Saint Joan of Arc (Jeanne la Pucelle)/Kings of France and England

Dynasties and dynastic lines of French and English of France.

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Valois / House of Valois (1328-1589)

The line of French Kings starting with Philip VI who was the cousin (once removed) of Charles IV who died without a male heir. Since Philip VI's father, Charles, was of the "House of Valois," with the reign of Philip VI, the royal House changed from Capetian dynasty to Valois.

Here for the lineage:

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subgraph " " direction TB PHIII[PHILIP III, 1270-1285
of the House of Capet or Capetians
also called 'House of France']-->PHIV[PHILIP IV, 1285-1314
three sons all die without heirs
Louis X, 1314-1316, Philip V, 1316-1322]-->CHIV[CHARLES IV, 1322-1328
Charles the Bald
last son of Philip IV
dies without male heir
final ruler of Capetian Dynasty] end

subgraph " " direction TB CHIV -. END CAPETIANS
BEGIN HOUSE OF VALOIS .-> PHVI[PHILIP VI, 1329-1350
Philip the Fortunate
HOUSE OF VALOIS]-->JII[JOHN II, 1350-1364]-->CHV[CHARLES V, 1364-1380]-->CHVI-->CHVII[CHARLES VII, 1422-1461
Claimed French throne in 1422
Officially crowned King of France 1429 at Rheims
at insistence of Saint Joan of Arc]-->HV[House of Valois
lasts until 1589 when Henry III is assassinated
during the Wars of Religion
between Catholics and Protestants
and the House of Bourbon commences
which lasts from 1553-1792 with Louis XVI execution
then 1815-1830 with the Restoration
the final monarchy in France was
the House of Napoléon, 1804-1814, 1815, 1852-1870] end

subgraph " " direction LR PHIII-.->CHVAL[Charles, Count of Valois
brother of Philip IV]--the line passes to Philip III's grandson
through Charles of Valois-->PHVI end

subgraph " " direction LR CHVI[CHARLES VI, 1380-1422
CHARLES THE MAD]-.->HVE[HENRY V of ENGLAND
Assigned heir to French throne
at Treaty of Troyes by French King Charles VI
Henry V's mother was sister of Charles IV
who died without an heir
Henry V died before French King Charles VI
so his claim when to his infant son, Henry VI] -.->HVIEW[Henry VI of England and France
Crowned at London 1422
Crowned at Paris 1431] -.->END[1453, End of English claims on French throne] end

subgraph " " direction TB PHIV -. Isabella of France, daughter of Philip IV
known as the 'She-Wolf of France
married Edward II of England
deposed him and placed son as Edward III .->EIIIE[EDWARD III of ENGLAND]--Edward III claims French throne
starts Hundred Years War-->EDIVE[EDWARD IV of ENGLAND
grandson of Edward III
overthrows Richard II
becomes Edward IV]-->HVE end

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French Dynasties with big events timeline

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CLV[CLOVIS, 509-511
First King of the Franks
Founder of the MEROVINGIAN DYNASTY
for 'sons of Merovech' a legendary king
also known as 'long-haired kings', reges crinitim, because they wore hair long
not cut like the Franks
Clovis was Christian]--MEROVINGIAN DYNASTY-->CHMR[CHARLES THE HAMMER, 680-741
last of Arnulfings Dynasty
Founder of the Carolingian Dynasty]

subgraph " " CHMR--King of Franks-->PP[PEPIN THE SHORT, 751-768]--CAROLINGIAN DYNASTY-->CHMG[CHARLES THE GREAT, CHARLEMAGNE, 768-814] end

subgraph " " CHMG--CAROLINGIAN DYNASTY-->HC[HUGH CAPET, 987-996
King of the Franks
Founder of the CAPETIAN DYNASTY
descendant via paternal grandmother of Pepin of Italy, Charlemagne's son]--HOUSE OF CAPET or Capetian Dynasty
also called 'Maison de France'
HOUSE OF FRANCE-->PHIII[PHILIP III, 1270-1285] end

