claimant to the French throne. If he were king, he would be Henry VII....
    , Orléanist
    Orléanist

    The Orl?anists were a France right-wing/center-right political faction or political party which arose out of the French Revolution, and ceased to have a separate existence shortly after the establishment of the French Third Republic in 1870....
     pretender to France since 1999
  • Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza
    Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza

    Dom Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza , ), is the 24th Duke of Braganza and a claimant to the throne of Portugal....
    , pretender to Portugal since 1976.


Further reading

  • Fawtier, Robert. The Capetian Kings of France: Monarchy & Nation (987–1328). Macmillan, 1960. (translated from French edition of 1941)
  • Hallam, Elizabeth M. Capetian France 987-1328. Longman, 1980.
  • Le Hête, Thierry. Les Capetiens: Le Livre du Millenaire. Editions Christian, 1987.


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