French Monarchs Family Tree | Clovis to Napoleon III

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[@MrChubbysuperhero]

One small note: the father of chlothar II and husband of fredegund was chilperic I, not chlodomer

[@anonnymousperson]

Minor correction: Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were actually guillotined in 1793, although Louis XVI was dethroned in 1792.

[@Stoneworks]

Minor correction: I don't like mustard or relish but I do like barbeque sauce, so you got some of it right.

[@boredhi3454]

Can i ask where you make these charts what program did you use or if you can make available custom charts in your shop?

[@francherogamer5187]

Hi historycharts I am a great fan of yours and I am following you since you almost started to makes videos about genealogy and I want to thank you very much for being my inspiration to everything that's related to genealogy and history greetings from Versailles 😎🇦🇷♥️🇫🇷

[@Amibingus]

French monarchs trying not to name their heir louis/charles:

[@thibautnarme6402]

Both names were deeply associated with the throne, why throw away the legitimacy of the branding?

[@Amibingus]

@@thibautnarme6402 yeah but nothing stops them to be a Little bit creative

[@steffhess3627]

​@@Amibinguslook at danish monarcs cause you will be suprised

[@Amibingus]

@@steffhess3627 ah yes there is a name that forces you in tradition to name your son the certain name and Vice versa

[@thibautnarme6402]

@@Amibingus Philip was a pure revival. Francis is really on the nose when you think about it. Henry had it's time in the sun, so did Robert and Otto. Funny thing is Hugh only appeared once, despite being the dynasty founder...

[@FFTT]

OMG. If you remove the C in Clovis, you end up with the name "Lovis" or "Louis". Never realized that until now.

[@axolotl-guy9801]

Yes. Lol. The original name was Chlodovech. The Dutch name (Dutch being a desentant of old- franconian) is Lodewijk. And german Ludwig.

[@f205v]

@@axolotl-guy9801 And in Italian you have both the name "Luigi" (from the French -Louis-) and "Ludovico" (from the German -Ludwig-). Not many Italian realize they are basically the same name.

[@kaloarepo288]

@@f205v These are called cognates - 2 different words derived from one original -in English we have many examples like "royal" and "regal" -both from Latin "rex" or "king" - "royal" comes by way of French "roi" and "regal" a later borrowing direct from the Latin -"loyal" and "legal" is another example -"fidelity" and "faith" another.

[@sebe2255]

@@kaloarepo288They aren’t really words though, they are names.

[@kaloarepo288]

@@sebe2255 I'm sorry but names are words! - the other examples I gave are not names but adjectives -royal and regal are cognates -both ultimately derived from Latin rex/regis but royal has been altered through French and regal hasn't.

[@kaloarepo288]

The name "Clovis" is in turn derived from the Frankish "Hludvic" which has given us cognate words in other European languages like "Ludwig" in German , "Ludovico" in Italian and the Latinized form of "Louis" which is "Ludovicus."

[@sebe2255]

And the modern Frankish Lodewijk

[@julesvandermolen4919]

@@sebe2255 This is also the Dutch variant

[@sebe2255]

@@julesvandermolen4919 Yes I know, and Dutch is modern Frankish

[@gregmiller9710]

that's right!..

[@MrBcardinal35]

The name Clovis is also derived from my cousin down in Alabama who dates my other cousin and smokes gators

[@TheRealMVP1999]

Fun fact: Napoleon Bonaparte was actually a descendant of the Carolingians via Dukes of Maine, House of Este, and Malaspina family

[@tommy-er6hh]

And Napoleon 2, his son, was killed by the Zulus in South Africa while serving with the British army. [The British wanted to keep an eye one him, so they kept Napoleon 2 in Britain.]

[@TheRealMVP1999]

@@tommy-er6hh I believe you are referring to the son of Napoleon III

[@randomguy-tg7ok]

@@tommy-er6hh Yeah, that's Napoleon 4, son of Napoleon 3 that you're talking about. Napoleon 2 lived (and died, I think) in Switzerland.

[@tommy-er6hh]

Oops, my bad, i got Napoleon 2 and Napoleon 4 confused. Looked it up, Napoleon 2 died in Austrian Empire.

[@kaloarepo288]

@@randomguy-tg7ok Napoleon II was known as the duke of Reichstadt after his father's deposition and kept as a virtual prisoner in his mother's Imperial palace in Vienna where he died young .Napoleon III's son was known as the Prince Imperial.

[@edithengel2284]

The video mentions that Charles X was succeeded for 20 minutes by his son Louis XIX. Louis XIX was married to Marie Therese, daughter of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. So for a few minutes Marie Antoinette's daughter reigned as queen consort of France, the last queen entitled "Queen of France" (rather than the "Queen of the French" as Louis Philippe's wife was entitled).

[@funram]

Well the whole "he reigned for 20 minutes" thing is more of a joke than anything else : his father forced him to renounce the throne (ie not accepting it), and legend is he asked him to let him reign, "even for a single hour", to which his father refused. Hence the "20 minutes reign" joke. Technically speaking, Charles X was directly succeeded by his grandson, with Louis-Philippe d'Orléans being named his regent, but the act was invalidated by the Parliament, which stated that Charles X had in fact ceased to be king even before his abdication, which thus wasn't legal. So, of course, the conditions of said abdication, including his son's renounciation, his succession by his grandson and the nomination of Louis-Philippe d'Orléans as regent and general lieutenant of the kingdom, were all void and null. There's even a legend that states that the mother of Charles X's grandson was on her way to present her son to the Parliament in order to celebrate his ascension to the throne when she learned that Louis-Philippe had been chosen as the new king.

