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	==] 987–1328==		==] 987–1328==

	Following the accession of ] to the French throne in AD 987, there was not to be a significant issue of dynastic inheritance for three centuries: through thirteen generations, the deceased King's oldest surviving son inherited the throne as follows:
			Following the accession of ] to the French throne in AD 987, there was not to be a significant issue of dynastic inheritance for ], the deceased King's oldest surviving son inherited the throne as follows:

	* 987: ]		* 987: ]
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	Following the death of ] in 1314, he was succeeded by his eldest son ], but Louis died two years later, leaving his posthumous son ] as his heir; John died within five days of his birth. It was then deemed, in accordance with French ], that females could not inherit the throne; ], Louis X's daughter, was therefore passed over for the French throne (although she later inherited the throne of Navarre). Louis X's younger brothers ], and then ], succeeded him in turn and died without sons (although both, like Louis X, had daughters). Following the death of Charles IV in 1328 a successional dispute arose: by Salic Law, which permitted inheritance only through male lines, the heir to the throne was Philip (son of ], son of ]), who duly acceeded to the throne as ]; however, the system of ] in place elsewhere gave ] (son of ], daughter of Philip IV and sister of Louis X, Philip V and Charles IV) a superior claim to the throne. See the ].		Following the death of ] in 1314, he was succeeded by his eldest son ], but Louis died two years later, leaving his posthumous son ] as his heir; John died within five days of his birth. It was then deemed, in accordance with French ], that females could not inherit the throne; ], Louis X's daughter, was therefore passed over for the French throne (although she later inherited the throne of Navarre). Louis X's younger brothers ], and then ], succeeded him in turn and died without sons (although both, like Louis X, had daughters). Following the death of Charles IV in 1328 a successional dispute arose: by Salic Law, which permitted inheritance only through male lines, the heir to the throne was Philip (son of ], son of ]), who duly acceeded to the throne as ]; however, the system of ] in place elsewhere gave ] (son of ], daughter of Philip IV and sister of Louis X, Philip V and Charles IV) a superior claim to the throne. See the ].

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	At the date of the death of ], the last male member of the direct ], February 1, 1328, the line of succession was as follows:		At the date of the death of ], the last male member of the direct ], February 1, 1328, the line of succession was as follows:

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	#], great-great-grandson of ] (b. 1287)		#], great-great-grandson of ] (b. 1287)

	==] 1328-1498==		==] 1328-1498 ==
	=== ] ===		=== ] ===

	At the date of Philip VI's death, August 22, 1350, the line of succession was as follows:		At the date of Philip VI's death, August 22, 1350, the line of succession was as follows:

	# ], ], ] and ], ], ], ], ] and ] (b. 1319), Philip VI's eldest son		# ], ], ], ] and ], ], ], ], ] and ] (b. 1319), Philip VI's eldest son
	# ], (b. 1338), John of Valois’ eldest son		# ], Son of France (b. 1338), John of Valois’ eldest son
	# ], ], ] (b. 1339), John of Valois’ younger son		# ], Son of France, ], ] (b. 1339), John of Valois’ younger son
	# ], ] and ], ] (b. 1340), John of Valois’ younger son		# ], Son of France, ] and ], ] (b. 1340), John of Valois’ younger son
	# ], Duke of Burgundy (b. 1342), John of Valois’ youngest son		# ], Son of France, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1342), John of Valois’ youngest son
	# ], ] (b. 1336), Philip VI's youngest son		# ], Son of France, ] (b. 1336), Philip VI's youngest son
	# ], ] (b. 1337), Philip VI's nephew		# ], ] (b. 1337), Philip VI's nephew
	# ] (b. 1338), Charles III of Alençon's younger brother		# Philip of Alençon (b. 1338), Charles III of Alençon's younger brother
	# ] (b. 1340), Charles III of Alençon's younger brother		# ] (b. 1340), Charles III of Alençon's younger brother
	# ], ] (b. 1344), Charles III of Alençon's youngest brother		# ], ] (b. 1344), Charles III of Alençon's youngest brother

	===]===		=== ] ===

	At the date of Jean II's death, April 8, 1364, the line of succession was as follows:		At the date of Jean II's death, April 8, 1364, the line of succession was as follows:

	# ], ] (b. 1338), John II's eldest son		# ], Son of France, ] (b. 1338), John II's eldest son
	# ], (b. 1359), Charles of Valois's son		# John de Valois, Son of France (b. 1359), Charles of Valois's son
	# ], ], ] (b. 1339), John II's younger son		# ], Son of France, ], ] (b. 1339), John II's younger son
	# ], ] and ], ] (b. 1340), John II's younger son		# ], Son of France, ] and ], ] (b. 1340), John II's younger son
	# ], ] (b. 1362), the Duke of Berry's eldest son		# ], Grandson of France, ] (b. 1362), the Duke of Berry's eldest son
	# ], (b. 1363), John of Berry, Duke of Berry and Auvergne's younger son		# ], Grandson of France (b. 1363), John of Berry, Duke of Berry and Auvergne's younger son
	# ], (b. 1364), John of Berry, Duke of Berry and Auvergne's youngest son		# Louis of Berry, Grandson of France (b. 1364), John of Berry, Duke of Berry and Auvergne's youngest son
	# ], ] (b. 1342), John II's youngest son		# ], Son of France, ] (b. 1342), John II's youngest son
	# ], ] (b. 1336), John II's youngest brother		# ], Son of France, ] (b. 1336), John II's youngest brother
	# ], ] (b. 1337), John II's first cousin		# ], ] (b. 1337), John II's first cousin

	===]===		=== ] ===

	At the date of Charles V's death, September 16, 1380, the line of succession was as follows:		At the date of Charles V's death, September 16, 1380, the line of succession was as follows:

	# ], ] (b. 1368), Charles V's eldest surviving son		# ], Son of France, ] (b. 1368), Charles V's eldest surviving son
	# ], ] (b. 1372), Charles V's second surviving son		# ], Son of France, ] (b. 1372), Charles V's second surviving son
	# ], ], ] (b. 1339), Charles V's younger brother		# ], Son of France, ], ] (b. 1339), Charles V's younger brother
	# ], Grandson of France (b. 1377), Louis I of Anjou's son		# ], Grandson of France (b. 1377), Louis I of Anjou's son
	# ], ] and ], ] (b. 1340), Charles V's younger brother		# ], Son of France, ] and ], ] (b. 1340), Charles V's younger brother
	# ], ] (b. 1362), John I, Duke of Berry's son		# ], Grandson of France, ] (b. 1362), John I, Duke of Berry's son
	# ], (b. 1363), Charles of Berry's younger brother		# ], Grandson of France (b. 1363), Charles of Berry's younger brother
	# ], (b. 1364), Charles de Berry's youngest brother		# Louis of Berry, Grandson of France (b. 1364), Charles de Berry's youngest brother
	# ], ] (b. 1342), Charles V's youngest brother		# ], Son of France, ] (b. 1342), Charles V's youngest brother
	# ] (b. 1371), Philip of Burgundy's son		# ] (b. 1371), Philip of Burgundy's son

	===]===		=== ] ===

	At the date of Charles VI's death, October 21, 1422, the line of succession was as follows:		At the date of Charles VI's death, October 21, 1422, the line of succession was as follows:

