Capetian dynasty
The Capetian Dynasty followed the Carolingian Dynasty / of rulers of France from 987 to 1328.
It was preceded by the Carolingian dynasty.
- 987 - 996, Hugh Capet, Count of Paris, crowned King of France
- 996 - 1031, Robert the Pious
- 1031 - 1060, Henri I of France
- 1060 - 1108, Philippe I of France
- 1108 - 1137, Louis VI of France, the Fat
- 1137 - 1180, Louis VII of France
- 1180 - 1223, Philippe II Auguste, Augustus
- 1226 - 1270, Louis IX of France (Saint Louis)
- 1271 - 1285, Philippe III of France
- 1285 - 1314, Philippe IV of France, the Fair
- 1314 - 1316, Louis X of France
- 1316 - 1322, Philippe V of France
- 1322 - 1328, Charles V of France
In 1328 the Capetians ran out of direct male heirs, and, unlike some other rival nations, France adhered to the ancient code of the Salian Franks known as Salic law which forbid any succession to the throne by or through a female. As such, the peers of the kingdom elected a new king, Philippe of Valois, a nephew of Philippe The Fair, marking the beginning of the Valois Dynasty.