This is a list of the women who were
queens
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or
empresses as wives of
French monarchs
France was ruled by monarchs from the establishment of the Kingdom of West Francia in 843 until the end of the Second French Empire in 1870, with several interruptions.
Classical French historiography usually regards Clovis I () as the fir ...
from the 843
Treaty of Verdun
The Treaty of Verdun (), agreed in , divided the Frankish Empire into three kingdoms among the surviving sons of the emperor Louis I, the son and successor of Charlemagne. The treaty was concluded following almost three years of civil war and ...
, which gave rise to
West Francia
In medieval history, West Francia (Medieval Latin: ) or the Kingdom of the West Franks () refers to the western part of the Frankish Empire established by Charlemagne. It represents the earliest stage of the Kingdom of France, lasting from ab ...
, until 1870, when the
Third Republic was declared.
Living wives of reigning monarchs technically became queen consorts, including
Margaret of Burgundy and
Blanche of Burgundy
Blanche of Burgundy ( 1296 – 1326) was Queen of France and Navarre for a few months in 1322 through her marriage to King Charles IV the Fair. The daughter of Count Otto IV of Burgundy and Countess Mahaut of Artois, she was led to a dis ...
who were kept in prison during their whole queenships.
Carolingian dynasty
Capetian dynasty
Direct Capetians
House of Valois
House of Lancaster
Some sources refer to
Margaret of Anjou as Queen of France,
[Mary Ann Hookham: "The life and times of Margaret of Anjou, queen of England and France ", 1872] but her right to enjoy that title is disputed. She was briefly recognized only in English-controlled territories of France. (See also:
Dual monarchy of England and France)
Capetian dynasty
House of Valois
House of Valois-Orléans
House of Valois-Angoulême
House of Bourbon
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon, who secretly married
Louis XIV
Louis XIV (Louis Dieudonné; 5 September 16381 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great () or the Sun King (), was List of French monarchs, King of France from 14 May 1643 until his death in 1715. His reign of 72 years and 110 days is the Li ...
in 1683, was never publicly acknowledged as his wife.
Bonaparte dynasty
Capetian dynasty
House of Bourbon
House of Orléans
Bonaparte dynasty
See also
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Family tree of French monarchs
Below are the family trees of all French monarchs, from Childeric I to Louis Philippe I.
For a more simplified view, see Family tree of French monarchs (simplified)
Key
Unlike in some other family trees, siblings here are not listed in birth order ...
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List of French monarchs
France was ruled by monarchs from the establishment of the Kingdom of West Francia in 843 until the end of the Second French Empire in 1870, with several interruptions.
Classical French historiography usually regards Clovis I () as the f ...
References
* Joy Law, Fleur de lys: The kings and queens of France.
* Rene de La Croix, duc de Castries, The Lives of the Kings & Queens of France.
* Elsie Thornton-Cook, Royal Line of France: The Story of the Kings and Queens of France.
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Lists of queens
France
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