The Carolingians were a Frankish noble family with origins in the Arnulfing and Pippinid clans of the 7th century AD. By 1453, the English had been mostly expelled from France and Henry's claim has since been considered illegitimate French historiography commonly does not recognize Henry VI of England among the kings of France. įrom the 14th century down to 1801, the English (and later British) monarch claimed the throne of France, though such claim was purely nominal excepting a short period during the Hundred Years' War when Henry VI of England had control over most of Northern France, including Paris. With the House of Bonaparte, the title " Emperor of the French" ( Empereur des Français) was used in 19th-century France (during the first and second French Empires) between 18, again in 1815, and between 18. It was a constitutional innovation known as popular monarchy which linked the monarch's title to the French people rather than to the possession of the territory of France. ĭuring the brief period when the French Constitution of 1791 was in effect (1791–1792) and after the July Revolution in 1830, the style " King of the French" ( roi des Français) was used instead of " King of France (and Navarre)". However, Francorum Rex continued to be sometimes used, for example by Louis XII in 1499, by Francis I in 1515, and by Henry II about 1550 it was also used on coins up to the eighteenth century. 1180–1223), after which the title "King of the Franks" gradually lost ground. The kings used the title "King of the Franks" ( Latin: Rex Francorum) until the late twelfth century the first to adopt the title of "King of France" ( Latin: Rex Franciae French: roi de France) was Philip II in 1190 (r. 4.7 House of Bonaparte, Second French Empire (1852–1870)įurther information: French monarchs family tree (simple) and French monarchs family tree.4.6 House of Bourbon-Orléans, July Monarchy (1830–1848).4.4 House of Bonaparte, Hundred Days (1815).4.2 House of Bonaparte, First French Empire (1804–1814).
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