	# ], ], ], ], ] (b. 1403), Charles VI's son		# ], Son of France, ], ], ], ] (b. 1403), Charles VI's son
	# ], (b. 1391), Charles VI's nephew		# ], Grandson of France (b. 1391), Charles VI's nephew
	# ], ] (b. 1404), Charles, Duke of Orléans's younger brother		# ], Grandson of France, ] (b. 1404), Charles, Duke of Orléans's younger brother
	# ], ], ] (b. 1403), Charles VI's first cousin once removed		# ], ], ] (b. 1403), Charles VI's first cousin once removed
	# ] (b. 1408), Louis III, Duke of Anjou's younger brother		# ] (b. 1408), Louis III, Duke of Anjou's younger brother
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	# ] and ] (b. 1414), Charles VI's first cousin once removed		# ] and ] (b. 1414), Charles VI's first cousin once removed

	===]===		=== ] ===

	At the date of Charles VII's death, July 22, 1461, the line of succession was as follows:		At the date of Charles VII's death, July 22, 1461, the line of succession was as follows:

	# ], Son of France, Dauphin of France (b. 1423), Charles VII's son		# ], Son of France, Dauphin of France (b. 1423), Charles VII's son
	# ], Duke of Berry, Normandie and Guyenne (b. 1446), Louis's youngest brother		# ], Son of France, Duke of Berry, Normandie and Guyenne (b. 1446), Louis's youngest brother
	# Charles of Orléans, Duke of Orléans (b. 1391), Charles VII's first cousin		# ] (b. 1391), Charles VII's first cousin
	# John of Orléans, Count of Angoulême (b. 1404), Charles, Duke of Orléans's younger brother		# ] (b. 1404), Charles, Duke of Orléans's younger brother
	# Charles of Orléans (b. 1459), John of Orléans's son		# ] (b. 1459), John of Orléans's son
	# René I of Anjou, Duke of Anjou (b. 1408), Charles VII's second cousin		# ] (b. 1408), Charles VII's second cousin
	# John II of Anjou, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1425), René I's son		# ] (b. 1425), René I's son
	# Nicholas of Anjou, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1448), John II of Anjou's son		# ] (b. 1448), John II of Anjou's son
	# Charles of Anjou, Count of Maine and of Guise (b. 1414), René I's brother		# ] (b. 1414), René I's brother
	# Charles of Anjou (b. ~~1436~~), Charles of Anjou, Count of Maine and of Guise's son		# ] (b. 1446), Charles of Anjou, Count of Maine and of Guise's son

			=== ] ===

	===]===
	At the date of Louis XI's death, August 30, 1483, the line of succession was as follows:		At the date of Louis XI's death, August 30, 1483, the line of succession was as follows:

	# ], Son of France, Dauphin of France (b. 1470), Louis XI's son		# ], Son of France, Dauphin of France (b. 1470), Louis XI's son
	# Louis de Orléans, Duke of Orléans and Valois (b. 1462), Louis XI's second cousin		# ] and Valois (b. 1462), Louis XI's second cousin
	# Charles de Orléans, Count of Angoulême (b. 1459), Louis XI's second cousin		# ] (b. 1459), Louis XI's second cousin
	# Jean de Bourgogne, Count of Nevers (b. 1415), Louis XI's third cousin		# ] (b. 1415), Louis XI's third cousin
	# René de Alençon, Duke of Alençon (b. 1454), Louis XI's fourth cousin once removed		# ] (b. 1454), Louis XI's fourth cousin once removed
	# Jean II de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1427), Louis XI's seventh cousin		# ] (b. 1427), Louis XI's seventh cousin
	# Charles II de Bourbon, Cardinal (b. 1433), Jean II, Duke of Bourbon's younger brother		# ] (b. 1433), Jean II, Duke of Bourbon's younger brother
	# Pierre de Bourbon (b. 1438), Jean II, Duke of Bourbon's younger brother		# ] (b. 1438), Jean II, Duke of Bourbon's younger brother
	# Charles de Bourbon, Count of Clermont (b. 1476), Pierre de Bourbon's son		# Charles de Bourbon, Count of Clermont (b. 1476), Pierre de Bourbon's son
	# Louis I de Bourbon, Count of Montpensier (b. 1403) Louis XI's fifth cousin twice removed		# ] (b. 1403) Louis XI's fifth cousin twice removed

			=== ] ===

	===]===
	All of Charles' children predeceased him, including his only son ], who died in 1495 aged 3. At the date of Charles VIII's death, April 7, 1498, the line of succession was as follows:		All of Charles' children predeceased him, including his only son ], who died in 1495 aged 3. At the date of Charles VIII's death, April 7, 1498, the line of succession was as follows:

	# ], Duke of Orléans and Valois (b. 1462), Charles VIII's second cousin once removed		# ], Duke of Orléans and Valois (b. 1462), Charles VIII's second cousin once removed
	# François de Valois-Angoulême, Count of Angoulême (b. 1492), Charles VIII's third cousin		# ] (b. 1492), Charles VIII's third cousin
	# Charles IV ~~de Valois-Alençon~~, Duke of Alençon, ~~Count~~ of ~~Perche~~, ~~Count~~ of ~~Armagnac, Count of Fézensac~~ (b. 1489), Charles VIII's fifth cousin once removed		# ] (b. 1489), Charles VIII's fifth cousin once removed
	# Pierre II de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1438), Charles VIII's sixth cousin twice removed		# ] (b. 1438), Charles VIII's sixth cousin twice removed
	# Charles de Bourbon, Count of Clermont (b. 1476), Pierre II's son		# Charles de Bourbon, Count of Clermont (b. 1476), Pierre II's son
	# Louis II de Bourbon, Count of Montpensier (b. 1483), Charles VIII's seventh cousin once removed		# ] (b. 1483), Charles VIII's seventh cousin once removed
	# Charles de Bourbon (b. 1489), Louis II de Bourbon's younger brother		# ] (b. 1489), Louis II de Bourbon's younger brother
	# François, Duke of Châtellerault (b. 1492), Louis II de Bourbon's youngest brother		# François, Duke of Châtellerault (b. 1492), Louis II de Bourbon's youngest brother
	# Charles de Bourbon, Count of Vendôme (b. 1489), Charles VIII's seventh cousin once removed		# ] (b. 1489), Charles VIII's seventh cousin once removed
	# François I de Bourbon, Duke of Estouteville, Count of St.Pol (b. 1491), Charles de Bourbon, Count of Vendôme's brother		# ] (b. 1491), Charles de Bourbon, Count of Vendôme's brother

			== ] (1498–1515) ==
			=== ] ===

	==] (1498–1515)==
	===]===
	At the date of Louis XII's death, January 1, 1515, the line of succession was as follows:		At the date of Louis XII's death, January 1, 1515, the line of succession was as follows:

	# ], Count of Angoulême, Duke of Valois, Duke of Brittany (b. 1494), Louis XII's first cousin once removed		# ], Count of Angoulême, Duke of Valois, Duke of Brittany (b. 1494), Louis XII's first cousin once removed
	# ], Duke of Alençon, Count of Perche, Count of Armagnac, Count of Fézensac (b. 1489), Louis XII's fifth cousin		# ], Duke of Alençon, Count of Perche, Count of Armagnac, Count of Fézensac (b. 1489), Louis XII's fifth cousin
	# Charles III de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon, Count of Montpensier (b. 1489), Louis XII's seventh cousin		# ] (b. 1489), Louis XII's seventh cousin
	# François de Bourbon, Duke of Châtellerault (b. 1492), Charles III de Bourbon's younger brother		# François de Bourbon, Duke of Châtellerault (b. 1492), Charles III de Bourbon's younger brother
	# Charles de Bourbon-La Marche, Duke of Vendôme (b. 1489), Louis XII's seventh cousin		# ] (b. 1489), Louis XII's seventh cousin
	# Louis de Bourbon-La Marche, Count of Marle (b. 1514), Charles de Bourbon-La Marche's son		# Louis de Bourbon-La Marche, Count of Marle (b. 1514), Charles de Bourbon-La Marche's son
	# François I de Bourbon, Duke of Estouteville, Count of St.Pol (b. 1491), Louis XII's seventh cousin		# ] (b. 1491), Louis XII's seventh cousin
	# ], Cardinal, ] (b. 1493), François I de Bourbon's brother		# ], Cardinal, ] (b. 1493), François I de Bourbon's brother
	# Louis de Bourbon, Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon (b. 1473), Louis XII's sixth cousin once removed		# ] (b. 1473), Louis XII's sixth cousin once removed
	# Louis de Bourbon (b. 1513), Louis de Bourbon, Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon's son		# ] (b. 1513), Louis de Bourbon, Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon's son

