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Period: Jan 31, 1180 to Jan 31, 1223
King Philips Reign
He greatly increased royal landholhings by taking large provinces, such as Normandy, from the English. -
Period: Jan 31, 1285 to Jan 31, 1314
Philip IV "The Fair"
He increased royal power over the French church by taxing the clergy.Philip had Pope Boniface VII arrested when he apposed the king. Influenced the election of Clement V. He convened the Estates General, representative body made up of three major social classes, the nobles and the clergy. By doing this Philip secured his support in his issues with the church. -
Jan 31, 1303
Pope Boniface's death
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Jan 31, 1328
Charles IV dies
He was the last of the Capetian rulers. There were no other heirs to the thrown after him. France remained largely fuedal in its political orginization. The Capetians failed to complete their goal of France being a unified country. -
Feb 1, 1328
The Valois
The new line of French kings came into power. -
The Last Carolingian King Dies
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Hugh Capet
He became king of France. Him and his descendants became known as the Capetians. They ruled for the next 300 years. Hugh only ruled an area called the Ile-da-France, while the feudal lords ruled the rest of France, these holding areas were known as duchies. The Capetians aimed to deveope a strong central government and do unite the duchies under a monarchy.