Louis V (c. 966 or 967 – 22 May 987), also known as Louis the Do-Nothing (French: Louis le Fainéant),[1] was a king of West Francia from 979 (co-reigning first with his father Lothair until 986) to his early death in 987. During his reign, the nobility essentially ruled the country. Dying childless, Louis V was the last Carolingian monarch in West Francia.
LouisV (c. 966 or 967 – 22 May 987), also known as Louis the Do-Nothing (French: Louis le Fainéant), was a king of West Francia from 979 (co-reigning...
ofFrance from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest of any sovereign. Although Louis XIV's France...
Louis IX (25 April 1214 – 25 August 1270), commonly revered as Saint Louis, was King ofFrance from 1226 until his death in 1270. He is widely recognized...
Louis XVIII (Louis Stanislas Xavier; 17 November 1755 – 16 September 1824), known as the Desired (French: le Désiré), was King ofFrance from 1814 to 1824...
Louis XVI (Louis Auguste; French: [lwi sɛːz]; 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) was the last king ofFrance before the fall of the monarchy during the...
Louis Philippe I (6 October 1773 – 26 August 1850), nicknamed the Citizen King, was King of the French from 1830 to 1848, and the penultimate monarch of...
Louis XVII (born Louis Charles, Duke of Normandy; 27 March 1785 – 8 June 1795) was the younger son of King Louis XVI ofFrance and Queen Marie Antoinette...
Louis XIII (French pronunciation: [lwi tʁɛz]; sometimes called the Just; 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King ofFrance from 1610 until his death...
Louis VII (1120 – 18 September 1180), called the Younger, or the Young (French: le Jeune), was King ofFrance from 1137 to 1180. He was the son and successor...
LouisofFrance or Louis de France may refer to: Kings of the Franks, of West Francia and ofFrance: Louis the Pious (died 840), son of Charlemagne, counted...
Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (French: le Bien-Aimé), was King ofFrance from 1 September 1715 until his death...
Louis X (4 October 1289 – 5 June 1316), known as the Quarrelsome (French: le Hutin), was King ofFrance from 1314 and King of Navarre as Louis I from 1305...
Louis XI (3 July 1423 – 30 August 1483), called "Louis the Prudent" (French: le Prudent), was King ofFrance from 1461 to 1483. He succeeded his father...
Louis VI (late 1081 – 1 August 1137), called the Fat (French: le Gros) or the Fighter (French: le Batailleur), was King of the Franks from 1108 to 1137...
Louis XII (27 June 1462 – 1 January 1515) was King ofFrance from 1498 to 1515 and King of Naples from 1501 to 1504. The son of Charles, Duke of Orléans...
(Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 1808 – 9 January 1873) was the first president ofFrance from 1848 to 1852, and the last monarch ofFrance as Emperor...
Philip V (c. 1291 – 3 January 1322), known as the Tall (French: Philippe le Long), was King ofFrance and Navarre (as Philip II) from 1316 to 1322. Philip...
Charles V (21 January 1338 – 16 September 1380), called the Wise (French: le Sage; Latin: Sapiens), was King ofFrance from 1364 to his death in 1380....
ofLouis IV. It seems certain that the King would wear the crown and sceptre of his predecessor. He must have promised before the bishops ofFrance to...
of King Louis XIV until the defeat of Napoleon in the Napoleonic Wars. The Spanish Empire lost its superpower status to France after the signing of the...
head of the House of Bourbon. Members of the family formerly ruled France and other countries. According to the Legitimists, Louis Alphonse is heir to...
Louis III (863/65 – 5 August 882) was King of West Francia (precursor to France) from 879 until his death in 882. He succeeded his father Louis the Stammerer...
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