			== ] (1515–1589) ==
			=== ] ===

	==] (1515–1589)==
	===]===
	At the date of Francis I's death, March 31, 1547, the line of succession was as follows:		At the date of Francis I's death, March 31, 1547, the line of succession was as follows:

	# ], Dauphin of France, Duke of Brittany (b. 1519), Francis I's eldest son		# ], Son of France, Dauphin of France, Duke of Brittany (b. 1519), Francis I's eldest son
	# ], (b. 1544), Henry's son		# ], Son of France (b. 1544), Henry's son
	# Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, King of Navarre (b. 1518), eighth cousins		# ], Duke of Vendôme, King of Navarre (b. 1518), eighth cousins
	# Charles de Bourbon, Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen (b. 1523), Antoine de Bourbon's younger brother		# ] (b. 1523), Antoine de Bourbon's younger brother
	# John of Bourbon, Duke of Enghien and of Estouteville, Count of Soissons (b. 1528), Antoine de Bourbon's younger brother		# John of Bourbon, Duke of Enghien and of Estouteville, Count of Soissons (b. 1528), Antoine de Bourbon's younger brother
	# Louis I de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (b. 1530), Antoine de Bourbon's youngest brother		# ] (b. 1530), Antoine de Bourbon's youngest brother
	# Louis de Bourbon, Cardinal, Archbishop of Sens (b. 1493), François I's seventh cousin once removed		# ], Cardinal, Archbishop of Sens (b. 1493), François I's seventh cousin once removed
	# Louis III, Duke of Montpensier (b. 1513), Francis I's seventh cousin once removed		# ] (b. 1513), Francis I's seventh cousin once removed
	# François de Bourbon (b. 1542), Louis III's son		# ] (b. 1542), Louis III's son
	# Charles de Bourbon, Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon (b. 1515), Louis III de Bourbon's younger brother		# Charles de Bourbon, Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon (b. 1515), Louis III de Bourbon's younger brother

	===]===		=== ] ===

	At the date of Henry II's death, July 10, 1559, the line of succession was as follows:		At the date of Henry II's death, July 10, 1559, the line of succession was as follows:

	# ], Dauphin of France, (b. 1544), Henry II's eldest son		# ], Son of France, Dauphin of France, (b. 1544), Henry II's eldest son
	# ], Duke of Orléans (b. 1550), Henri II's second son		# ], Son of France, Duke of Orléans (b. 1550), Henri II's second son
	# ], Duke of Angoulême (b. 1551), Henry II's third son		# ], Son of France, Duke of Angoulême (b. 1551), Henry II's third son
	# ], Duke of Alençon (b. 1555), Henry II's fourth son		# ], Son of France, Duke of Alençon (b. 1555), Henry II's fourth son
	# Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, King of Navarre (b. 1518), Henry II's eighth cousin once removed		# ], Duke of Vendôme, King of Navarre (b. 1518), Henry II's eighth cousin once removed
	# Henry de Bourbon, Prince of Navarre (b. 1553), Antoine de Bourbon's son		# ] (b. 1553), Antoine de Bourbon's son
	# Charles de Bourbon, Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen (b. 1523), Antoine de Bourbon's younger brother		# ], Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen (b. 1523), Antoine de Bourbon's younger brother
	# Louis I de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (b. 1530), Antoine de Bourbon's youngest brother		# ] (b. 1530), Antoine de Bourbon's youngest brother
	# Henri de Bourbon-Condé, Duke of Enghien (b. 1552), Louis I de Bourbon's son		# ] (b. 1552), Louis I de Bourbon's son
	# François de Bourbon-Condé, Prince of Conti (b. 1558), Henri de Bourbon-Condé's younger brother		# ] (b. 1558), Henri de Bourbon-Condé's younger brother

			=== ] ===

	===]===
	At the date of Francis II's death, December 5, 1560, the line of succession was as follows:		At the date of Francis II's death, December 5, 1560, the line of succession was as follows:

	# ], Duke of Orléans (b. 1550), younger brother of Francis II		# ], Son of France, Duke of Orléans (b. 1550), younger brother of Francis II
	# ], Duke of Angoulême (b. 1551), younger brother of Francis II		# ], Son of France, Duke of Angoulême (b. 1551), younger brother of Francis II
	# ], Duke of Alençon (b. 1555), youngest brother of Francis II		# ], Son of France, Duke of Alençon (b. 1555), youngest brother of Francis II
	# Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, King of Navarre (b. 1518), Francis II's eighth cousins twice removed		# ], Duke of Vendôme, King of Navarre (b. 1518), Francis II's eighth cousins twice removed
	# Henry de Bourbon, Prince of Navarre (b. 1553), Antoine de Bourbon's son		# ] (b. 1553), Antoine de Bourbon's son
	# Charles de Bourbon, Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen (b. 1523), Antoine de Bourbon's younger brother		# ], Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen (b. 1523), Antoine de Bourbon's younger brother
	# Louis I de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (b. 1530), Antoine de Bourbon's youngest brother		# ] (b. 1530), Antoine de Bourbon's youngest brother
	# Henri de Bourbon-Condé, Duke of Enghien (b. 1552), Louis I de Bourbon's son		# ] (b. 1552), Louis I de Bourbon's son
	# François de Bourbon-Condé, Prince of Conti (b. 1558), Henri de Bourbon-Condé's younger brother		# ] (b. 1558), Henri de Bourbon-Condé's younger brother
	# Louis III de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier (b. 1513), seventh cousin thrice removed		# ] (b. 1513), seventh cousin thrice removed

			=== ] ===

	===]===
	At the date of Charles IX's death, May 30, 1574, the line of succession was as follows:		At the date of Charles IX's death, May 30, 1574, the line of succession was as follows:

	# ], Duke of Angoulême, Duke of Orléans, Duke of Anjou (b. 1551), Charles IX's younger brother		# ], Son of France, Duke of Angoulême, Duke of Orléans, Duke of Anjou (b. 1551), Charles IX's younger brother
	# ], Duke of Alençon (b. 1555), Charles IX's youngest brother		# ], Son of France, Duke of Alençon (b. 1555), Charles IX's youngest brother
	# ], Duke of Bourbon (b. 1553), ninth cousin once removed		# ], Duke of Bourbon (b. 1553), ninth cousin once removed
	# Charles de Bourbon, Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen (b. 1523), eighth cousin twice removed		# ], Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen (b. 1523), eighth cousin twice removed
	# Henri I de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (b. 1552), ninth cousin once removed		# ] (b. 1552), ninth cousin once removed
	# François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti (b. 1558), Henri I de Bourbon's younger brother		# ] (b. 1558), Henri I de Bourbon's younger brother
	# Charles de Bourbon (b. 1562), Henri I de Bourbon's younger brother		# Charles de Bourbon (b. 1562), Henri I de Bourbon's younger brother
	# Charles de Bourbon, Count of Soissons (b. 1566), Henri I de Bourbon's youngest brother		# ] (b. 1566), Henri I de Bourbon's youngest brother
	# Louis III de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier (b. 1513), seventh cousin thrice removed		# ] (b. 1513), seventh cousin thrice removed
	# François de Bourbon-Vendôme (b. 1542), Louis III de Bourbon's son		# ] (b. 1542), Louis III de Bourbon's son

