French Monarchs

Henry IV

Oct 7, 1589

Henry IV of france
1589-1610
Assassinated
1) First Burbon king of France
2) Converted to Roman Catholicism
3) Nine years of struggle against the Holy League to secure his kingdom
4) His government eliminated chances of going into debt.
Grade: A because he was sucessful and the first king of his kind.

Louis XIII

Oct 7, 1610

Louis XIII of France
1610-1643
Chron's disease
1) reduced the military and political independence of the Protestants
2) Siege of La Rochelle
3) Intervening in northern Italy
4) Incresed taxes
Grade: D because he made some ill dicisions as king that made him appear as an extreme dictator.

Louis XIV

Oct 7, 1643

Louis XIV of France
1643-1715
Gangrene
1) Established a more centralized government
2) Refined the absolute monarchy
3) Created a court at Versailles
4) Four wars
Grade: B because he made appropriate dicisions throght times of war.

Louis XV

Oct 7, 1715

Louis XV of France
1715-1774
Smallpox
1) Decided to rule without a first minister
2) Foreign policy
3) Strengthen France's allies
Grade: C sincere in his desire to aid his people, he lacked the qualities of a strong ruler. He also got France stuck in a long war.

Louis XVI

Oct 7, 1774

Louis XVI of France
1774-1792
Exicuted
1) Restored the powers of the Parlement
2) French Revolution
Grade: F becaude he was exicuted for convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers.

Louis XVII

Oct 7, 1793

Louis XVII of France
1793-1795
Illness
1) Became Monarch at a young age.
Grade: D because he did nothing during his time as a ruler and was too young.