Chapter 23 No.23

BEGINNING OF THE FRENCH KINGDOM.-The kingdom of France begins properly with the accession of the first of the Capetian rulers, late in the tenth century. The Merovingian and Carolingian kings were simply German princes reigning in Gaul. The Capetians held the throne for more than three centuries, when they were followed by the Valois kings. The las

            
            

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