			=== ] ===

	===]===
	At the date of Henry III's death, August 2, 1589, the line of succession was as follows:		At the date of Henry III's death, August 2, 1589, the line of succession was as follows:

	# ], King of Navarre, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1553), ninth cousin once removed		# ], King of Navarre, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1553), ninth cousin once removed
	# Charles de Bourbon, Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen (b. 1523), eighth cousin twice removed		# ], Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen (b. 1523), eighth cousin twice removed
	# Henri II de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (b. 1588), tenth cousins		# ] (b. 1588), tenth cousins
	# François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti (b. 1558), ninth cousin once removed		# ] (b. 1558), ninth cousin once removed
	# Charles de Bourbon, Cardinal (b. 1562), François de Bourbon's younger brother		# Charles de Bourbon, Cardinal (b. 1562), François de Bourbon's younger brother
	# Charles de Bourbon, Count of Soissons (b. 1566), François de Bourbon's youngest brother		# ] (b. 1566), François de Bourbon's youngest brother
	# François de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier (b. 1542), eighth cousin twice removed		# ] (b. 1542), eighth cousin twice removed
	# Henri de Bourbon-Vendôme (b. 1573), François de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier's son		# ] (b. 1573), François de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier's son

			==] (1589–1792) ==
			=== ] ===

	==] (1589–1792)==
	===]===
	Though the Courtenays, a Capetian family descended in male-line from King Louis VI, still lived, the Bourbons refused to recognize them as princes of the blood. At the date of Henry IV's death, May 14, 1610, the line of succession was as follows:		Though the Courtenays, a Capetian family descended in male-line from King Louis VI, still lived, the Bourbons refused to recognize them as princes of the blood. At the date of Henry IV's death, May 14, 1610, the line of succession was as follows:

	# ], Dauphin of France (b. 1601), Henry IV's eldest son		# ], Son of France, Dauphin of France (b. 1601), Henry IV's eldest son
	# ], Duke of Orléans (b. 1607), Henry IV's middle son		# ], Son of France, Duke of Orléans (b. 1607), Henry IV's middle son
	# ], Duke of Anjou, future Duke of Orléans (b. 1608), Henry IV's youngest son		# ], Son of France, Duke of Anjou, future Duke of Orléans (b. 1608), Henry IV's youngest son
	# ], Prince of Condé, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1588), Henry IV's first cousin once removed		# ], Prince of Condé, Duke of Bourbon, Baron de Candé (b. 1588), Henry IV's first cousin once removed
	# François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti (b. 1558), Henry IV's first cousin		# ] (b. 1558), Henry IV's first cousin
	# Charles de Bourbon, Count of Soissons (b. 1566), François de Bourbon's younger brother		# ] (b. 1566), François de Bourbon's younger brother
	# Louis de Bourbon-Soissons (b. 1604), Charles de Bourbon's son		# ] (b. 1604), Charles de Bourbon's son

			=== ] ===

	===]===
	At the date of Louis XIII's death, May 14, 1643, the line of succession was as follows:		At the date of Louis XIII's death, May 14, 1643, the line of succession was as follows:
	# ], Dauphin of France (b. 1638), Louis XIII's elder son		# ], Son of France, Dauphin of France (b. 1638), Louis XIII's elder son
	# ], (b. 1640), Louis XIII's younger son		# ], Son of France, Duke of Anjou (b. 1640), Louis XIII's younger son
	# ], Duke of Orléans (b. 1608), Louis XIII's youngest brother		# ], Son of France, Duke of Orléans (b. 1608), Louis XIII's youngest brother
	# ] (b. 1588), Louis XIII's second cousin		# ] (b. 1588), Louis XIII's second cousin
	# ] (b. 1621), the Prince of Condé's elder son		# ] (b. 1621), the Prince of Condé's elder son
	# ] (b. 1629), the Prince of Condé's younger son		# ] (b. 1629), the Prince of Condé's younger son

	===]===		=== ] ===

	When the Spanish king ] died, his closest heir was ], son of Louis XIV, King of France. Charles knew that the other European powers would oppose the union of France and Spain. Thus, in his will, Charles named ], second son of the Grand Dauphin (and thus, the first person not in the direct line of succession to the French throne) as his heir.		When the Spanish king ] died, his closest heir was ], son of Louis XIV, King of France. Charles knew that the other European powers would oppose the union of France and Spain. Thus, in his will, Charles named ], second son of the Grand Dauphin (and thus, the first person not in the direct line of succession to the French throne) as his heir.

	France and Spain fought the other major European powers in the ]. The war ended with the ], which forced Philip to renounce for himself and his descendants the right of succession to the French throne, ~~with~~ ~~the~~ ~~goal~~ of ~~keeping~~ France and Spain separate. There were, however, doubts~~{{who\|date=November 2011}}~~ as to whether the ~~treaty~~ was binding~~, although it was ratified by the king, registered by the Parlement of Paris and never repealed~~<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.chivalricorders.org/royalty/bourbon/france/frenlegt.htm\|title=The French Legitimist Case\|author=Guy Stair Sainty}}</ref>. This would ~~become~~ the source of future conflicting claims between Legitimists (descendants of Philip V, who consider the Treaty of Utrecht invalid) and Orléanists (descendants of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, who ~~consider~~ the Treaty of Utrecht ~~valid~~).		France and Spain fought the other major European powers in the ]. The war ended with the ], which forced Philip to renounce for himself and his descendants the right of succession to the French throne, a provision that was meant to keep France and Spain separate. There were, however, doubts as to whether the Treaty was binding<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.chivalricorders.org/royalty/bourbon/france/frenlegt.htm\|title=The French Legitimist Case\|author=Guy Stair Sainty}}</ref>. This would be the source of future conflicting claims between Legitimists (descendants of Philip V, who consider the Treaty of Utrecht invalid) and Orléanists (descendants of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, who claim their right of succession based on the Treaty of Utrecht).

			=== ] ===

	===]===
	The succession to Louis XIV was altered by the deaths of his eldest son ], the Grand Dauphin's eldest son ], and Burgundy's eldest son ], all in 1711–1712.		The succession to Louis XIV was altered by the deaths of his eldest son ], the Grand Dauphin's eldest son ], and Burgundy's eldest son ], all in 1711–1712.

	At the date of Louis XIV's death, September 1, 1715, the line of succession was as follows:		At the date of Louis XIV's death, September 1, 1715, the line of succession was as follows:
	# ], Dauphin of France, Duke of Anjou (b. 1710), Louis XIV's great-grandson, younger son of Louis, Duke of Burgundy
	# ], Duke of Orléans (b. 1674), Louis XIV's nephew
	# ], Duke of Chartres (b. 1703), Philippe II's son
	# ], Duke of Bourbon (b. 1692) Louis XIV's third cousin thrice removed
	# Charles de Bourbon-Condé, Count of Charolais (b. 1700), the Duke of Bourbon's younger brother
	# Louis de Bourbon-Condé, Count of Clermont (b. 1709), the Duke of Bourbon's youngest brother
	# Louis-Armand II de Bourbon, Prince of Conti (b. 1695), Louis XIV's third cousin twice removed
	# Louis de Bourbon-Conti, Count of La Marche (b. 1715), the Prince of Conti's son

			# ], Son of France, Dauphin of France, Duke of Anjou (b. 1710), Louis XIV's great-grandson, younger son of Louis, Duke of Burgundy
	===]===

			The fate of the kingdom rested upon this young prince, for if is to die without heirs, the validity of the Treaty of Utrecht would once and for all be tested through a possible War of Succession with Spain.

