The House of Bourbon is a dynasty that originated in the Kingdom of France as a branch of the Capetian dynasty, the royal House of France. Bourbon kings first ruled France and Navarre in the 16th cent
The castle of Bourbon-l'Archambault
French kings from House of Bourbon. Family tree
Henry IV of France, the first Bourbon King of France
Dynastic group portrait of Louis XIV (seated) with his son Louis the Grand Dauphin (to the left), his grandson Louis, Duke of Burgundy (to the right), his great-grandson the duc d'Anjou, later Louis XV, and Madame de Ventadour, his governess, who commissioned this painting some years later; busts of Henry IV and Louis XIII in the background.
The Capetian dynasty, also known as the House of France, is a dynasty of Frankish origin, and a branch of the Robertians agnatically, and the Carolingians through female lines. It is among the largest
House of Bourbon
…The House of Bourbon (English: , also UK: ; French: ) is a dynasty that originated in the Kingdom of France as a branch of the Capetian dynasty, the royal House of France. Bourbon kings first ruled France and Navarre in the 16th century. A branch descended from the French Bourbons came to rule…
Charles the Bold as a boy stands next to his father, Philip the Good, c. 1447–8