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  2. 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 ...

  3. 1626 in France - Wikipedia

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    Events of the year 1626 in France. Incumbents. Monarch: Louis XIII [1] Events. ... May: Treaty of Monzon: The French and their allies, the Grisons, ...

  4. Absolute monarchy in France - Wikipedia

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    Absolute monarchy is a variation of the governmental form of monarchy in which the monarch holds supreme authority and where that authority is not restricted by any written laws, legislature, or customs. In France, Louis XIV was the most famous exemplar of absolute monarchy, with his court central to French political and cultural life during ...

  5. Cardinal Richelieu - Wikipedia

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    In 1626, he abolished the ... Spain was meanwhile seeking papal approval for a universal monarchy. When in 1630 French diplomats in Regensburg agreed to make peace ...

  6. Timeline of French history - Wikipedia

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    This is a timeline of French history, comprising important legal changes and political events in France and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of France. See also the list of Frankish kings, French monarchs, and presidents of France.

  7. List of French dukedoms - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of French dukedoms from the beginning of feudalism ... passed in 1626 to the ... 33 under the Restoration, 7 under the July Monarchy, 4 under ...

  8. Henry IV of France - Wikipedia

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    During the First French War of Religion (1562–1563), Henry was moved for his safety to Montargis, where was placed under the protection of Renée of France. After his father's death and the end of the war, he was kept at the French court as a guarantor of the agreement between the monarchy and the Queen of Navarre.

  9. Siege of La Rochelle - Wikipedia

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    The Anglo-French conflict followed the failure of their alliance of 1624, in which England had tried to find an ally in France against the power of the Habsburgs. In 1626, France under Richelieu concluded a secret peace with Spain, and disputes arose around Henrietta Maria's household. Furthermore, France was building the power of its navy ...