			=== ] ===

	The succession to Louis XV was altered by the death of his son ] in 1765. At the date of Louis XV's death, May 10, 1774, the line of succession was as follows:		The succession to Louis XV was altered by the death of his son ] in 1765. At the date of Louis XV's death, May 10, 1774, the line of succession was as follows:

	# ], Dauphin of France, Duke of Berry (b. 1754), Louis XV's grandson		# ], Son of France, Dauphin of France, Duke of Berry (b. 1754), Louis XV's grandson
	# ], Count of Provence (b. 1755), Louis ~~XVI~~'s ~~third brother~~		# ], Son of France, Count of Provence (b. 1755), Louis XV's grandson
	# ], Count of Artois (b. 1757), Louis ~~XVI~~'s ~~brother~~		# ], Son of France, Count of Artois (b. 1757), Louis XV's grandson

	# ], Duke of Orléans (b. 1725), Louis XV's third cousin
			=== ] ===
	# ], Duke of Chartres (b. 1747), the Duke of Orléans's son
	# ], Duke of Valois (b. 1773), the Duke of Chartres's son
	# ], Prince of Condé (b. 1736), Louis XVI's sixth cousin once removed
	# ], Duke of Bourbon (b. 1756), the Prince of Condé's son
	# ], Duke of Enghien (b. 1772), the Duke of Bourbon's son
	# ], Prince of Conti (b. 1717), Louis XV's sixth cousin
	# ], Count of La Marche (b. 1734), the Prince of Conti's son

	===]===
	At the date of Louis XVI's deposition, September 21, 1792, the line of succession was as follows:		At the date of Louis XVI's deposition, September 21, 1792, the line of succession was as follows:

	# ], Prince Royal of France (b. 1785), Louis XVI's son		# ], Son of France, Prince Royal of France (b. 1785), Louis XVI's son
	# ], Count of Provence (b. 1755), Louis XVI's third brother		# ], Son of France, Count of Provence (b. 1755), Louis XVI's third brother
	# ], Count of Artois (b. 1757), Louis XVI's brother		# ], Son of France, Count of Artois (b. 1757), Louis XVI's brother
	# ], Duke of Angoulême (b. 1775), the Count of Artois's elder son		# ], Grandson of France, Duke of Angoulême (b. 1775), the Count of Artois's elder son
	# ], Duke of Berry (b. 1778), the Count of Artois's younger son		# ], Grandson of France, Duke of Berry (b. 1778), the Count of Artois's younger son

	# ], Duke of Orléans (b. 1747), Louis XVI's fourth cousin once removed
			==] (1804–1815) ==
	# ], Duke of Chartres (b. 1773), the Duke of Orléans's eldest son
			=== ] ===
	# Antoine Philippe d'Orléans, Duke of Montpensier (b. 1775), the Duke of Orléans's second son
	# Louis-Charles d'Orléans, Count of Beaujolais (b. 1779), the Duke of Orléans' youngest son
	# ], Prince of Condé (b. 1736), Louis XVI's seventh cousin once removed
	# ], Duke of Bourbon (b. 1756), the Prince of Condé's son
	# ], Duke of Enghien (b. 1772), the Duke of Bourbon's son
	# ], Prince of Conti (b. 1734), Louis XVI's seventh cousin once removed

	==] (1804–1815)==
	===]===
	On the dates of Napoléon I's first abdication, April 6, 1814, and his second abdication, June 22, 1815, the line of succession was as follows:		On the dates of Napoléon I's first abdication, April 6, 1814, and his second abdication, June 22, 1815, the line of succession was as follows:

Line 307:		Line 309:
	# ] (b. 1808), Louis's youngest son		# ] (b. 1808), Louis's youngest son

	==] (restored, 1815-1830)==		==] (restored, 1815-1830) ==
	===]===		=== ] ===

	At the date of Louis XVIII's death, September 16, 1824, the line of succession was as follows:		At the date of Louis XVIII's death, September 16, 1824, the line of succession was as follows:

	# ], Count of Artois (b. 1757), Louis XVIII's brother		# ], Son of France, Count of Artois (b. 1757), Louis XVIII's brother
	# Louis-Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Angouléme (b. 1775), Charles-Philippe's eldest son		# ], Grandson of France, Duke of Angouléme (b. 1775), Charles-Philippe's eldest son
	# Henri de Bourbon, Count of Chambord (b. 1820), Louis-Antoine's nephew		# ], Count of Chambord (b. 1820), Louis-Antoine's nephew

	# Louis-Philippe de Orléans, Duke of Orléans (b. 1773), King Louis XVIII's fifth cousin
			=== ] ===
	# Ferdinand-Philippe de Orléans, Duke of Chartres (b. 1810), Louis-Philippe's eldest son
	# Louis de Orléans, Duke of Nemours (b. 1814), Louis-Philippe's second son
	# François de Orléans, Prince of Joinville (b. 1818), Louis-Philippe's third son
	# Charles de Orléans, Duke of Penthiévre (b. 1820), Louis-Philippe's fourth son
	# Henri de Orléans, Duke of Aumale (b. 1822), Louis-Philippe's fifth son
	# Antoine de Orléans, Duke of Montpensier (b. 1824), Louis-Philippe's youngest son

	===]===
	At the date of Charles X's abdication, August 2, 1830, the line of succession was as follows:		At the date of Charles X's abdication, August 2, 1830, the line of succession was as follows:

	# ] (b. 1775), Charles X's eldest son		# ] (b. 1775), Charles X's eldest son
	# ] (b. 1820), Louis-Antoine's nephew		# ] (b. 1820), Louis-Antoine's nephew
	# ] (b. 1773), Charles X's fifth cousin
	# ] (b. 1810), the Duke of Orléans's eldest son
	# ] (b. 1814), the Duke of Orléans's second son
	# ] (b. 1818), the Duke of Orléans's third son
	# ] (b. 1822), the Duke of Orléans's fifth son
	# ] (b. 1824), the Duke of Orléans's youngest son
	# ] (b. 1756), Charles X's eighth cousin

	==] (1830–1848)==		==] (1830–1848)==
			The House of Bourbon-Orléans, a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon, came to the throne not by inheritance, but through the ], which overthrew Charles X of the senior line of the House of Bourbon.
	===]===

			=== ] ===

	At the date of Louis-Philippe I's abdication, February 24, 1848, the line of succession was as follows:		At the date of Louis-Philippe I's abdication, February 24, 1848, the line of succession was as follows:

Line 346:		Line 339:
	# ] (b. 1818), Louis-Philippe I's third son		# ] (b. 1818), Louis-Philippe I's third son
	# Prince Pierre d'Orléans, Duke of Penthiévre (b. 1845), the Prince of Joinville's son		# Prince Pierre d'Orléans, Duke of Penthiévre (b. 1845), the Prince of Joinville's son
	# ] (b. 1822), Louis-Philippe I's fifth son		# ] (b. 1822), Louis-Philippe I's fifth son
	# Louis-Philippe d'Orléans, Prince of Condé (b. 1845), Prince Henri of Orléans's son		# Louis-Philippe d'Orléans, Prince of Condé (b. 1845), Prince Henri of Orléans's son

