French Monarchs

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  • Henry IV

    Henry IV
    Henry 1589-1610
    1. He issued the Edict of Nantes to grant religious freedom to protestants, but made catholicism the state religion.
    2. Opened trade routes in East Asia
    3. Made peace with the Ottoman Empire
    4. Lowered taxes on the french Henry gets an A for bringing peace to france and helping it to porsper.

  • louis XIII

    louis XIII
    Louis XIII 1610-1643
    1. He married Anne of Austria to unify the French and Spanish empires.
    2. He exiled his mother who was previously his regent.
    3. He declared war on Spain. He gets a D for declaring wars and going against his own mother.

  • Louis XIV

    Louis XIV
    Louis XIV 1643-1715
    1. Revoked the Edict of Nantes
    2. Invaded the Spanish-Netherlands
    3. Engaged France in Franco-Dutch War. He gets a C for having an agressive foreign policy

  • Louis XV

    Louis XV
    1715-1774
    1. Contributed to decline of Monarcy which led to the French Revolution.
    2. Damaged France's foreign relations.
    He gets an F for making bad decisions that affected France.

  • Louis XVI

    Louis XVI
    Louis XVI 1774-1792
    1. Married Marie Antoinette.
    2. Was very undecisive and shy, which effected his ruling.
    3. Was executed during the French revolution. He gets a D, for attempts to be a good leader, but he ultimately brought France down during the revolution.

  • louis XVII

    louis XVII
    1793- 1795
    1. His parents were executed
    2. He was kept a prisoner and served as a cobbler's assistant.
    3. He eventually died from Tuburculosis He gets an B because he was mistreated for being part of the royal family at a young age. He never got the chance to rule.