France: Kings, Queens and Royal History

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King Louis VIII of France received an envoy of King Henry III of England

Louis VIII of France receiving an envoy from his enemy, Henry III of England

Louis VIII of France receiving an envoy from his enemy, Henry III of England. Louis replying with pride to the demand that lands lost to the French during the reign of King John be returned to the English. Illustration from Histoire de France by M Colart.

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King Louis VIII of France received an envoy of King Henry III of England

Louis VIII of France receiving an envoy from his enemy, Henry III of England

Louis VIII of France receiving an envoy from his enemy, Henry III of England. Louis replying with pride to the demand that lands lost to the French during the reign of King John be returned to the English. Illustration from Histoire de France by M Colart.

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Louis VIII, (le Lion) actually invaded England in 1216 and captured Winchester .King John was very unpopular with the English nobility and may of them took sides with the French!

 

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Crowds on the streets of Paris greeted King Louis XI as he arrived from Burgundy to claim his kingdom after the demise of his father King Charles VII.

Crowds on the streets of Paris greeting Louis XI as he arrives from Burgundy to claim his kingdom after the death of …

Crowds on the streets of Paris greeting Louis XI as he arrives from Burgundy to claim his kingdom after the death of his father, Charles VII. Illustration from Louis XI by Job and Georges Montorgueil, 1905.

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Crowds on the streets of Paris greeted King Louis XI as he arrived from Burgundy to claim his kingdom after the demise of his father King Charles VII.

Crowds on the streets of Paris greeting Louis XI as he arrives from Burgundy to claim his kingdom after the death of …

Crowds on the streets of Paris greeting Louis XI as he arrives from Burgundy to claim his kingdom after the death of his father, Charles VII. Illustration from Louis XI by Job and Georges Montorgueil, 1905.

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Louis was in exile since his failed uprising against his father.
As soon as he heard that King Charles was dying he set out for Paris with haste incase his brother the Duc de Berry would seize the crown.

 

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French Monarchs and Consorts of France and Navarre
Jeanne Ier of Navarre was also Countess of Brie and Champagne and Queen Consort of France
Queen of Navarre and Countess of Brie and Champagne 1274-1305
Queen Consort of France 1285-1305

Louis X was King of Navarre following the death of his mother in 1305 and King of France 1314-1316

Jean Ier was King of France and Navarre ,he was the posthumous son of Louis X and lived for 5 days in 1316.

Philippe V was king of France and Navarre from 1316-1322 and succeeded his nephew Jean Ier

 

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Charles IV of France was also King of Navarre as Charles I ,he was king of France and Navarre from 1322
until 1328.

Charles was the was last king from the house of Capet and with his death the House of Valois ascended to the French Throne.
This ended the union of France and Navarre.
In Navarre Jeanne d'Évreux was proclaimed Queen but she was forced to cede her sovereignty over Champagne and Brie to the new Valois French King.

Jeanne d'Évreux/Jeanne II of Navarre r(1328–1349)

 

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The daughter of Jeanne II of Navarre ,Blanche of Navarre became Queen of France upon her marriage in 1350 to Philippe VI of France.

 

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The Royal Entry of Isabeau de Bavière to Paris in August 1389.

 

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The Royal Entry of Jean II and Queen Joan into Reims in Septembre 1350 ahead of their joint Coronation at the Cathedral

The Coronation of Jean II and Queen Joan

 

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The Coronation of Jeanne de Bourbon (1364)

The death and Funeral of Jeanne de Bourbon (1378)

 

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The Joint Coronation of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castille 1223 at Notre Dame de Reims Cathedral

The Coronation of Louis X & Clémence of Hungary (1315)

Coronation of Philippe II Augustus in Reims (1179)

 

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The Praguerie was a revolt. The revolt consisted of some of the French nobility who were opposed to King Charles VII. Charles, Duke of Bourbon and John, Duke of Alencon were among the nobility. The Duke of Bourbon would make Dauphin Louis regent. The men were not successful.

In 1440, the dukes of Bourbon and of Alençon and Dauphin Louis knelt before King Charles VII of France and beg him forgiveness Stock Photo - Alamy

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