[@Ludovicus1769]

Historians don’t acknowledge him as King. People didn’t even do it back then. Napoleon II? Sure, but there’s still some debate. But people like Louis XIX? Absolutely not.

[@edithengel2284]

@@funram I've read Marie Therese spent the 20 minutes haranguing her husband, arguing that he should not give up his rights to the throne.

[@edithengel2284]

@@Ludovicus1769 Still, it makes a poignant moment or 20 for his wife.

[@Ludovicus1769]

@@edithengel2284 Not truly

[@vinicius2uiciniv]

Would you considere making a video about the Peerage of France? Dukes of Normandy, Aquitaine, Burgundy, Brittany, counts of Champagne, Flanders, Toulouse etc

[@JenniferinIllinois]

"France was getting used to having revolutions." So true, so true. 🤣🤣🤣

[@TheBandit025Nova]

U.S: Hey Canada Mom is having another Canada: Another Revolution great It’s her time of the month again

[@TheBandit025Nova]

@@clexo2155 Actually UK is the Dad and France is the mom

[@drswag0076]

Napoleon III was also the first president of France before becoming emperor. ironically, history repeated in one of France's former colonies. prior of the independence of the Central African Republic, a general named Jean-Bedel Bokassa enacted a military coup becoming president and later crowning himself as the founder of the Central African Empire as Bokassa I he even gave a invite to the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Pelavi to come to his coronation, he declined. Bokassa was overthrown and the short-lived imperial government was abolished.

[@aaronTGP_3756]

Similar to Jacques of Haiti. First leader of an independent Haiti, but made himself Emperor. Deposed after a few years.

[@drswag0076]

@@aaronTGP_3756 but unlike Bokassa, Jacques was a revolutionary or at least one of them that threw off the French yolk.

[@tomtomtrent]

Apparently he tried to invite the pope as well, and had hoped to take the crown from him and crown himself just as Napoleon had. Regarding the enthronement of Napoleon III, Karl Marx famously stated, "History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce." I'd say that the third time was an even bigger farce.

[@jackyex]

Bokassa was always a francophile and a Napoleon fan boy

[@drswag0076]

@@jackyex which is why he crowned himself emperor.

[@jjhwangkorsin]

The guillotine sound effect scared the hell outta me, thanks Matt ☠️

[@ruyfernandez]

I thought something was going on behind him, like someone making noise while he was recording.

[@tommy-er6hh]

Louis 15 did not have nothing after the 7 years war, he was given a choice by the English - regain Canada which produced fur or regain the French Caribbean which produced $ugar. $ugar market was more valuable so he chose the Caribbean islands and Haiti.

[@Sombre____]

He is also famous for giving lands to the prusian after the 7 years war. There is a famous quote in france about this : "On s'est battu pour le roi de Prusse".

[@DynamixWarePro]

I never knew Clovis was the origin of Louis. Part of my moms family has French origins and we are supposed to be related to Napoleon Bonaparte which I am still looking into. I did find out we are related to De la Cherois (originating in Ham, Picardy, France) and Crommelin families, Huguenots that fled France to Ireland and I have some relatives who are related to them.

[@AtParmentier]

Clovis is the latinised version of Chlodovech ancestor of the French Louis, German Ludwig and Dutch Lodewijk.

[@ruyfernandez]

Think in old latin alphabet. CLOVIS --> LOVIS

[@fairchild1737]

My mom, the Collins, is directly related to the King Louis dna! Also my great grandmother is Lady Rachel Hays Beauchamp, married to my Collins. Beauchamp Tower has a signature Collins carved on the wall. I saw it when i was there a few times. My Collins goes to all the Kings of Wessex. Watsons from Scottland. Mary Bolyn, down to Barren Beauchamp! My dad is also a royal. King O'Neil of Tara Mound of the nine hostages baptized by Saint Patrick. My hapogroup is R-L21 Robert de Bruce. I am full of it! I traced over 9, 000 ancestry. Mormons from Utah ..Squires. Diana also cousins.

[@Palontras]

A little fun fact: Many french names also have a germanic equivalent, like Louis/Ludwig, Charles/Karl, Victor/Siegfried(Siegbert and all other variations) and so on, since they share the same roots but decided to speak different languages.

[@sebe2255]

It is because the Germanic Franks conquered Gaul. But they mostly don’t have the same roots beyond both being indo-european anyway The French are Gallo-Roman and not really Frankish

[@tibsky1396]

As a Frenchman, my first name is of Germanic Origins too: Thibaud. It was a rather widespread name among the Franks apparently, since there were some in the French medieval nobility. "Theobald" in English, and "Theudbald" is the original.

[@tibsky1396]

@@sebe2255 Mostly from the population yes, but the French nobles were of Frankish origins. France is a mix between the two entities with Latin and Roman Catholic Church as a spine.

