- Preceded by the Carolingian Empire
- Began as Western Francia (part of the Carolingian Empire) in 843 AD
- Hugh Capet became king founded the Capetian dynasty in 987 AD
- Capetian dynasty and cadet branches (Valois, Bourbon) ruled until 1792
- Rivalry with the Angevin Empire and House of Plantagenet
- Edward III of England claimed throne of Kingdom of France
- Hundred Years' War (1337-1453)
- Italian Wars (1494-1559)
- Wars of Religion (1562-1598)
- Thirty Years' War (1618-1648)
- Louis XIV ruled 1643-1715
- War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748)
- Seven Years' War (1756-1763)
- French Revolution began in 1789
- Monarchy abolished in 1792
- Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)
- Monarchy restored in 1814 (Bourbon Restoration)
- Napoleon defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815
- July Revolution in 1830
- Ended with the French Revolution of 1848
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