	==] (restored, 1852–1870)==		==] (restored, 1852–1870) ==
	===]===		=== ] ===
	At the date of Napoléon III's abdication, September 4, 1870, the line of succession read as follows:		At the date of Napoléon III's abdication, September 4, 1870, the line of succession read as follows:

Line 357:		Line 350:
	# Napoléon Victor Jérôme Frédéric, Prince Français (b. 1862), Napoléon Joseph's son		# Napoléon Victor Jérôme Frédéric, Prince Français (b. 1862), Napoléon Joseph's son
	# Napoléon Louis Joseph Jérôme, Prince Français (b. 1864), Napoléon Joseph's second son		# Napoléon Louis Joseph Jérôme, Prince Français (b. 1864), Napoléon Joseph's second son

			==See also==
			* ]

	==References==		==References==

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A history of the French line of succession, from Hugh Capet to Napoléon III, showing its state at the death of each monarch. For the current lines of succession to the French throne, see the links section below. Normally, only the first ten heirs are listed if possible. It is notable that the dynastic rules of Salic Law prevalent in France were never broken from Hugh Capet's accession in 987 until the abdication of Louis XVI in 1792; every monarch of France (with the exceptions of the Napoleonic monarchs) was a patrilineal (agnatic) male descendant of Hugh Capet.

House of Capet 987–1328

Following the accession of Hugh Capet to the French throne in AD 987, there was not to be a significant issue of dynastic inheritance for three centuries: through thirteen generations, the deceased King's oldest surviving son inherited the throne as follows:

987: Hugh Capet
996: Robert II, the Pious
1031: Henry I
1060: Philip I
1108: Louis VI, the Fat
1137: Louis VII, the Young
1180: Philip II Augustus, the God-Given
1223: Louis VIII, the Lion
1226: Louis IX, the Saint ("Saint Louis")
1270: Philip III, the Bold
1285: Philip IV, the Fair
1314: Louis X, the Quarrelsome
1316: John I, the Posthumous

Following the death of Philip IV in 1314, he was succeeded by his eldest son Louis X, but Louis died two years later, leaving his posthumous son John I as his heir; John died within five days of his birth. It was then deemed, in accordance with French Salic Law, that females could not inherit the throne; Joan II of Navarre, Louis X's daughter, was therefore passed over for the French throne (although she later inherited the throne of Navarre). Louis X's younger brothers Philip V, and then Charles IV, succeeded him in turn and died without sons (although both, like Louis X, had daughters). Following the death of Charles IV in 1328 a successional dispute arose: by Salic Law, which permitted inheritance only through male lines, the heir to the throne was Philip (son of Charles of Valois, son of Philip III), who duly acceeded to the throne as Philip VI; however, the system of Cognatic Primogeniture in place elsewhere gave Edward III of England (son of Isabella of France, daughter of Philip IV and sister of Louis X, Philip V and Charles IV) a superior claim to the throne. See the Hundred Years' War.

Charles IV

At the date of the death of Charles IV, the last male member of the direct House of Capet, February 1, 1328, the line of succession was as follows:

Philip of Valois, son of Charles of Valois, grandson of Philip III of France (b. 1293)
John of Valois, son of Philip of Valois (b. 1319)
Charles II of Alençon, son of Charles of Valois, (b. 1297)
Charles d'Évreux, Count of Étampes, son of Louis d'Évreux, grandson of Philip III (b. 1305)
Philip III of Navarre, son of Louis d'Évreux (b. 1306)
Louis I, Duke of Bourbon, son of Robert, Count of Clermont, grandson of Louis IX of France (b. 1279)
Peter I, Duke of Bourbon, son of Louis I (b. 1311)
James I, Count of La Marche, son of Louis I (b. 1319)
Peter of Clermont, Archdeacon of Paris, son of Robert, Count of Clermont (b. 1287)
Robert III of Artois, great-great-grandson of Louis VIII of France (b. 1287)

House of Valois 1328-1498

Philip VI

At the date of Philip VI's death, August 22, 1350, the line of succession was as follows:

John of Valois, Son of France, Dauphin of France, Duke of Normandy and Guyenne, Count of Anjou, Maine, Poitiers, Auvergne and Boulogne (b. 1319), Philip VI's eldest son
Charles of Valois, Son of France (b. 1338), John of Valois’ eldest son
Louis I of Anjou, Son of France, Duke of Anjou, Count of Maine (b. 1339), John of Valois’ younger son
John of Berry, Son of France, Duke of Berry and Auvergne, Count of Poitiers (b. 1340), John of Valois’ younger son
Philip of Burgundy, Son of France, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1342), John of Valois’ youngest son
Philip of Valois, Son of France, Duke of Orléans (b. 1336), Philip VI's youngest son
Charles III of Alençon, Count of Alençon (b. 1337), Philip VI's nephew
Philip of Alençon (b. 1338), Charles III of Alençon's younger brother
Peter II of Alençon (b. 1340), Charles III of Alençon's younger brother
Robert of Alençon, Count of Perche (b. 1344), Charles III of Alençon's youngest brother

John II

At the date of Jean II's death, April 8, 1364, the line of succession was as follows:

Charles of Valois, Son of France, Dauphin of France (b. 1338), John II's eldest son
John de Valois, Son of France (b. 1359), Charles of Valois's son
Louis I of Anjou, Son of France, Duke of Anjou, Count of Maine (b. 1339), John II's younger son
John of Berry, Son of France, Duke of Berry and Auvergne, Count of Poitiers (b. 1340), John II's younger son
Charles of Berry, Grandson of France, Count of Montpensier (b. 1362), the Duke of Berry's eldest son
John of Berry, Grandson of France (b. 1363), John of Berry, Duke of Berry and Auvergne's younger son
Louis of Berry, Grandson of France (b. 1364), John of Berry, Duke of Berry and Auvergne's youngest son
Philip of Burgundy, Son of France, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1342), John II's youngest son
Philip of Valois, Son of France, Duke of Orléans (b. 1336), John II's youngest brother
Charles III of Alençon, Count of Alençon (b. 1337), John II's first cousin

Charles V

At the date of Charles V's death, September 16, 1380, the line of succession was as follows:

Charles of Valois, Son of France, Dauphin of France (b. 1368), Charles V's eldest surviving son
Louis of Valois, Son of France, Duke of Orléans (b. 1372), Charles V's second surviving son
Louis I of Anjou, Son of France, Duke of Anjou, Count of Maine (b. 1339), Charles V's younger brother
Louis II of Anjou, Grandson of France (b. 1377), Louis I of Anjou's son
John of Berry, Son of France, Duke of Berry and Auvergne, Count of Poitiers (b. 1340), Charles V's younger brother
Charles of Berry, Grandson of France, Count of Montpensier (b. 1362), John I, Duke of Berry's son
John of Berry, Grandson of France (b. 1363), Charles of Berry's younger brother
Louis of Berry, Grandson of France (b. 1364), Charles de Berry's youngest brother
Philip of Burgundy, Son of France, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1342), Charles V's youngest brother
John of Burgundy (b. 1371), Philip of Burgundy's son

Charles VI

At the date of Charles VI's death, October 21, 1422, the line of succession was as follows:

Charles of Valois, Son of France, Dauphin of France, Duke of Touraine, Duke of Berry, Count of Poitou (b. 1403), Charles VI's son
Charles, Duke of Orléans, Grandson of France (b. 1391), Charles VI's nephew
John of Orléans, Grandson of France, Count of Angoulême (b. 1404), Charles, Duke of Orléans's younger brother
Louis III of Naples, Duke of Anjou, King of Naples (b. 1403), Charles VI's first cousin once removed
René of Anjou (b. 1408), Louis III, Duke of Anjou's younger brother
Charles of Le Maine, Count of Maine and of Guise (b. 1414), Louis III, Duke of Anjou's youngest brother
Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1396), Charles VI's first cousin once removed
John IV, Duke of Brabant and Limburg (b. 1403), Charles VI's first cousin once removed
Philip of Saint-Pol (b. 1404), John IV of Brabant's brother
Charles I, Count of Nevers and Rethel (b. 1414), Charles VI's first cousin once removed