subgraph " " PHIII--HOUSE OF CAPET-->CHIV[CHARLES IV, 1322-1328
last Capetian king]--HOUSE OF VALOIS-->PHVI[PHILIP VI, The Fortunate, 1328-1350
first king of House of Valois] end

subgraph " " PHVI--HOUSE OF VALOIS-->JNII[JOHN II, 1350-1364]-->CHV[CHARLES V The Wise, 1364-1380]-->CHVI[CHARLES VI, The Mad, 1380-1422]-->CHVII[CHARLES VII, The Victorious and le Bien-Servi, The Well-Served, 1422-1461]-->HNIV[HENRY IV, 1589-1610
assassinated with no heir]--War of the Three Henrys-->LOUXII end

subgraph " " LOUXII[LOUIS XII, 1498-1515
First King of House of Bourbon]--HOUSE OF BOURBON-->LXVI[LOUIS XVI, 1774-1792
last king before French Revolution]--NAPOLOEON-->NAP[NAPOLÉON I, 1804-1814, 1815
Napoléon Bonaparte] end

subgraph " " NAP--BOURBON RESTORATION-->LXVIII[LOUIS XVIII, 1814-1824]-->LXIX[LOUIS XIX, 1824-1830]-->LPI[LOUIS-PHILIPPE I, The Citizen King, 1830-1848]--HOUSE OF BONAPARTE-->NAPIII[NAPOLEON III, 1852-1870, deposed in 1870,
last monarch of France] end

CLV--* 527-565, Justinian rules Eastern Roman Empire
568-774, Italy falls to Lombard invasions
* 590-604, Pope Gregory the Great
* 632, Mohommad dies, Arabia under Islamic rule
* 638, Islamic capture of Jerusalem,
* 771, Muslim invasion of Spain
* 732 Battle of Tours won by Charles Martel
* 793 Viking invasions of Britain begin
* Dec 25, 800, Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor
* 832 Muslim invasion of Sicily
* 885-886, Viking invasion of Paris
* 911, Duchy of Normandy established under Viking rule
in treaty with Charles III of France-->HC

HC--
* 989, Peace of God, and 1027, Truce of God
declared by the Church to end feudal violence* 1054, Great Schism, separation of Roman Catholic
and Eastern Orthodox Churches
* 1066, William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy invades England
* 1075, Pope Gregory VII issues
Dictatus Papae asserting papal authority,
especially regarding investiture re. appointment of Bishops and Popes
1088, University of Bologna formed,
* 1117, University of Oxford and 1150, University of Paris
* 1099, First Crusade, Jerusalem retaken by Christians
1122, Concordat of Worms settles investiture struggle
between Church and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V
* 1130 Kingdom of Sicily declared following Norman invasions4
* 1147-1149, Second Crusade
1170, Third Lateran Council
creates College of Cardinals for selection of popes
* 1208, Pope Innocent III calls for Albigensian Crusade
to stamp out Catharism in southern France
* 1214, English King John loses Battle of Bovines
and gives up claim on lands in France
1215 Magna Carta signed by King John of England
* 1272-1273, Ninth, and last, Crusade to the Holy Lands
1274, Summa Theologicaby Saint Thomas Aquinas published, after his death
* 1307-1376, Avignon Papacy-->PHVI

PHVI--* 1337, Hundred Years War beings
has 3-4 general periods, ends 1453
* 1346, English longbowmen destroy French knights at Battle of Crécy
* 1346-1353, Black Death pandemic
impacts England and France significantly n 1348-1349
* 1377, Saint Catherine of Sienna convinces Pope Gregory XI to return to Rome
* 1378-1417, Western Schism, starts as French bishops reject Urban VI
and select their own pope at Avignon
* 1381, John Wycliff publishes Bible in English
* 1412, Joan of Arc born
* 1414-1418, Council of Constance
ends Western Schism and elects Pope Martin V
* 1415, English defeat French at Battle of Agincourt
* 1415, Charles VI of France signs Treaty of Troyes
that declares English King Henry V his heir-->CHV

