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Succession

France · House / House of Bourbon. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

19Records
1559–1824Date range
11Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1559

Louis I de Bourbon1559

House / House of Bourbon

At the accession of the Guise King appoints himself military protector of the Huguenots

1572

Henry IV1572

Paris · House / House of Bourbon

Succeeeds as the King of Navarre, 1572-1589

1584

Henry IV1584

Paris · House / House of Bourbon

Becomes heir presumptive on the death of Francois duc dAlencon

1589

Henry I1589

Paris · House / House of Bourbon

Succeeds as King of France, had been brought up as a Protestant

Henry IV1589

Paris · House / House of Bourbon

Succeeeds as the King of France, 1st of the Bourbon line

1610

Louis XIII1610

Paris · House / House of Bourbon

Succeeds as King of France, Succeeds his father Henry IV, assumes power 1617

1643

Louis XIV Sun King14 May 1643

Paris · House / House of Bourbon

Succeeds as King of France

1651

Louis XIV Sun KingSeptember 1651

Paris · House / House of Bourbon

Declared of age

1700

Philip Bourbon Philip V16 November 1700

Versailles · House / House of Bourbon

Philip, Duke of Anjou, is presented at Versailles as the new King of Spain.

1714

Louis XIV Sun King29 July 1714

Paris · House / House of Bourbon

Louis gives the Duke du Toulouse the right to succeed to the French throne. Louis gives the Duke du Maine the right to succeed to the French throne

Louis XIV Sun KingAugust 1714

Paris · House / House of Bourbon

Louis XIV draws up his will

1715

Louis XIV Sun King26 August 1715

Paris · House / House of Bourbon

The contents of Louis XIV's will are revealed to Orleans

Louis XV1 September 1715

Paris · House / House of Bourbon

Succeeds as King of France, the grandson of Louis XIV. Comes to the throne age 5 under the regency of the Duke of Orleans

Louis XV1 September 1715

Versailles · House / House of Bourbon

Succeeds Louis XIV as a five-year-old king.

1718

Toulouse26 August 1718

Paris · House / House of Bourbon

A Regency council deprives Toulouse of his royal privileges

1774

Louis XVI10 May 1774

Paris · House / House of Bourbon

Succeeds as King of France

1814

Louis XVIII1 April 1814

Paris · House / House of Bourbon

Succeeds as King of France, the younger brother of Louis XVI

1824

Louis XVIII16 September 1824

Paris · House / House of Bourbon

Death of Louis XVIII, age 68, succeeded by his brother Charles X

Charles X1824

Paris · House / House of Bourbon

Succeeds as King of France. Brother of Louis XVI & Louis XVIII, formerly known as the Count of Artois

Names involved

Charles XHenry IHenry IVLouis I de BourbonLouis XIIILouis XIV Sun KingLouis XVLouis XVILouis XVIIIPhilip Bourbon Philip VToulouse

Provenance

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