Charles VII

At the date of Charles VII's death, July 22, 1461, the line of succession was as follows:

Louis of Valois, Son of France, Dauphin of France (b. 1423), Charles VII's son
Charles of Valois, Son of France, Duke of Berry, Normandie and Guyenne (b. 1446), Louis's youngest brother
Charles of Orléans, Duke of Orléans (b. 1391), Charles VII's first cousin
John of Orléans, Count of Angoulême (b. 1404), Charles, Duke of Orléans's younger brother
Charles of Orléans (b. 1459), John of Orléans's son
René I of Anjou, Duke of Anjou (b. 1408), Charles VII's second cousin
John II of Anjou, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1425), René I's son
Nicholas of Anjou, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1448), John II of Anjou's son
Charles of Anjou, Count of Maine and of Guise (b. 1414), René I's brother
Charles of Anjou (b. 1446), Charles of Anjou, Count of Maine and of Guise's son

Louis XI

At the date of Louis XI's death, August 30, 1483, the line of succession was as follows:

Charles, Son of France, Dauphin of France (b. 1470), Louis XI's son
Louis de Orléans, Duke of Orléans and Valois (b. 1462), Louis XI's second cousin
Charles de Orléans, Count of Angoulême (b. 1459), Louis XI's second cousin
Jean de Bourgogne, Count of Nevers (b. 1415), Louis XI's third cousin
René de Alençon, Duke of Alençon (b. 1454), Louis XI's fourth cousin once removed
Jean II de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1427), Louis XI's seventh cousin
Charles II de Bourbon, Cardinal (b. 1433), Jean II, Duke of Bourbon's younger brother
Pierre de Bourbon (b. 1438), Jean II, Duke of Bourbon's younger brother
Charles de Bourbon, Count of Clermont (b. 1476), Pierre de Bourbon's son
Louis I de Bourbon, Count of Montpensier (b. 1403) Louis XI's fifth cousin twice removed

Charles VIII

All of Charles' children predeceased him, including his only son Charles Orland, Dauphin de France, who died in 1495 aged 3. At the date of Charles VIII's death, April 7, 1498, the line of succession was as follows:

Louis d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans and Valois (b. 1462), Charles VIII's second cousin once removed
François de Valois-Angoulême, Count of Angoulême (b. 1492), Charles VIII's third cousin
Charles IV de Valois-Alençon, Duke of Alençon (b. 1489), Charles VIII's fifth cousin once removed
Pierre II de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1438), Charles VIII's sixth cousin twice removed
Charles de Bourbon, Count of Clermont (b. 1476), Pierre II's son
Louis II de Bourbon, Count of Montpensier (b. 1483), Charles VIII's seventh cousin once removed
Charles de Bourbon (b. 1489), Louis II de Bourbon's younger brother
François, Duke of Châtellerault (b. 1492), Louis II de Bourbon's youngest brother
Charles de Bourbon, Count of Vendôme (b. 1489), Charles VIII's seventh cousin once removed
François I de Bourbon, Duke of Estouteville, Count of St.Pol (b. 1491), Charles de Bourbon, Count of Vendôme's brother

House of Valois-Orléans (1498–1515)

Louis XII

At the date of Louis XII's death, January 1, 1515, the line of succession was as follows:

François de Valois-Angoulême, Count of Angoulême, Duke of Valois, Duke of Brittany (b. 1494), Louis XII's first cousin once removed
Charles IV de Valois-Alençon, Duke of Alençon, Count of Perche, Count of Armagnac, Count of Fézensac (b. 1489), Louis XII's fifth cousin
Charles III de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon, Count of Montpensier (b. 1489), Louis XII's seventh cousin
François de Bourbon, Duke of Châtellerault (b. 1492), Charles III de Bourbon's younger brother
Charles de Bourbon-La Marche, Duke of Vendôme (b. 1489), Louis XII's seventh cousin
Louis de Bourbon-La Marche, Count of Marle (b. 1514), Charles de Bourbon-La Marche's son
François I de Bourbon, Duke of Estouteville, Count of St.Pol (b. 1491), Louis XII's seventh cousin
Louis de Bourbon de Vendôme, Cardinal, Archbishop of Sens (b. 1493), François I de Bourbon's brother
Louis de Bourbon, Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon (b. 1473), Louis XII's sixth cousin once removed
Louis de Bourbon (b. 1513), Louis de Bourbon, Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon's son

House of Valois-Angoulême (1515–1589)

Francis I

At the date of Francis I's death, March 31, 1547, the line of succession was as follows:

Henry of Valois-Angoulême, Son of France, Dauphin of France, Duke of Brittany (b. 1519), Francis I's eldest son
Francis of Valois-Angoulême, Son of France (b. 1544), Henry's son
Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, King of Navarre (b. 1518), eighth cousins
Charles de Bourbon, Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen (b. 1523), Antoine de Bourbon's younger brother
John of Bourbon, Duke of Enghien and of Estouteville, Count of Soissons (b. 1528), Antoine de Bourbon's younger brother
Louis I de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (b. 1530), Antoine de Bourbon's youngest brother
Louis de Bourbon, Cardinal, Archbishop of Sens (b. 1493), François I's seventh cousin once removed
Louis III, Duke of Montpensier (b. 1513), Francis I's seventh cousin once removed
François de Bourbon (b. 1542), Louis III's son
Charles de Bourbon, Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon (b. 1515), Louis III de Bourbon's younger brother

Henry II

At the date of Henry II's death, July 10, 1559, the line of succession was as follows:

King Francis of Scotland, Son of France, Dauphin of France, (b. 1544), Henry II's eldest son
Charles-Maximillien de Valois-Angoulême, Son of France, Duke of Orléans (b. 1550), Henri II's second son
Alexandre-Édouard de Valois-Angoulême, Son of France, Duke of Angoulême (b. 1551), Henry II's third son
Hercule-François de Valois-Angoulême, Son of France, Duke of Alençon (b. 1555), Henry II's fourth son
Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, King of Navarre (b. 1518), Henry II's eighth cousin once removed
Henry de Bourbon, Prince of Navarre (b. 1553), Antoine de Bourbon's son
Charles de Bourbon, Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen (b. 1523), Antoine de Bourbon's younger brother
Louis I de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (b. 1530), Antoine de Bourbon's youngest brother
Henri de Bourbon-Condé, Duke of Enghien (b. 1552), Louis I de Bourbon's son
François de Bourbon-Condé, Prince of Conti (b. 1558), Henri de Bourbon-Condé's younger brother

Francis II

At the date of Francis II's death, December 5, 1560, the line of succession was as follows:

Charles-Maximillien de Valois-Angoulême, Son of France, Duke of Orléans (b. 1550), younger brother of Francis II
Alexandre-Édouard de Valois-Angoulême, Son of France, Duke of Angoulême (b. 1551), younger brother of Francis II
Hercule-François de Valois-Angoulême, Son of France, Duke of Alençon (b. 1555), youngest brother of Francis II
Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, King of Navarre (b. 1518), Francis II's eighth cousins twice removed
Henry de Bourbon, Prince of Navarre (b. 1553), Antoine de Bourbon's son
Charles de Bourbon, Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen (b. 1523), Antoine de Bourbon's younger brother
Louis I de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (b. 1530), Antoine de Bourbon's youngest brother
Henri de Bourbon-Condé, Duke of Enghien (b. 1552), Louis I de Bourbon's son
François de Bourbon-Condé, Prince of Conti (b. 1558), Henri de Bourbon-Condé's younger brother
Louis III de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier (b. 1513), seventh cousin thrice removed