[@sebe2255]

@@tibsky1396 Most people aren’t nobles so yeah, that is what I said the French people (and culture) isn’t really Frankish

[@hugolouessard3914]

It's the case with many names : Jean/John/Johann/Juan, Guillaume/William/Wilhelm, François/Francis/Franciso, Matthieu/Matthew/Matteo, Charles/Charles/Carlos/Carlo/Karl, Louis/Louis/Luigi/Ludwig, Georges/George/Giorgio/Georg/Gyorgi, etc. Most biblical names for example have a version in pretty much all languages of Europe.

[@rafidog]

The stories of the Austrasian rulers in general and the rivalry between Brunehilda and Fredegund in particular, are insane. Very similar to Game of Thrones, a kindgom essentially ruled by thugs and their warriors, barely following any morality.

[@tommy-er6hh]

In the early middle ages, pretty EVERY ruler was a thug helped by their gang of warriors. It was kinda like some motorcycle or street gangs today.

[@masikorski6411]

Henry III didn't really abdicate, he ran away after he heard his brother died. Supposedly while crossing a river the procession was spotted by a nobleman, who jumped into the water, screaming "My lord, why are you running away?". The procession was caught in Brandenburgia, where Henry agreed to return few months later. He never did. Polish primate (serving as a ruler during interregnum) sent a delegation that unsuccessfully tried to convince him to return. After his escape he still held the title of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth king for almost a year.

[@poutou1789]

France didn’t decide it was sick of the King. PARIS decided it wanted a change. I hate it when people say France killed Louis XVI because it paints over the multitude of rebellions in the rest of France to save the King. Most notably in Vendée

[@Winterborn_01]

Paris was far from the only place that supported the Revolution. It was vastly popular in most of the country. So yeah, a large majority of France got rid of the king.

[@ruyfernandez]

I agree with you. In France there is Paris and there is the rest. Just ask the communards.

[@dorderre]

I'm so happy you picked up on the portuguese bit. I commented something along those lines a while ago and was giggling the whole time you said it in this video :D Well done, Matt ^^ EDIT: It's also interesting to note that each of the three main french dynasties ended with three consecutive brothers after a long string of father-son-connections: Capet (Main): Louis X, Philip V and Charles IV Valois branch: Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III Bourbon branch: Louis XVI, Louis XVIII and Charles X

[@fairchild1737]

My mom, the Collins, is directly related to the King Louis dna! Also my great grandmother is Lady Rachel Hays Beauchamp, married to my Collins. Beauchamp Tower has a signature Collins carved on the wall. I saw it when i was there a few times. My Collins goes to all the Kings of Wessex. Watsons from Scottland. Mary Bolyn, down to Barren Beauchamp! My dad is also a royal. King O'Neil of Tara Mound of the nine hostages baptized by Saint Patrick. My hapogroup is R-L21 Robert de Bruce. I am full of it! I traced over 9, 000 ancestry. Mormons from Utah Squires. Diana also cousins.

[@matthewbrotman2907]

Fun fact: St Louis (IX), Louisville (XVI), and Louisiana (XIV) are named for three different people.

[@kaloarepo288]

And ultimately bourbon whiskey would be named after the French royal dynasty though Americans pronounce it "berben."

[@jeremywilliams5107]

​@@kaloarepo288hypothesise a Jacques Louis Daniel, Vicomte d'Orleans, who couldn't make the wine he wanted in Louisiana, but _par le sang bleu_ he was going to have his drink. He was the father of Jasper and they always hid their origins after the Louisiana Purchase.

[@tracyjohnson5486]

I've always liked watching your videos of the various royal families but especially like the ones you have on the French royals. Keep them coming!

[@mrscechy8625]

Imagine you're the son of a duke in France, distantly related to the King somehow, he dies, and someone shows up at your house and tells you you're his closest relative. Seriously, second cousin once removed is the craziest dynastic succession I've ever heard of

[@fairchild1737]

I am ready to take what is mine??? My mom, the Collins, is directly related to the King Louis dna! Also my great grandmother is Lady Rachel Hays Beauchamp, married to my Collins. Beauchamp Tower has a signature Collins carved on the wall. I saw it when i was there a few times. My Collins goes to all the Kings of Wessex. Watsons from Scottland. Mary Bolyn, down to Barren Beauchamp! My dad is also a royal. King O'Neil of Tara Mound of the nine hostages baptized by Saint Patrick. My hapogroup is R-L21 Robert de Bruce. I am full of it! I traced over 9, 000 ancestry. Mormons from Utah Squires. Diana also cousins.

[@hunterkolberg313]

Thank you for this amazing updated version, been waiting for this! Absolutely love these videos for how informative they are keep up the great work

[@newfieocean]

Alfonso, the first king of Portugal is apparently my 29th great-grandfather according to Wiki Tree. The throne shall be mine someday!!

[@kfiraltberger552]

good luck mate o7

[@fairchild1737]

Me too! My mom, the Collins, is directly related to the King Louis dna! Also my great grandmother is Lady Rachel Hays Beauchamp, married to my Collins. Beauchamp Tower has a signature Collins carved on the wall. I saw it when i was there a few times. My Collins goes to all the Kings of Wessex. Watsons from Scottland. Mary Bolyn, down to Barren Beauchamp! My dad is also a royal. King O'Neil of Tara Mound of the nine hostages baptized by Saint Patrick. My hapogroup is R-L21 Robert de Bruce. I am full of it! I traced over 9, 000 ancestry. Mormons from Utah Squires. Diana also cousins.

