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  2. Old French - Wikipedia

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    Map of France in 1180, at the height of the feudal system.The crown lands of France are in light blue, vassals to the French king in green, Angevin possessions in red. Shown in white is the Holy Roman Empire to the east, the western fringes of which, including Upper Burgundy and Lorraine, were also part of the Old French area.

  3. History of French - Wikipedia

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    In the 3rd century, Western Europe started to be invaded by Germanic tribes from the north and the east, and some of the groups settled in Gaul.In the history of the French language, the most important groups are the Franks in northern France, the Alemanni in the modern German/French border area (), the Burgundians in the Rhône (and the Saone) Valley and the Visigoths in the Aquitaine region ...

  4. Timeline of French history - Wikipedia

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    French entry into World War I: Germany declared war on France. 1918: 11 November: World War I: The first armistice at Compiègne was signed between France and Germany, ending the Great War. France regained Alsace-Lorraine. 1923: January: Beginning of Franco-Belgian occupation of the Ruhr. 1924: 13 June

  5. History of France - Wikipedia

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    The early 17th century saw the first successful French settlements in the New World with the voyages of Samuel de Champlain in 1608. [34] The largest settlement was New France . In 1699, French territorial claims in North America expanded still further, with the foundation of Louisiana .

  6. France in the early modern period - Wikipedia

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    France on the eve of the modern era (1477). The red line denotes the boundary of the French kingdom, while the light blue the royal domain. In the mid 15th century, France was significantly smaller than it is today, [a] and numerous border provinces (such as Roussillon, Cerdagne, Calais, Béarn, Navarre, County of Foix, Flanders, Artois, Lorraine, Alsace, Trois-Évêchés, Franche-Comté ...

  7. List of French monarchs - Wikipedia

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    The family tree of Frankish and French monarchs (509–1870) France was ruled by monarchs from the establishment of the kingdom of West Francia in 843 until the end of the Second French Empire in 1870, with several interruptions. Classical French historiography usually regards Clovis I, king of the Franks (r. 507–511), as the first king of ...

  8. List of revolutions and rebellions - Wikipedia

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    Classes such as slaves, nobles and princes were completely abolished. The Abdzakh Revolution coincides with the French Revolution. While many French nobles took refuge in Russia, some of the Circassian nobles took the same path and took refuge in Russia Russia: Circassians of the Abdzakh region [168] 1771–1785 Tây Sơn wars: Tây Sơn Cham ...

  9. Political history of France - Wikipedia

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    The First French Empire, officially the French Republic, [d] then the French Empire after 1809 and also known as Napoleonic France, was the empire ruled by Napoleon Bonaparte, who established French hegemony over much of continental Europe at the beginning of the 19th century. It lasted from 18 May 1804 to 3 May 1814 and again briefly from 20 ...