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Citizen Of Paris (other)
Citizen of Paris (French: ''Citoyens de Paris'') can refer to a number of things: * An honorary title bestowed by the King of France upon a citizen for services rendered * An anonymous burgher of Paris about 1393, who wrote a book of instruction to his wife giving a rare lively account of the age (''The Goodman of Paris''/''Le Ménagier de Paris'') * Memoirs by Doctor Louis Désiré Véron from 1815 to 1852 (''Mémoires d'un Bourgeois de Paris'') * "Les dimanches d'un bourgeois de Paris", a story by Guy de Maupassant See also * List of honorary citizens of Paris * Citizen (other) * Citizen X (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of France
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, king of the Franks (), as the first king of France. However, historians today consider that such a kingdom did not begin until the establishment of West Francia, after the fragmentation of the Carolingian Empire in the 9th century. Titles The kings used the title "King of the Franks" () until the late twelfth century; the first to adopt the title of "King of France" (Latin: ''Rex Franciae''; French language, French: ''roi de France'') was Philip II of France, Philip II in 1190 (r. 1180–1223), after which the title "King of the Franks" gradually lost ground. However, ''Francorum Rex'' continued to be sometimes used, for example by Louis XII in 1499, by Francis I of France, Francis I in 1515, and by Henry II of France, Henry II in about 1550; it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