[@skiteufr]

The luck of the House of Capet from its establishment in 987 to at least the reign of Philip II (200 years later) was that the Kings always had a surviving son, and also had long reigns for the time. Meaning they had time to consolidate their power and house, and people got used to their power. They become sort of undisputable

[@fairchild1737]

My mom, the Collins, is directly related to the King Louis dna! Also my great grandmother is Lady Rachel Hays Beauchamp, married to my Collins. Beauchamp Tower has a signature Collins carved on the wall. I saw it when i was there a few times. My Collins goes to all the Kings of Wessex. Watsons from Scottland. Mary Bolyn, down to Barren Beauchamp! My dad is also a royal. King O'Neil of Tara Mound of the nine hostages baptized by Saint Patrick. My hapogroup is R-L21 Robert de Bruce. I am full of it! I traced over 9, 000 ancestry. Mormons from Utah Squires. Diana also cousins.

[@gabrielalejandrodoldan4722]

​@@fairchild1737 Piola, queres un premio? En este punto deduzco que todos tenemos sangre de reyes y nobles por las mezclas familiares a lo largo de los últimos mil años, es bastante interesante eso si

[@KyleBDoeden]

I will never hear the name "Childeric" and not think it's just a really chill guy named Derek. "Yeah this is my son Chill Derek, my other son Anxious Brian, and my least favorite son Stinky Connor."

[@stevetournay6103]

Why do I have a feeling you also have a daughter, Naughty Zoot? 😁

[@MerkhVision]

This is a hilarious comment, I love your thought process lol.

[@TheOlibaba]

Possible correction regarding the settlement of Canada: Quebec City was founded in 1608, during the reign of Henry 4th. Trois-Rivière and then Montreal (1634 and 1642) were founded during Louis' reign.

[@nansouuu]

Great job! You make really interesting, comprehensive and pleasing content, I always enjoy your videos.

[@CrossTheGoat]

Meanwhile England: France call their's Dolphin, we should call our's "Prince of Whales"

[@HistoryfortheAges]

Good timing for this. We are approaching the anniversary of the French Revolution! July 14th. That was one crazy Revolution. Love making videos about it

[@CJMapping]

1 more week!

[@drswag0076]

happy early Bastille Day.

[@jameskilgusii6967]

Coming up really soon! Happy Early Bastille day.

[@taicanium]

Fun fact: Louis XIV's victory in the War of the Spanish Succession was not absolute. The British, his main opponents in the war, were exhausted from over a decade of fighting, and they're the ones that actually sued for peace. But ultimately, they still held enough leverage over Louis that he was only able to confirm Philip as King of Spain in exchange for Philip renouncing his claim to the French throne for himself and his descendants. This is actually the very same treaty condition that resulted in the split between Legitimists and Orleanists in the modern claim to the French throne. During and after the French Revolution, whole branches of the royal family were wiped out, leaving Philip's line as the most senior descendants, specifically in the form of Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou (who would be Louis XX). He's also the senior claimant to the Spanish throne through his grandfather, but said grandfather renounced his claims due to being deaf.

[@MrToryhere]

That’s correct. The British and their allies won the War quite comprehensively, having destroyed most of Louis’s military capability. Britain then became the leading power.

[@senpainoticeme9675]

​@@MrToryherenot yet, France was still at par with the British. It was the Seven Year's War that actually upset the Balance of Power in Europe with Britain becoming ascendant on the European stage. It was telling that during the American Revolution, Britain did not have any continental allies when they were ganged upon by France, Spain and the Netherlands.

[@fairchild1737]

My mom, the Collins, is directly related to the King Louis dna! Also my great grandmother is Lady Rachel Hays Beauchamp, married to my Collins. Beauchamp Tower has a signature Collins carved on the wall. I saw it when i was there a few times. My Collins goes to all the Kings of Wessex. Watsons from Scottland. Mary Bolyn, down to Barren Beauchamp! My dad is also a royal. King O'Neil of Tara Mound of the nine hostages baptized by Saint Patrick. My hapogroup is R-L21 Robert de Bruce. I am full of it! I traced over 9, 000 ancestry. Mormons from Utah Squires. Diana also cousins.

[@gamrome3889]

​@@fairchild1737hi please please tell me the best dna program to start off to start my research. I have the royals littered through many sides it seems.

[@fairchild1737]

@gamrome3889 so fun. I spent until early morning tracing my relatives. Could stop until you get so high up. I didn't go past Nerfertiti and Akenaten. I go to Iran. Iberia, Portugal, Phoenician, etc. 23&me is best. After you get results I uploaded my dna to My Heritage and the others. It was free when I uploaded my dna. 2.6 Neanderthal. Cheddarman 7100bc Somerset England. Even Princess Tea Tephi of King David. Buried in Tara, King O'Neil my decendant. I am Judah. Long nights ahead on Ancestry you have to sign up and pay to trace and then print it out. I have binders full. Ann Boylen gave birth to Queen Elizabeth. My direct decendant to Diana deSpencer. My trees tell all.

[@Oldhistory]

heres a little tid bit on Louis Philippe I. When the French revolution broke out in the 1790s, the Duc D'orleans and his brother were sent to the U.S. in exile. and while they were here they toured the known states. He actually traveled through my town on the stagecoach road, stayed in many old taverns and what not. Funny thing is, in his diary he asked the ambassador who was from Tennessee if we still slept 5 to a bed here. He was fascinated by what he saw here, wrote about the natives and even got to meet a few of them.

