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20  INTRODUCING P ARIS

Kings and Emperors in Paris

Paris became the power base for the kings of
France at the beginning of the Capetian dynasty,
when Hugh Capet ascended the throne. 768–814
Charlemagne
Successive kings and emperors have left their
mark and many of the places mentioned in this
book have royal associations: Philippe-Auguste’s
fortress, the Louvre Palace, is now one of the
world’s great museums; Henri IV’s Pont Neuf
bridge links the Ile de la Cité with the two banks
of the Seine; and Napoleon conceived the Arc
de Triomphe to celebrate his military victories.
The end of the long line of kings came with the
overthrow of the monarchy in 1848, during
the reign of Louis-Philippe.
743–751 Childéric III 954–986 Lothaire
716–721 Chilpéric II
898–929 Charles III,
695–711 Childebert II the Simple 1137–80 Louis VII
566–584 Chilpéric I 674–691 Thierri 884–888 Charles II,
III the Fat 987–996 Hugh Capet
558–562 Clotaire I
655–668 879–882 Louis
447–458 Merovich Clotaire III III 1031–60
Henri I
458–482 628–637 840–877 1060–1108
Childéric I Dagobert I Charles I, the Philippe I
Bald
400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100
Merovingian Dynasty Carolingian Dynasty Capetian Dynasty
400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100
751–768 996–1031 Robert II,
Pépin the the Pious
Short
986–987 Louis V
721–737
Thierri IV 936–954 Louis IV,
the Foreigner
711–716
Dagobert III
888–898 Odo, Count of Paris
691–695 Clovis III
668–674 Childéric II 882–884 Carloman
637–655 Clovis II
584–628 Clotaire II 877–879 Louis II, the Stammerer
562–566 Caribert
511–558 Childebert I 814–840 Louis I, the Debonair

1108–37 Louis VI, the Fat
482–511 Clovis I

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Date 27th July 2012
Size 125mm x 217mm