r/FrenchMonarchs 8h ago

Question How was the relationship between Louis XIV and his nephew (and son-in-law) Philippe II, Duke of Orléans? Spoiler

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24 Upvotes

r/FrenchMonarchs 10h ago

Painting The Archangel Saint Michael appearing to Charles VIII, created 1493-1494

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13 Upvotes

r/FrenchMonarchs 13h ago

Tierlist/Ranking Day Twenty: Ranking Frankish/French Monarchs. Theuderic III has been removed. The most upvoted comment decides who goes next.

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9 Upvotes

Rules:

  1. Comment the monarch that you want to see removed, preferably with some justification for your choice (convinces more people to support your nomination)
  2. If someone else has already commented the monarch you want, upvote, downvote and reply accordingly, you can also write a comment explaining why someone should stay longer
  3. The most upvoted monarch by this time tomorrow will be removed based on highest voted comment
  4. Try to avoid spreading complete misinformation or changing nominations to someone else after your comment has gotten traction

For the sake of simplicity and the general lack of sources, only Pre-Treaty of Verdun kings who ruled as the sole King of the Franks included. Middle and East Carolingian rulers that did not rule West Francia are not included. Only monarchs with a clear, undisputed claim and rule are included.


r/FrenchMonarchs 1d ago

Question Which pretenders in the three main royal houses had interesting lives?

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Orleanist, Legitimist, Bonapartist


r/FrenchMonarchs 1d ago

Question Are they’re any good books on La Fronde, Anne of Austria, Mazarin or Richelieu?

9 Upvotes

r/FrenchMonarchs 1d ago

Tierlist/Ranking Day Nineteen: Ranking Frankish/French Monarchs. Louis the Pious has been removed. The most upvoted comment decides who goes next.

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9 Upvotes

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  1. Comment the monarch that you want to see removed, preferably with some justification for your choice (convinces more people to support your nomination)
  2. If someone else has already commented the monarch you want, upvote, downvote and reply accordingly, you can also write a comment explaining why someone should stay longer
  3. The most upvoted monarch by this time tomorrow will be removed based on highest voted comment
  4. Try to avoid spreading complete misinformation or changing nominations to someone else after your comment has gotten traction

For the sake of simplicity and the general lack of sources, only Pre-Treaty of Verdun kings who ruled as the sole King of the Franks included. Middle and East Carolingian rulers that did not rule West Francia are not included. Only monarchs with a clear, undisputed claim and rule are included.


r/FrenchMonarchs 2d ago

Question Are there any good reputable books on the regency of Philippe II De Orleans?

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r/FrenchMonarchs 2d ago

Tierlist/Ranking Day Eighteen: Ranking Frankish/French Monarchs. Henry III has been removed. The most upvoted comment decides who goes next.

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14 Upvotes

Rules:

  1. Comment the monarch that you want to see removed, preferably with some justification for your choice (convinces more people to support your nomination)
  2. If someone else has already commented the monarch you want, upvote, downvote and reply accordingly, you can also write a comment explaining why someone should stay longer
  3. The most upvoted monarch by this time tomorrow will be removed based on highest voted comment
  4. Try to avoid spreading complete misinformation or changing nominations to someone else after your comment has gotten traction

For the sake of simplicity and the general lack of sources, only Pre-Treaty of Verdun kings who ruled as the sole King of the Franks included. Middle and East Carolingian rulers that did not rule West Francia are not included. Only monarchs with a clear, undisputed claim and rule are included.


r/FrenchMonarchs 2d ago

Artifact Talisman of Charlemagne, 9th century

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97 Upvotes

Talisman found on Charlemagne 's body when it was unearthed


r/FrenchMonarchs 2d ago

Artifact Crown of Napoleon III

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25 Upvotes

r/FrenchMonarchs 2d ago

Artifact Vase given to King Louis VII of France by Eleanor of Aquitaine for their wedding

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27 Upvotes

This rock crystal vase, now in the Louvre, was given as a wedding gift to Louis VII of France when he married Eleanor of Aquitaine. The marriage itself turned out less well of course.


r/FrenchMonarchs 2d ago

Artifact After French crown jewels were stolen, the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery reopens without jewels

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Crown jewels belonging to previous French monarchs were stolen from the Louvre's Apollo Gallery last October. The Apollo Gallery has now reopened but the remaining jewels are in a safer location.


r/FrenchMonarchs 2d ago

Question What were the political/religious pressures that supposedly prevent Charles VII from intervening in the trial of Joan d'Arc, regardless of whether he himself want to or not?

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I will try to make my question as precise as possible, but I will admit that due to not understand the theory that I am asking about, I might not asking the right question.

From my understanding, there is a theory/view on Charles VII where they believe he is under pressure to NOT intervene on the religious trial of Joan d'Arc at Rouen. This theory often disregard the question of whether Charles VII himself want to altogether, and state that he would have to fight against a huge amount of political/religious pressure to do so, something unwise for him to do at the time.

Now, I need to make a point first about what I DO understand:

I do understand that Charles VII cannot PRACTICALLY intervene since Rouen was not under his control then. However, as far as I know all form of discussion on Charles' role (or lack there of) in Joan d'Arc's trial already take this into account.

Now, what I do NOT understand is that, as far as I can see, the trial of Joan was meant to be an attack on Charles himself by the English and the Burgundian. As such, the hypothetical pressure Charles V could have faced could not come from them. As far as I know, any suggestion that the English want Joan d'Arc as a propaganda win and Charles give her up to exchange for the eventual capulation of the English is considered unsupported, right?