[@Larsbutb4d]

I love the updated one!

[@LewisKennedy1]

If you mentioned that Louis VIII was a disputed King of England, you should have mentioned that Henry VI was a disputed King of France. Henry was even crowned, unlike Louis

[@ruyfernandez]

He was crowned but not in Reims cathedral, and not with the proper regalia. However I get your point and agree he could have been mentioned.

[@rodrigorodders7173]

It was Henry V…Henry VI was mentally disabled possibly the worst English king

[@LewisKennedy1]

@@rodrigorodders7173 Henry V conquered France but never became King, as he died before Charles VI. Henry VI succeeded them both and was nominally King of France for 30 years

[@erwannthietart3602]

​@@LewisKennedy1well technically wouldnt he have been the actual king of France for a while since the Dauphin wasnt technically crowned? But then again it also breaks with the constant succession and the fact that he was technically supposed to be the king

[@edithengel2284]

@@rodrigorodders7173 No, it was Henry VI, 16 December, 1431, at Notre Dame de Paris, a couple of years after his English coronation.

[@mathieuleader8601]

fun fact: I heard the name Clovis from the Simpsons with Springfields mayor's brother being called Clovis Quimby who killed Bart and Lisa's cat Snowball the I.

[@DrNatemiester]

Love the Batt Maker and all of his Useful Sharts.

[@unchartedsteppes7138]

amazing as always Dr. Baker

[@aureltoniniimperatorecomun4029]

Some corrections about the capetingian's take of power: In the video it seems that they had become the power behind the throne and that once the Carolingians were extinct they had replaced them, but in reality Charles the Simple fought a war against Eudes, as did Lothair against Hugh the Capet. moreover, Charles the Simple himself had not initially ascended the throne because he was born of a marriage considered illegitimate,not for his age, which made Charles the Fat the only Carolingian left, but when he died without heirs, Eudes was chosen, not because (at least, theoretically) the duke of the Franks, but because he was (with, perhaps, the Popponides) the heir of Lambert of Hesbaye, who had married Clothild, the last of the Merovingians to had a discendence. Also, Louis V had a heir, his uncle, who claimed the throne, but the nobles eventually disqualified him. The last male descendent hower was, by what we know, the Vermandois lords in the XII century

[@ruyfernandez]

Wait a second. Are you saying that the Robertians have a documented genealogical link to the Merovingians? That's huge! If that is true it means they can trace back their descent to Merovech, who lived during late Antiquity.

[@sebe2255]

@@ruyfernandezThey don’t, no one has that

[@aureltoniniimperatorecomun4029]

​@@sebe2255 they have, by Berta, daughter of Teodoric III

[@aureltoniniimperatorecomun4029]

​​@@ruyfernandezf you resarch the Merovingians on Wikipedia you can see that the existence of Merovech is probable, but not sure, and the first possible attested ancestor of Merovech was the frank leader Clodio, a who lived in the same time of emperor Constantine I. This to look how much older of the other european monarchy the french one is, probably only the japanese one is older and more prestigious

[@sebe2255]

@@aureltoniniimperatorecomun4029 No they don’t. The origins of the Robertians themselves are uncertain to begin with. So proving any connection to them is basically impossible. And there are certainly no reliable records proving any descent from a Merovingian king.

[@robifrank77]

Great video. I particularly liked it because most of my ancestors comme from France. I hope you will produce a book about the French monarchy like you did about the British one.

[@ET_Bermuda]

Hey, Matt. I was just watching a video about the current "fall of Disney", and someone mentioned Abigail Disney. I thought, hmm, wouldn't it be interesting if you did a "Hollywood Family Tree" video featuring people like the Disney's or how Nicholas Cage is related to Francis Ford Coppola, etc.

[@MichaelJohnson-vi6eh]

I believe Matt did a few yrs ago. Check the archives.

[@n1p1n1pn1p]

Hiya, for me this is actually amazing to hear, I just found out that I am distantly connected to the Merovingian line via a child of Sigebert I and Brunhilda (Carloman of Austrasia). Great to know more about history (and also coincidentally have a connection to it). Cheers!

[@thattimestampguy]

0:00 French Monarchs from Clovis I to Napoleon III. *The Merovingians* 0:55 The History of The French Monarchy begins toward the end of The Roman Empire. 1:01 Merovech helped The Romans fight off The Huns who were invading Rome. 1:20 The French Franks tie their lineage to The Salian Franks known as The Merovingians after their King, Merovech. 3:10 German Salic Law. 3:48 Austrasia and Neustria 4:30 St. Bertha. 4:44 Clothar II

[@ThemeParchive]

25:32 love how the way Matt says this make it sound like the heir apparent in Britain is the prince of Whales 😂

[@Tynov_msk]

Interestingly, all 3 Capetian dynasties (direct Capetians, Valois and Bourbons) ended with 3 brothers, who all reigned, a sister and a major war of great consequences. As they say, history repeats itself...

