Valois
Pre-Bourbon French monarchs
Valois refers to the French royal dynasty that ruled from 1328 to 1589, succeeding the Capetians and preceding the Bourbons.
The Valois era encompassed the Hundred Years' War, the Renaissance in France, and the Wars of Religion.
Catherine de' Medici was a Valois queen.
The name derives from the county of Valois in northern France.
Central French administrative region
- ParisFrance's chief city
- Loire ValleyFrench wine region with castles
- chateauFrench country mansion
- provinceRegional administrative district
- Henry IIFirst Plantagenet English monarch
- FontainebleauHistoric French palace town
- ChambordFamous French château
- patronRegular supporter or customer
Catherine de Medici · absolutism · royal authority · Hundred Years War · Saint Bartholomew
Of the Middle Ages
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- fifteenth centuryYears 1401-1500
- sixteenth centuryYears 1501-1600
- feudalOf tiered landownership
Huguenots · Reformation · chivalry · court culture · tapestries · illuminated manuscripts · troubadours · diplomacy
French ruling family
- PlantagenetMedieval English dynasty
- successionFollowing in order
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- lineageDescent from progenitors
monarchy · regency · dauphin · heir · coronation · legitimacy · bloodline · royal house
Stylized heraldic lily motif
- azureLight sky tone
- goldElement seventy-nine
- coat of armsHereditary symbolic emblem
- escutcheonShield bearing heraldry
blazon · royal arms · emblems · banner · crest · armorial · lilies · regalia
Ile-de-France
Central French administrative region
- ParisFrance's chief city
- Loire ValleyFrench wine region with castles
- chateauFrench country mansion
province · duchy · fief · domain · Picardy · commune · arrondissement
Charles VII
- Henry IIFirst Plantagenet English monarch
- FontainebleauHistoric French palace town
- ChambordFamous French château
Catherine de Medici · patron · absolutism · royal authority · Hundred Years War · Saint Bartholomew
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- fifteenth centuryYears 1401-1500
- sixteenth centuryYears 1501-1600
feudal · Huguenots · Reformation · chivalry · court culture · tapestries · illuminated manuscripts · troubadours · diplomacy · alliance
Bourbon
French ruling family
- PlantagenetMedieval English dynasty
- successionFollowing in order
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
lineage · monarchy · regency · dauphin · heir · coronation · legitimacy · bloodline · royal house · French kings
fleur-de-lis
Stylized heraldic lily motif
- azureLight sky tone
- goldElement seventy-nine
- coat of armsHereditary symbolic emblem
escutcheon · blazon · royal arms · emblems · banner · crest · armorial · lilies · regalia
ValoisBourbon
French ruling family
Habsburgs · Huguenot · Protestant · Carolingian · Merovingian