Roman Catholicism (987–1791)[2] Constitutional (1791–1792)[3]
Demonym(s)
French
Government
Feudal monarchy (987–1648)
Absolute monarchy (1648–1791)
Constitutional monarchy (1791–1792)
King of France
Legislature
Estates General (1302–1791)
Legislative Assembly (1791–1792)
Historical era
Medieval
Early modern
Currency
Livre
Franc
Écu
Louis d'or
Preceded by
Succeeded by
France in the Middle Ages
Duchy of Burgundy
French First Republic
Kingdom of France
The Kingdom of France in the early modern period, from the Renaissance (c. 1500–1550) to the Revolution (1789–1804), was a monarchy ruled by the House of Bourbon (a Capetian cadet branch). This corresponds to the so-called Ancien Régime ("old rule"). The territory of France during this period increased until it included essentially the extent of the modern country, and it also included the territories of the first French colonial empire overseas.
The period is dominated by the figure of the "Sun King", Louis XIV (his reign of 1643–1715 being one of the longest in history), who managed to eliminate the remnants of medieval feudalism and established a centralized state under an absolute monarch, a system that would endure until the French Revolution and beyond.
^The Governor General of Canada. "Royal Banner of France - Heritage Emblem". Confirmation of the blazon of a Flag. February 15, 2008 Vol. V, p. 202. The Office of the Secretary to the Governor General.
^Wolf, John Baptiste (1962). The Emergence of European Civilization: From the Middle Ages to the Opening of the Nineteenth Century. University of Virginia Press. p. 419. ISBN 978-9-7332-0316-2.
^Popkin, Jeremy D. (2010-01-01). A short history of the French Revolution. Pearson Education. ISBN 978-0-2056-9357-3. OCLC 780111354.
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