[@andypham1636]

the direct capetians ended with one brother, his posthumous son, then the two younger two brothers. so close but no

[@Tynov_msk]

Aaaaah true... well close enough

[@fairchild1737]

I am a girl!! My mom, the Collins, is directly related to the King Louis dna! Also my great grandmother is Lady Rachel Hays Beauchamp, married to my Collins. Beauchamp Tower has a signature Collins carved on the wall. I saw it when i was there a few times. My Collins goes to all the Kings of Wessex. Watsons from Scottland. Mary Bolyn, down to Barren Beauchamp! My dad is also a royal. King O'Neil of Tara Mound of the nine hostages baptized by Saint Patrick. My hapogroup is R-L21 Robert de Bruce. I am full of it! I traced over 9, 000 ancestry. Mormons from Utah Squires. Diana also cousins.

[@kidmohair8151]

25:51 *only* the US calls the Seven Years' War, the French and Indian War. Canada uses the same name as the rest of the Brit empire. sidebar: the Seven Years' War is increasingly thought of as the real first world war.

[@muhammadhabibieamiro3639]

Another amazing video

[@abtheblackeyes2596]

I love history and your videos are great, so very well explained and the charts had so much details! I'm struggling right now, trying to make onw for the Central Valley of Ancient Mexico, had the info but is so hard to placed them on a chart. Any advice?

[@charlieduke6393]

@UsefulCharts, thank you so very much for leaving the original Monarchies of Germany video, I hope you do the same with this one.

[@ChaseCetta]

A history professor of mine once said you can tell someone's political affiliation if they consider the last king of France to be Charles X or Louis Philippe.

[@axolotl-guy9801]

Interesting

[@ChaseCetta]

​​@@axolotl-guy9801The point I think he was making was Charles X was the conservative who opposed to many liberal policies which came out of the French revolution, and sought to revive many of the traditions of France. If you look at the official portraits of him and Louis Philippe he opted to wear the fancy coronation robes while Louis Philippe wore a suit. While may have ruled as king his views were more in line with the liberals in the chamber of deputies. Charles X grandson Henri was the last legitimist pretender to the throne.

[@tonuka6257]

What about "Louis the Last"?

[@greywolf7577]

@@ChaseCetta I've always hated the term pretender since it implies that the person doesn't have a true claim to the throne, even though in some cases the pretender has a better claim to the throne than the king that was in power.

[@sebe2255]

@@greywolf7577But claims don’t mean anything on their own, so they are pretending

[@morrigankasa570]

I'm a 30 yr old Minnesotan Man and in our capital city we have a well established church that is a French Church dedicated to Saint Louise King of France that follows the French Religion. Also, allegedly according to family lore my Father's side of the family are partially French and my ancestors used to be extremely wealthy. They emigrated to the US in the 1800s originally down in Louisiana. After the American Civil War moved up to Minnesota maintaining the Wealth until my Great Grandparents lost it.

[@kalevader]

PLEASE update this chart with some more connections like the old ones used to have. All the extra little connections between countries or with more famous non-king sovereigns were so interesting.

[@jakezvreizh]

Finally a video where my favourite region of France has a major appearance in all the charts I've seen so far. Long live Anne, Duchess of Brittany, twice Queen of France

[@ruyfernandez]

I found frustrating that in the video it doesn't say that, after Anne, her daughter Claude was also duchess of Britanny in her own right, before the duchy merged with France.

[@jakezvreizh]

@@ruyfernandez Yeah, me too. But for the purposes of this specific video, I think it wouldn't be relevant. Maybe if he does a series of dynasties or duchies... But correct me if I'm wrong, it wasn't the 2nd daughter who inherit the duchy because Claude wasn't interested at all?

[@jakezvreizh]

@@ruyfernandez BTW where are you from... I'm from Mexico 😅

[@ruyfernandez]

@@jakezvreizh for me it would have been as simple as replacing the phrase "of France" with "Duchess of Brittany" behind Claude's name on the chart.

[@jakezvreizh]

@@ruyfernandez That wouldn't be possible as Claude and Renate were direct descendants of a male reigning monarch. Remember France always had the salic law

[@thomaslally2242]

St. Louis, MO shoutout!! Whoohoo!

[@ahmadburhanhabibi]

28:50 this made me laugh 😂 the delivery is so on point

[@christianchauhan23]

❤🤍💙 all your videos mate👍

[@ErixSamson]

Super interesting, thanks.

[@Frimpa-MJEB]

9:43 * Louis V had an uncle : Charles of Lorraine. The problem was he swore allegiance to the german kings, from what the electors were disgusted. So they decided to elect Hugh's son Hugh instead.

[@rai1879]

Yay I'm early! So interesting ❤

[@thomasnesmith5426]

Charlemagne was not just great because he conquered places. He started the Carolingian Renaissance. Please address this in future. His reforms led to the invention of Carolingian miniscule, the basis for modern latin lower case letters. Ironically, historians miss identified Carolingian miniscule for earlier Roman writing because it looked so well organized/reproduced across multiple texts.

[@lillii9119]

Love the man who invented lowercase

[@CameronWest1597]

Hi for merovech he was in my family tree and he died in 458 and his father was chlodio I born 390 And his son childeric was born 437 and died 481

[@jeroooeeen]

Note that Carloman (the brother of Louis III and Charles III) is actually known as Carloman II. Carloman I however is not shown on this chart. He was the younger brother of Charlemagne and they ruled together until Carloman I died.

