French Monarchs

  • Henry IV

    Henry IV
    1589-1610
    He was stabbed to death
    1. He caused a lot of religeous turmoil
    2. The Peace of Vervins
    3. United the whole kingdom
    I give him a B because he united the kingdom but killed a bunch of people to do it.
  • King Louis XIII

    King Louis XIII
    1610-1643
    He died of tuberculosis
    1. Became crowned at a young age
    2. Won several battles against the Spaniards
    3. Exiled his mom
    4. Married Anne of Austria
    I give him a B because he was an good warrior but a terrible politian, he also had his mom exiled.
  • Louis XIV

    Louis XIV
    1643-1715
    He died from gangrene
    1. Reformed France
    2. Invaded Spanish Netherlands
    3. Engaged in the Franco-Dutch war
    4. Led a war between France and the Grand Alliance.
    5. Drove country into debt
    I would give him a F- because everything he does is negative,
  • King Louis XV

    King Louis XV
    1715-1774
    He died from smallpox
    1. Lost a lot of land
    2. Damaged foreign relations
    3. Was hated by subjects
    4. Overspent Frances money
    I give him a F- because he was incompetant and weak.
  • King Louis XVI

    King Louis XVI
    1765-1793
    He died by being guillotined (beheaded)
    1. He married Marie Antoinette
    2. Had a TON of governing missteps that caused the French Revolution.
    I give him a D because he married the Holy Roman Emperor's Daughter, but he was responsible for a very bloody revolution,
  • King Louis XVII

    King Louis XVII
    1793-1795
    He died tuberculosis
    1. He was sexualy and physically abused
    I give him a C because there really is nothing he could do.