Kingdom of France

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The Kingdom of France was a major European monarchy that emerged as a powerful centralized state, playing a decisive role in continental politics, culture, and religion from the Middle Ages through the early modern period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former sovereign state
kingdom
monarchy
abolished 1792
alliedWith Thirteen Colonies
surface form: American colonies
capital Paris
colonialPower yes
colonialTerritory French India
French West Africa
surface form: French West Africa (early holdings)

New France
French colony of Saint-Domingue
surface form: Saint-Domingue
continent Europe
culturalInfluence French language spread in Europe
development of French classical literature
patronage of arts and architecture
currency franc
livre tournois
dissolutionEvent French Revolution
dynasticReligion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
established 843
establishedBy Treaty of Verdun
firstMonarch Charles II the Bald
flag royal banner with fleur-de-lis
governmentType absolute monarchy
feudal monarchy
lastMonarch Louis XVI of France
legalSystem Roman law influence
majorCity Bordeaux
Lyon
Marseille
motto Montjoie Saint Denis
notableEvent Edict of Nantes
revocation of the Edict of Nantes
surface form: Revocation of the Edict of Nantes

St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
notableInstitution Estates-General of 1789
surface form: Estates-General of France

Parlement of Paris
notableMonarch Francis I of France
Henry IV of France
Hugh Capet
Louis IX of France
King Louis XIII
surface form: Louis XIII of France

Louis XIV of France
Louis XV of France
Louis XVI of France
Philip II of France
officialLanguage French
participatedIn American Revolutionary War
Hundred Years' War
Italian Wars
Seven Years' War
Thirty Years' War
War of the Spanish Succession
French Wars of Religion
surface form: Wars of Religion (France)
politicalSystem estates-based society
predecessor Carolingian Empire
West Francia
religion Roman Catholicism
rival Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Great Britain
royalHouse House of Bourbon
Capetian dynasty
surface form: House of Capet

House of Valois
socialClass Third Estate
clergy
nobility
successor French First Republic
territoryIncludes Brittany
Burgundy
Rouergue
surface form: Languedoc

Normandy
Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France

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Battle of Fleurus (1690) belligerent Kingdom of France
Marshal Catinat birthCountry Kingdom of France
Marshal Catinat deathCountry Kingdom of France
Marshal Catinat countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
Marshal Catinat allegiance Kingdom of France
Anne Hilarion de Tourville allegiance Kingdom of France
Anne Hilarion de Tourville placeOfBirth Kingdom of France
Anne Hilarion de Tourville placeOfDeath Kingdom of France
Siege of Namur (1692) belligerent Kingdom of France
Battle of Steinkirk (1692) belligerent Kingdom of France
Battle of La Hogue (1692) belligerent Kingdom of France
Marshal Boufflers countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
Marshal Boufflers employer Kingdom of France
historical province of Champagne partOf Kingdom of France
Staatse leger primaryOpponent Kingdom of France
Redoutable allegiance Kingdom of France
Battle of Marsaglia (1693) belligerent Kingdom of France
Battle of Marsaglia (1693) opponentOf Kingdom of France
Duke of Luxembourg region Kingdom of France
Book I countryOfOrigin Kingdom of France
subject surface form: Book I (The Social Contract)
John of Gaunt birthPlace Kingdom of France
Army of Flanders primaryEnemy Kingdom of France
Charles-Louis countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
subject surface form: Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu
Prince of Waldeck opponent Kingdom of France
Battle of Minorca (1756) belligerent Kingdom of France
Admiral Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran country Kingdom of France
subject surface form: Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran
Admiral Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran allegiance Kingdom of France
subject surface form: Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran
Queen Philippa of Hainault birthCountry Kingdom of France
subject surface form: Philippa of Hainault
Joseph Black placeOfBirth Kingdom of France
Hubert de Brienne, Comte de Conflans was commander of the French fleet country Kingdom of France
subject surface form: Hubert de Brienne, Comte de Conflans
Eleanor of Provence birthCountry Kingdom of France
Duchy of Anjou partOf Kingdom of France
Battle of Lagos (1693) countryInvolved Kingdom of France
Battle of Seneffe belligerent Kingdom of France
Storming of the Bastille country Kingdom of France
Henry II of England birthPlace Kingdom of France
Henry II of England deathPlace Kingdom of France
Treaty of London (1831) signatory Kingdom of France
July Revolution in France location Kingdom of France
Brest blockade belligerent Kingdom of France
Margaret of France countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
Margaret of France birthPlace Kingdom of France
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban birthPlace Kingdom of France
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban deathPlace Kingdom of France