[@JGJE9000]

You have already made a video like this and I've watched it before this year

[@Robi2009]

22:24 - well, technically he didn't abdicate, he just ran away :) The PLC parliament waited for him to return couple of months and after he didn't show up, Polish and Lithuanian nobles elected new king - Stephen Bathory from Hungary

[@andypham1636]

elected two monarchs: Stephen Bathory + Anna Jagiellon, sister of Sigusmund II Augustus

[@Robi2009]

@@andypham1636 yeah, there's a joke that Henry ran cause they told him he has to spend a night with Anna, who was over 50 by that time and very ugly 😏

[@SmithSens16]

I watched Foxcatcher today and I was wondering if you'll do a du Pont family tree at some point?

[@gchecosse]

The plan in 1870 was to restore the monarchy, but the heir would only agree if they ditched the revolutionary tricolour, which was a dealbreaker. If he'd been less stubborn, France might be a monarchy today.

[@sebe2255]

Quite fitting for an institution of privileged babies to lose out because they were acting like privileged babies

[@goffokfm6821]

​@@sebe2255 That actually sounds pretty principled. Refusing to adopt a flag of an institution that disposed and executed your family.

[@grantorino2325]

19:00 I'd just like to add that France's annexation of Brittany involved some real medieval shenanigans! At the time of his ascending the throne, Louis XII was married to Queen Joan. And fearing that Brittany might join in personal union with England, Sweden, or the Holy Roman Empire, he moved to have his marriage annulled so that he could marry Duchess Anne. In the ensuing trial, Louis claimed before the pope that Joan had a "deformity" that kept them from having sex! And Joan brought, as witnesses, several of Louis's friends who told he pope about how he bragged to them about "mounting her several times in one night!" Alas, in the end, realpolitik won out and the pope annulled the marriage. Louis went on to marry Anne and thus annex Brittany. And as for Joan, she became a nun and founded the *Sisters of the Annunciation* , one of the largest and most powerful orders of Catholicism today!

[@lycomaco]

Excellent exposition. Just a remark: King Louis XVI and Queen Mary Antoinette were guillotined in 1793, not in 1792.

[@lillii9119]

You're right: - Renamed title to "King of the French" in 1789 - Deposed and replaced by the Republic in 1792 - Executed in January and October 1793

[@pelegrino791]

Good résumé ! French royal history is not that complicated compared to others. For me the danish and the swedish royal histories are much more difficult to understand because there is a lot of different houses

[@tt-ew7rx]

The baby who reigned for a few days was regarded as one of the better kings of France.

[@exiapiemon3296]

My country Malaysia has 9 royal families (etc. Pahang, Johor, Perak). Should Make a video about Federal Monarchies of Malaysia 🇲🇾

[@fabian_br319]

amazing job 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@samsunglg6671]

One thing I noticed in French monarchies is that the Junior Lines usually prevails over the older brothers.

[@lillii9119]

Erratum: Louis XVI and his wife were executed in 1793, though they were deposed in 1792. France was also a constitutional monarchy from 1789 to 1792 (constitutional articles). Also the 1815-1830 monarchy was as constitutional as the 1830-1848 one, the main difference is that the voting tax was lowered from 1000F to 500F and that the local governments are now elected (regional councils). The fact these changes were so small is what led to the 1848 revolution. "France has been a republic ever since" if you omit the dark times of 1940-1944...

[@brucehefner8065]

Jesus and tammuz is my idol... Two current monarchs of mounbatten windsor and ferinand after 1000s of years .... GREAT JOB MY FRIEND YOU ARE AWSOME🎉🎉🎉

[@anonnymousperson]

Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were actually guillotined in 1793, although Louis XVI was dethroned in 1792.

[@belgianlegion]

Can you do a video about Belgium and the Belgian Monarchs starting from the Burgundian union to Austrian-Belgium to the United states of Belgium to the Current Belgium and the Dynasty that preceded

[@andrelandry548]

Thank u for the reminder of new France

[@mikeor-]

Here are top ten longest reigning monarchs in history of sovereign nations with verifiable dates: 1. Louis XIV (1643-1715, 72 years, 110 days) 2. Elizabeth II (1952-2022, 70 years, 214 days) 3. Rama IX (1946-2016, 70 years, 126 days) 4. Johann II (1858-1929, 70 years, 91 days) 5. K'nich Janaab Pakal (615-683, 68 years, 33 days) 6. Franz Joseph (1848-1916, 67 years, 355 days) 7. Chan Imix Kʼawiil (628-695, 67 years, 130 days) 8. Ferdinand III (1759-1825, 65 years, 90 days) 9. Queen Victoria (1837-1901, 63 years, 216 days) 10. James I (1213-1276, 62 years, 319 days)

[@lazarus1912]

Henry III didn't abdicated, he escaped and didn't renouced his title

[@iamseamonkey6688]

26:31 small correction. Louis XVI was deposed in 1792 but wasn't executed until 1793

[@kristofkozari9040]

I would love to see a video about who would be the current shogun in Japan had the Meiji Restoration never happened.

[@steveng.83]

There is an error on the Roman Emperors Family tree. In bottom it reads that Carloman I reigned from 768 to 711, which should read 768 to 771.

[@anthonvanderneut]

6:05 looks like there is an error in the years for Carloman 1: 768-711, as I don't think he was ruling in years BC

[@4Bluehearts]

You just went through my whole family tree and now I know why my family is French, English and German. My grandfather's were all kings.

[@ulrike9978]

Fun archaeology fact: the tomb of Childeric has been discovered in the 17th century and it´s spectacular!

