By Noelle Griffith
 | Clovis III (reigned 481-511) Merovingian Dynasty of the Franks He was King by age 15! |
 | Childeric III (r. 743-751) Merovingian Dynasty He was the last of the Merovingian Kings. |
 | Pepin the Short (r. 751-768) Carolingian Dynasty He wrote to the pope and asked to be king. |
 | Charlemagne (r. 768-814) Carolingian Dynasty He was called the Father of Europe. |
 | Louis the Pious (r. 781-814) Carolingian Dynasty Louis the Pious was very religious. |
 | Charles the Bald (r. 843-877) Carolingian Dynasty Charles gave the Viking Hastings money to convert to Christianity. |
 | King Hugh (r. 923-956) Capetian Dynasty Hugh was always fighting with nobles. |
 | Robert the Pious (r. 996-1031) Capetian Dynasty Robert was in love with his cousinBertha, and that is why he was excommunicated. |
 | Louis Vl (r. 1108-1137) Capetian Dynasty Louis rescued the people from the evil nobles who governed towns. |
 | Louis VII (r. 1137-1180) Capetian Dynasty Louis VII started the Second Crusade becausehe felt bad for burning down a church and killing peasants. |
 | Philip II (1180-1223) Capetian Dynasty Philip II went on the Third Crusade and that is how he got the nickname Philip the Lion-Hearted. |
 | Philip IV (r. 1285-1314) Capetian Dynasty Philip IV was called Philip the Fair becausehe was handsome. |
 | Philip V (r.1316 – 1322) Capetian Dynasty Philip V made the Salic Law stating that no womenCould rule France. |
 | Charles IV (r. 1322-1328) Capetian Dynasty Charles only became king because his brotheronly had 4 daughters instead of a son before he died. |
 | Louis X (r. 1314-1316) Capetian Dynasty He really liked playing tennis, and that’s how he died. |
 | Philip VI (r. 1328-1350) Valois Dynasty He had to fight for his crown against an Englishman. |
 | John II (r. 1350-1364) Valois Dynasty He was taken for ransom and England didn’t want to pay it. |
 | Charles V (r. 1364-1338) Valois Dynasty He regained most of the French land lost to the English by the time he died. |
 | Charles VI (r. 1380-1422) Valois Dynasty During the 100 Years War, he put together an army of 20,000 soldiers to fight in a battle against England. |
 | Charles VIII (r. 1422-1461) Valois Dynasty He ruled France at the same time as his father, butthe country was split between the two kings. |
 | Charles VIII (r. 1483-1498) Valois Dynasty A great female ruler, Madame la Grande,ruled while Charles was a child because he could not rule as a kid. |
 | Louis XII (r. 1498-1515) Valois Orleans Dynasty He married the previous king’s wife because she was a widow. |
 | Francis I (r. 1515-1547) Valois-Angoulême Dynasty He loved the arts and he hired lots of artists. |
 | Henry II (r. 1547-1559) Valois-Angoulême Dynasty He invented the act of patenting inventions. |
 | Francis II (r. 1559-1560) Valois-Angoulême Dynasty He died at age 14, and he reigned for only 1 year. |
 | Charles IX (r. 1560-1574) Valois-Angoulême Dynasty He let his mother rule for him because he was only 10 when he became king. |
 | Henry III (r. 1574-1589) Valois-Angoulême Dynasty He believed that Huguenots and Catholics could live together peacefully. |
 | Henry IV (r. 1589 – 1590) Bourbon Dynasty He was the only Huguenot to be King. |
 | Louis XIII (r. 1610-1643) Bourbon Dynasty He was married to Anne of Austria to gainpeace between France, Spain, and Austria. |
 | Louis XIV (r. 1643-1715) Bourbon Dynasty Louis XIV loved Ballet and would often perform for Nobles |
 | Louis XV (r. 1715 – 1774) Bourbon Dynasty He was the one to officially ask Marie Antoinette to come live in France and marry his Grandson. |
 | Louis XVI (r. (r. 1774-1792) Bourbon Dynasty He was the last king, and he was married to Marie Antoinette, but did not truly love her as his wife. |
| Charles IX (r. 1560-1574) Valois-Angoulême Dynasty He let his mother rule for him because he was only 10 when he became king. |
| Henry III (r. 1574-1589) Valois-Angoulême Dynasty He believed that Huguenots and Catholics could live together peacefully. |
| Henry IV (r. 1589 – 1590) Bourbon Dynasty He was the only Huguenot to be King. |
| Louis XIII (r. 1610-1643) Bourbon Dynasty He was married to Anne of Austria to gainpeace between France, Spain, and Austria. |
| Louis XIV (r. 1643-1715) Bourbon Dynasty Louis XIV loved Ballet and would often perform for Nobles |
| Louis XV (r. 1715 – 1774) Bourbon Dynasty He was the one to officially ask Marie Antoinette to come live in France and marry his Grandson. |
| Louis XVI (r. 1774-1792) Bourbon Dynasty He was the last king, and he was married to Marie Antoinette, but did not truly love her as his wife. |
Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Clovis-I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childeric_III
https://www.studentsofhistory.com/charlemagne-the-holy-roman-empire
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-II-Holy-Roman-emperor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_II_of_France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_VI_of_France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_VII_of_France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_II_of_France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XIV
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_IV_of_France
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-IV-king-of-France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_V_of_France
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Philip-VI
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_II_of_France
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-V-king-of-France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_II_of_France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_II_of_France