Kingdom of France
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The Kingdom of France is the historiographical name or umbrella term given to various political entities of France in the medieval and early modern period. It was one of the most powerful states in Eu
Louis XIV, a 1701 portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud
The provinces of the Kingdom of France in 1789
Portrait of Louis Philippe I by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1841
The Reims Cathedral, built where Clovis I was baptised by Remigius, functioned as the site for the coronations of the kings of France in the kingdom.
The Bourbon Restoration was the period of French history during which the House of Bourbon returned to power after the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1814 and 1815. Exiled supporters of the monarchy re
The allied armies parading on the Place de la Concorde, 1814
Louis XVIII Raising France from Its Ruins by Louis-Philippe Crépin
Louis XVIII making a return at the Hôtel de Ville de Paris on 29 August 1814
Louis XVIII, asked if he intends to include anyone from the House of Bonaparte in his royal services, responds "I will take none." (18 July 1815)