French Monarchs

Henry IV

Oct 7, 1589

Ruled from 1589 to 1610
1. Converted to Catholicism
2. Unified France
3. Eliminated National debt
King Henry would get an A because he unified France andwithout with, France would have still been split

French Monarchs

Period: Oct 7, 1589 to Oct 7, 1795

Louis XIII

Oct 7, 1610

Ruled from 1610 to 1643
1.Married the daughter of the King of Spain
2.Declared War on Spain
3. Won substantual battes in the war; leading to an overall victory
I grade Louis XIII a B+ because he brought France into war but it did not make his grade suffer because France won the war

Louis XIV

Oct 7, 1643

Ruled from 1643 to 1715
1. Extended French borders
2. Invaded the Spanish Netherlands
3. Depleted the countries resources
I give Louis XIV a grade of C- because he depleted the countries resources from war and he also put himself above the well being of his people. A positive from his rule that higher his grade was he expanded the French borders

Louis XV

Oct 7, 1715

Ruled from 1715 to 1774
1. Became king at age 5
2. Lost most of Frances colonies to the British
3. Continuously overspent and this caused France to go into debt
I give Louis XV a grade of a D- because he lost almost all the colonies France had and he also put them into deep debt

Louis XVI

Oct 7, 1774

Ruled from 1774 to 1792
1. French Revolution occured under him
2. Was executed after the Revolution was successful
3. Supported the American's revolution against the British and this caused France to go into deep debt
I give Louis XVI a grade of a F because the French revolted under him and he was executed leaving behind a debt for the next king and left the people rebellious.

Louis XVII

Oct 8, 1793

Ruled from 1793 to 1795
1. He had and died because of Teberculosis
2. was imprisioned for a short time becasue hte people revolted against his dad.
3. Was named the Duke of Normandy at the time of his birth
I give Louis XVII an F because he did nothing during his rule of a short 2 years