[@abdullahqavi1465]

Matt, ya better start updatin' that Eastern Europe poster by 14th Jan

[@carealoo744]

Can this guy just make a video talking about how the major religions connect to each other? I don't know how complicated of a chart it would be, but just like the basic religions. It might be simple, but it would look cool.

[@Jake.13]

That was the best explanation of the war of the roses I’ve ever seen

[@groovinhooves]

25:50 - minor correction: following the Seven Years War, which was in great part set alight *by* the French and Indian War in North America ...

[@lillii9119]

You may also note it was started somewhat as a revenge for the War of Austrian Succession

[@Otaku155]

As a direct descendent of Clovis, I appreciate this!

[@fairchild1737]

Ready to take the throne?? My mom, the Collins, is directly related to the King Louis dna! Also my great grandmother is Lady Rachel Hays Beauchamp, married to my Collins. Beauchamp Tower has a signature Collins carved on the wall. I saw it when i was there a few times. My Collins goes to all the Kings of Wessex. Watsons from Scottland. Mary Bolyn, down to Barren Beauchamp! My dad is also a royal. King O'Neil of Tara Mound of the nine hostages baptized by Saint Patrick. My hapogroup is R-L21 Robert de Bruce. I am full of it! I traced over 9, 000 ancestry. Mormons from Utah Squires. Diana also cousins. Egyptians, Iran, Phoenician,Iberia,Portugal & Spain, North African, western Asian, Scottish Irish and Walsh. More!

[@Otaku155]

@@fairchild1737 Basically, if you have one European ancestor, you can get to Charlemagne.

[@fairchild1737]

I did. Rolo quite a few times. Bluetooth also a few times...my 38% Scandinavian the gods of Norway!

[@revinhatol]

3:24 That's gavelkind!

[@Mr.ByxisCOMPASS]

There is some discussion about Charlemagne's mother, Bertha, being related to a merovingian king, meaning all three frankish/french dynasties could be related in some way. Also after the death of Louis V, is uncle Charles (legitimate son of Louis IV) duke of Lorraine was aliveand wanted to be king, but the nobles and the church thought he was terrible, so they elected Hugh Capet instead, and his line eventually died down. The fact that Hugh's son, Robert II could succed him wasn't secured at the time, so he tricked the Archbishop of Reims into crowning while he was still alive, the capetian king repeated the process until Philippe Augustus who was the first to refer himself as king of France, his predecessor being "offically" Kings of the Franks. Also, not so fun fact all the Bourbons kings (baring Henri IV) lost their father at a young age (louis XIII, Louis XIV and Louis XV all had a regent), like their ancestor Robert of Clermont who was 13 when his father Louis IX died.

[@mixererunio1757]

Henry III did not abdicate Polish throne when Charles IX died. He simply abandoned the country, which created a lot of confusion in Poland. The Parliament in turn declared the Throne to be vacant and went on to elect a new King: Anna.

[@andypham1636]

+ her husband Stephen Bathory

[@sebastianazocar2368]

Can you make a video with that same chart but with the kings of Spain

[@fernangdecastillap5309]

I usually make very few comments in KZbin. For a current Anglo-Saxon dominated interpretation, min 20 reveals a very clear picture of how the world looked like for the next 200 years or so. Spain ruled much of the world with its lights and dark spots.

[@nellydefilipi1656]

Please! My daughter is going to a Beyoncé concert and I want to know how she is related with Charles III.

[@elizabethrosebentley1969]

An interesting fact about the french is that the french word 'Dauphin' is prounced 'Duffa' as the french tend to combined or just skip certain letters in their words.

[@sans_hw187]

“Au” is pronounced like an “o” just like in English (author, audience, autumn) and “ph” like an “f”, same as English too (photo, phone, phrase). The only thing challenging for an English speaker here is “in” which is a nasal sound and not an “a”. French pronunciation/spelling combination makes more sense than in English. In French you can most of the time predict how a word is going to be pronounced if you follow some rules, while English really doesn’t have rules to help you…

[@marvelgurl1012]

Every time you said "Clothar" all I could think of was "Vinz Clortho, Keymaster of Gozer, are you the Gatekeeper?" :D

[@julesgoldstein634]

I couldn't help but notice that Carloman I reigned for a negative 57 years.

[@elizabethhallett5060]

I was watching this in case I recognized anything that I’ve found in my lineage. To my surprise Saint Begga and the many Childeberts caught my attention. Not only that but the term Carolingian. And I remembered that term because I’ve never heard of it and looked it up. Specifically because of “princess Godehilde” then I recognized “pipin” and that there were two of them. So that got me excited, but then it went to Charlemagne, and it was like riding my bike, going faster and faster, until I went off a cliff. Because just like many other royalty or nobility in my lineage, it was always the youngest brother or sister who never stood a chance and never got the inheritance, and eventually disappeared through the times. I guess that’s the Hallett curse for ya.

[@zeldathomas3498]

The Sun King didn't entirely win the War of Spanish Succession, the original goal was to eventually merge the kingdoms of France and Spain

[@JoshJones-cj1vb]

The chart I received just a few months ago has a glaring error in it (that's been corrected since you recorded this) showing Marie de Medici as the daughter of Henry II. I would really appreciate a replacement!

[@UsefulCharts]

We haven't printed the new, corrected version yet. I'd recommend waiting a few months and then write to [e-mail], ask if the new one is ready, and ask for a free replacement.