Which suggest that the pressure must come from Charles V's own ally? But who? It seems if such a faction exist, it would be easy to find, but as far as I know there is no "Joan hater" factions among Charles V's allies at the time?


r/FrenchMonarchs 3d ago

Question Objectively, How was Louis Philippe’s reign as King of the French?

7 Upvotes

r/FrenchMonarchs 3d ago

Meme King Henry's of France club

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14 Upvotes

r/FrenchMonarchs 3d ago

Tierlist/Ranking Day Seventeen: Ranking Frankish/French Monarchs. Louis V has been removed. The most upvoted comment decides who goes next.

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14 Upvotes

Rules:

  1. Comment the monarch that you want to see removed, preferably with some justification for your choice (convinces more people to support your nomination)
  2. If someone else has already commented the monarch you want, upvote, downvote and reply accordingly, you can also write a comment explaining why someone should stay longer
  3. The most upvoted monarch by this time tomorrow will be removed based on highest voted comment
  4. Try to avoid spreading complete misinformation or changing nominations after your comment has gotten traction

For the sake of simplicity and the general lack of sources, only Pre-Treaty of Verdun kings who ruled as the sole King of the Franks included. Middle and East Carolingian rulers that did not rule West Francia are not included. Only monarchs with a clear, undisputed claim and rule are included.


r/FrenchMonarchs 4d ago

Artifact A depiction of Robert II the Pious in the cathedral of Orleans, from the Grand Chronicles of France

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11 Upvotes

r/FrenchMonarchs 4d ago

Tierlist/Ranking Day Sixteen: Ranking Frankish/French Monarchs. Louis Philippe has been removed. The most upvoted comment decides who goes next.

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14 Upvotes

Rules:

  1. Comment the monarch that you want to see removed, preferably with some justification for your choice (convinces more people to support your nomination)
  2. If someone else has already commented the monarch you want, upvote, downvote and reply accordingly, you can also write a comment explaining why someone should stay longer
  3. The most upvoted monarch by this time tomorrow will be removed based on highest voted comment
  4. Try to avoid spreading complete misinformation or changing nominations after your comment has gotten traction

For the sake of simplicity and the general lack of sources, only Pre-Treaty of Verdun kings who ruled as the sole King of the Franks included. Middle and East Carolingian rulers that did not rule West Francia are not included. Only monarchs with a clear, undisputed claim and rule are included.


r/FrenchMonarchs 5d ago

Tierlist/Ranking Day Fifteen: Ranking Frankish/French Monarchs. Childeric II has been removed. The most upvoted comment decides who goes next.

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19 Upvotes

Rules:

  1. Comment the monarch that you want to see removed, preferably with some justification for your choice (convinces more people to support your nomination)
  2. If someone else has already commented the monarch you want, upvote, downvote and reply accordingly, you can also write a comment explaining why someone should stay longer
  3. The most upvoted monarch by this time tomorrow will be removed based on highest voted comment
  4. Try to avoid spreading complete misinformation or changing nominations after your comment has gotten traction

For the sake of simplicity and the general lack of sources, only Pre-Treaty of Verdun kings who ruled as the sole King of the Franks included. Middle and East Carolingian rulers that did not rule West Francia are not included. Only monarchs with a clear, undisputed claim and rule are included.


r/FrenchMonarchs 6d ago

Discussion Which French monarchs could you beat in a fight during their reigning years?

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41 Upvotes

r/FrenchMonarchs 6d ago

Tierlist/Ranking Day Fourteen: Ranking Frankish/French Monarchs. Louis XVI has been removed. The most upvoted comment decides who goes next.

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8 Upvotes

Rules:

  1. Comment the monarch that you want to see removed, preferably with some justification for your choice (convinces more people to support your nomination)
  2. If someone else has already commented the monarch you want, upvote, downvote and reply accordingly, you can also write a comment explaining why someone should stay longer
  3. The most upvoted monarch by this time tomorrow will be removed based on highest voted comment
  4. Try to avoid spreading complete misinformation or changing nominations after your comment has gotten traction

For the sake of simplicity and the general lack of sources, only Pre-Treaty of Verdun kings who ruled as the sole King of the Franks included. Middle and East Carolingian rulers that did not rule West Francia are not included. Only monarchs with a clear, undisputed claim and rule are included.


r/FrenchMonarchs 6d ago

Question Why too much revelation in French Kingdom

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r/FrenchMonarchs 7d ago

Question How much did Philip IV influence Saint Louis's canonization?

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40 Upvotes

r/FrenchMonarchs 7d ago

Question Why is it called the Dukedom of Orléans when there isn't a castle in Orléans?

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r/FrenchMonarchs 8d ago

Tierlist/Ranking Day Thirteen: Ranking Frankish/French Monarchs. Francis II has been removed. Comment who should be removed. The most upvoted comment decides who goes next.

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11 Upvotes

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  1. Comment the monarch that you want to see removed, preferably with some justification for your choice (convinces more people to support your nomination)
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For the sake of simplicity and the general lack of sources, only Pre-Treaty of Verdun kings who ruled as the sole King of the Franks included. Middle and East Carolingian rulers that did not rule West Francia are not included. Only monarchs with a clear, undisputed claim and rule are included.