CHVI--* 1416, Jan Hus put to death at Constance, Germany
* 1429, Joan of Arc saves Orléans and thus France
* 1431, Joan of Arc put to death by English at Rouen
* 1452 Rehabilitation Trial of Joan of Arc begins
* 1456, Joan of Arc's Trial of Condemnation nullified
a cross is erected at the site of her martyrdom-->CHVII

NAPIII--* 1869 Bishop of Orléans petitions Rome for beatification of Joan of Arc
* 1894, Pope Leo XIII pronounces that Joan of Arc's mission was divinely inspired
* 1909, Pope Pius IX beatifies Joan of Arc
* May 16, 1920, Saint Joan of Arc canonized by Pope Pius XI-->REP[REPUBLIC OF FRANCE]

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Claims on France by English Kings
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ROL[ROLLA, Viking, or Norse, warrior
became first Count of Normandy, 911-928]--followed by various dukes of Normandy-->WLII[WILLIAM II, Duke of Normandy, 1035
William the Conqueror, claimed English throne
invaded England on death of Edward the Confessor in 1066
King of England, 1066-1087]
subgraph " " WLII-->HNI[HENRY I, fourth son of William II,
seized England from older brother, claimed Duke of Normandy
King of England 1100-1135
dukedom in Normandy not recognized by French King Louis VI]-->STPH[STEPHEN, Duke of Normandy, King of England, 1135-1154
married daughter of William II
claimed himself heir to his uncle Henry I]--HOUSE OF PLANTAGENET-->HNII[HENRY II, King of England 1154-1189 and Duke of Normandy
Henry II's father was Count of Anjoy, Touraine, and Maine
in central France just below Normandy
also claimed Anjoy and Aquitaine
in southwestern France through marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine] end
subgraph " " HNII-->RII[RICHARD I, King of England, 1189-1199, Richard IV Duke of Normandy
called Richard the Lionheart
expanded Plantagenet claims in France
including Gascony, in southwestern France
and was 'overlord' of Brittany]-->JN[JOHN, KING OF ENGLAND 1199-1216
seized English throne when his brother Richard I was kidnapped in Austria
on way back from Crusades
Richard re-crowned to affirm kingship in 1194
John had lost Normandy and other French claims
to Philip II of France] end
subgraph " " JN-->HNIII[HENRY III of England, 1216-1272
Duke of Aquitaine in southwestern France as vassal to the French king
unsuccessfully invaded France to recover Normandy]-->EDII[EDWARD II, King of England 1307-1327
married daughter of Philip IV of France
unsuccessfully invaded France twice
his wife refused to return to England
abdicated so his son could receive English throne]-->EDIII[EDWARD III, King of England, 1327-1377
longest reigning English king
outlived his son, so his grandson succeeded him
started Hundred Years War in 1337
by claiming to be rightful heir to France through his mother
invaded northern France but unable to hold it
settled with France on control of
southwestern France at Treaty of Brétigny, in 1360
which ended first phase of Hundred Years War] end

subgraph " " EDIII-->RIII[RICHARD II, King of England 1377-1399
deposed in 1399
made truce with France by marrying daughter of Charles VI of France
when France sent English lord Henry Bolingbroke to invade England]--HOUSE OF LANCASTER-->HNIV[HENRY IV of England, 1399-1413
cousin of Richard II, usurped throne from him
Henry IV was the first English king to speak English
not French, since the Norman Conquest]-->HNV[HENRY V, King of England, 1413-1422
successfully invaded Northern France and Paris
and made alliance with Duke of Burgundy, who controlled northeastern France and Paris
negotiated with Charles VI to be heir to French throne
but he died before Charles
whose son, the Dauphin, became Charles VII]-->HNVI[HENRY VI, King of England, 1422-1461 and 1470-71
crowned King of France by English occupiers in 1422
imprisoned in London during War of Roses]--HOUSE OF YORK-->EDIV[EDWARD IV, King of England 1461-1470, 1471-1483] end
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