There is no doubt that modern France is powerful, but France in the monarchy era is stronger than other countries in the world at the same time. How strong is the monarchy in France?
France in the era of monarchy is the most powerful country in Europe in the past thousand years, and it has dominated the world twice before and after.
Why has France been the largest power in Europe for nearly a thousand years? The reason is that during the French monarchy, there were many famous monarchs and British masters. Compared with the monarchs of other European countries in the same period, the French monarchs were much stronger.
According to the division of French history by later generations, the West Frankish Kingdom is generally regarded as the beginning of the French monarchy. In 843 AD, the Frankish Kingdom was divided into three countries, named after the Frankish Kingdom of East, Central and West respectively. The Frankish kingdom in the west is regarded as the embryonic form of modern France, and since then French history has developed according to the law of dynasty change.
The whole history of French monarchy has experienced Carolingian dynasty, Cape dynasty, Valois dynasty, Bourbon dynasty, Bonaparte dynasty and Orleans dynasty. Now, let's count the famous monarchs and monarchs in French history.
Charles ii was the founding king of the Caroline Dynasty (reigned from 823 to 877 and from 843 to 887), the grandson of Charles I, the great Charlemagne, and the fourth son of Louis I the Pious. Because he is bald, he is nicknamed the bald king. Because he and two other half brothers, Rotel I and Louis II, wanted the throne, they rebelled. After the death of his father Louis I, the eldest son Rotel I succeeded to the throne and the second son died young. Louis II, the third son, and charles ii, the fourth son, fought again. Finally, in 843 AD, the three brothers signed the treaty of verdun and established the West Frankish Kingdom. He was the first nominal monarch in French history. He arrived in Rome before his brother and was crowned Emperor of Rome.
Louis III was the third king of French Caroline dynasty (reigned from 863 to 882 and from 879 to 882), the grandson of bald Charlie, and the eldest son of bald Charlie, Louis II. His father failed in the battle with the Vikings and made no achievements in governing the country, but unlike his father, like his grandfather, he defeated the Vikings many times in the military with very risky tactics and was dubbed the king of adventure. He ruled the kingdom of West Frank.
Philip II was the seventh king of the Capé dynasty in France (reign time was 1 165- 1223, 1 180- 1223). In 987, the Karp Dynasty was established, and the West Frankish Kingdom was changed to the French Kingdom, which became the latter except.
Louis VIII was the eighth king of the French Capua Dynasty (reigned 1 187- 1226, 1223- 1226) and the eldest son of Philip II. His military achievements were outstanding, and he was as brave as a lion when he went in and out of the battlefield. Therefore, he was nicknamed the Lion King and participated in the Crusades.
Louis IX was the ninth king of the French Capé dynasty (reigned at 12 14- 1270, 1226- 1270) and the fifth son of Louis VIII, because all his four half-brothers were better than his father.
Philippe III le Bon was the tenth king of the French Capua Dynasty (1245- 1285, 1270- 1285 reigned) and the third son of St. Louis. Due to the early death of his two half brothers, he was able to inherit his father's throne. During his reign, he was very much like his father St. Louis, and he was not inferior on the battlefield.
Philip IV was the 1 1 king of the French Capua Dynasty (the reign time was 1268- 13 14,1285-1313). He inherited his father's throne because of his outstanding appearance and temperament. He also overthrew the pope at that time, suppressed the original supreme religious power, made the monarchy no longer controlled by religious power, and made France's prestige in Europe unprecedented. More than a hundred years later, the Pope became the puppet of the French king.
Charles V was the third king of the Valois Dynasty (1337- 138 1 year,1364-138/year). After the establishment of the Valois dynasty, it was initiated by the English Plantagenet Dynasty, and the founding king Philip.
Charles VII was the fifth king of the Valois dynasty (1403- 14 1, 1422- 146 1). His grandfather was a wise Charlie Wang V, but his father charles vi was incompetent. After he succeeded to the throne, he tried to learn from his grandfather's example.
Louis Xi is the sixth king of the Valois dynasty in France (reign time is 1423- 1483, 14 1- 1483), the eldest son of Charles VII. During his reign, he devoted himself to the unification of France and successfully annexed and integrated all the French.
Henry IV was the founding king of French Bourbon (1553- 16 10, 1589- 16 10). He was originally the king of the Navarre Bourbon dynasty, and later he joined the French religious war strongly, almost plunging France into it. In AD 1589, he replaced the Valois dynasty as a collateral member of the royal family to establish the Bourbon dynasty, and then revived France from the ruins. He is a king with outstanding literary talent and is nicknamed the wise king.
Louis XIII was the second king of French Bourbon (reigned at 160 1- 1643, 16 10- 1643) and the eldest son of Henry IV. During his reign in France, with the help of Saint Li Sailiu, France sought hegemony over holy Rome.
Louis XIV was the third king of French Bourbon Dynasty (1638- 17 15, 1643- 17 15), the eldest son of Louis XIII, who made great efforts during his reign. France once again defeated the powerful countries including Holy Rome, Spain and Holland, and became the most powerful country and hegemon in Europe. It was the most powerful country in the world at that time, and it really dominated the world. In addition, his achievements include the development of absolute monarchy to its peak and the construction of Versailles. It is nicknamed the Sun King and Louis the Great.
Napoleon I was the first emperor of Bonaparte dynasty in France (1769- 182 1 year, 1804- 1865438 and 15 years), and he was born in a declining aristocrat in France. 1804 proclaimed himself emperor, and the title was changed to the French Empire. He defeated the anti-French alliance five times and promulgated the Napoleonic Code, which improved the world capitalist system and had a far-reaching impact on world history. France reached the strongest in history, covering the whole of Europe except Britain and Russia. It was the most powerful country in the world at that time and was honored as Napoleon the Great.
The above monarchs are all famous emperors and English masters with outstanding literary skills. With the efforts of these emperors and British masters, France became stronger and stronger, and became the first power in Europe. With the painstaking efforts of Louis XIV, the sun king of Bourbon dynasty, and Napoleon I, Napoleon the Great of Bonaparte dynasty, France became a veritable world hegemon. This is the highest moment of light in French history.
A strong country is still a strong country after all. Although modern France is not a monarchy, it is one of the five permanent members of the United Nations, and its national strength is among the best in the world. So France has always been a well-deserved world power.