Charles IX

At the date of Charles IX's death, May 30, 1574, the line of succession was as follows:

Henri de Valois-Angoulême, Son of France, Duke of Angoulême, Duke of Orléans, Duke of Anjou (b. 1551), Charles IX's younger brother
Hercule-François de Valois-Angoulême, Son of France, Duke of Alençon (b. 1555), Charles IX's youngest brother
King Henry III of Navarre, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1553), ninth cousin once removed
Charles de Bourbon, Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen (b. 1523), eighth cousin twice removed
Henri I de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (b. 1552), ninth cousin once removed
François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti (b. 1558), Henri I de Bourbon's younger brother
Charles de Bourbon (b. 1562), Henri I de Bourbon's younger brother
Charles de Bourbon, Count of Soissons (b. 1566), Henri I de Bourbon's youngest brother
Louis III de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier (b. 1513), seventh cousin thrice removed
François de Bourbon-Vendôme (b. 1542), Louis III de Bourbon's son

Henry III

At the date of Henry III's death, August 2, 1589, the line of succession was as follows:

Henry III de Bourbon, King of Navarre, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1553), ninth cousin once removed
Charles de Bourbon, Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen (b. 1523), eighth cousin twice removed
Henri II de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (b. 1588), tenth cousins
François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti (b. 1558), ninth cousin once removed
Charles de Bourbon, Cardinal (b. 1562), François de Bourbon's younger brother
Charles de Bourbon, Count of Soissons (b. 1566), François de Bourbon's youngest brother
François de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier (b. 1542), eighth cousin twice removed
Henri de Bourbon-Vendôme (b. 1573), François de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier's son

House of Bourbon (1589–1792)

Henry IV

Though the Courtenays, a Capetian family descended in male-line from King Louis VI, still lived, the Bourbons refused to recognize them as princes of the blood. At the date of Henry IV's death, May 14, 1610, the line of succession was as follows:

Louis de Bourbon, Son of France, Dauphin of France (b. 1601), Henry IV's eldest son
Nicholas Henri de Bourbon, Son of France, Duke of Orléans (b. 1607), Henry IV's middle son
Gaston de Bourbon, Son of France, Duke of Anjou, future Duke of Orléans (b. 1608), Henry IV's youngest son
Henri II de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, Duke of Bourbon, Baron de Candé (b. 1588), Henry IV's first cousin once removed
François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti (b. 1558), Henry IV's first cousin
Charles de Bourbon, Count of Soissons (b. 1566), François de Bourbon's younger brother
Louis de Bourbon-Soissons (b. 1604), Charles de Bourbon's son

Louis XIII

At the date of Louis XIII's death, May 14, 1643, the line of succession was as follows:

Louis, Son of France, Dauphin of France (b. 1638), Louis XIII's elder son
Philippe, Son of France, Duke of Anjou (b. 1640), Louis XIII's younger son
Gaston, Son of France, Duke of Orléans (b. 1608), Louis XIII's youngest brother
Henri II de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (b. 1588), Louis XIII's second cousin
Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Enghien (b. 1621), the Prince of Condé's elder son
Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti (b. 1629), the Prince of Condé's younger son

Treaty of Utrecht

When the Spanish king Charles II died, his closest heir was Louis, the Grand Dauphin, son of Louis XIV, King of France. Charles knew that the other European powers would oppose the union of France and Spain. Thus, in his will, Charles named Philip V of Spain, second son of the Grand Dauphin (and thus, the first person not in the direct line of succession to the French throne) as his heir.

France and Spain fought the other major European powers in the War of the Spanish Succession. The war ended with the Treaty of Utrecht, which forced Philip to renounce for himself and his descendants the right of succession to the French throne, a provision that was meant to keep France and Spain separate. There were, however, doubts as to whether the Treaty was binding. This would be the source of future conflicting claims between Legitimists (descendants of Philip V, who consider the Treaty of Utrecht invalid) and Orléanists (descendants of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, who claim their right of succession based on the Treaty of Utrecht).

Louis XIV

The succession to Louis XIV was altered by the deaths of his eldest son Louis, le Grand Dauphin, the Grand Dauphin's eldest son Louis, Duke of Burgundy, and Burgundy's eldest son Louis, Duke of Brittany, all in 1711–1712.

At the date of Louis XIV's death, September 1, 1715, the line of succession was as follows:

Louis, Son of France, Dauphin of France, Duke of Anjou (b. 1710), Louis XIV's great-grandson, younger son of Louis, Duke of Burgundy

The fate of the kingdom rested upon this young prince, for if is to die without heirs, the validity of the Treaty of Utrecht would once and for all be tested through a possible War of Succession with Spain.

Louis XV

The succession to Louis XV was altered by the death of his son Louis in 1765. At the date of Louis XV's death, May 10, 1774, the line of succession was as follows:

Louis-Auguste, Son of France, Dauphin of France, Duke of Berry (b. 1754), Louis XV's grandson
Louis-Stanislaus, Son of France, Count of Provence (b. 1755), Louis XV's grandson
Charles-Philippe, Son of France, Count of Artois (b. 1757), Louis XV's grandson

Louis XVI

At the date of Louis XVI's deposition, September 21, 1792, the line of succession was as follows:

Louis-Charles, Son of France, Prince Royal of France (b. 1785), Louis XVI's son
Louis-Stanislaus, Son of France, Count of Provence (b. 1755), Louis XVI's third brother
Charles-Philippe, Son of France, Count of Artois (b. 1757), Louis XVI's brother
Louis-Antoine d'Artois, Grandson of France, Duke of Angoulême (b. 1775), the Count of Artois's elder son
Charles Ferdinand d'Artois, Grandson of France, Duke of Berry (b. 1778), the Count of Artois's younger son

House of Bonaparte (1804–1815)

Napoléon I

On the dates of Napoléon I's first abdication, April 6, 1814, and his second abdication, June 22, 1815, the line of succession was as follows:

Napoléon, King of Rome (b. 1811), Napoléon I's son
Joseph, Prince Français (b. 1768), Napoléon I's eldest brother
Louis, Prince Français (b. 1778), Napoléon I's third brother
Napoléon Louis, Prince Français (b. 1804), Louis's second son
Charles Louis-Napoléon, Prince Français (b. 1808), Louis's youngest son

At the date of Napoléon II's abdication, July 7, 1815, the line of succession was as follows:

Joseph, Prince Français (b. 1768), Napoléon II's eldest uncle
Louis, Prince Français (b. 1778) (b. 1778), Napoléon II's third uncle
Napoléon Louis, Prince Français (b. 1804), Louis's second son
Charles Louis-Napoléon, Prince Français (b. 1808), Louis's youngest son

House of Bourbon (restored, 1815-1830)

Louis XVIII

At the date of Louis XVIII's death, September 16, 1824, the line of succession was as follows:

Charles-Philippe de Bourbon, Son of France, Count of Artois (b. 1757), Louis XVIII's brother
Louis-Antoine de Bourbon, Grandson of France, Duke of Angouléme (b. 1775), Charles-Philippe's eldest son
Henri de Bourbon, Count of Chambord (b. 1820), Louis-Antoine's nephew

Charles X

At the date of Charles X's abdication, August 2, 1830, the line of succession was as follows:

Louis-Antoine, Son of France, Prince Royal, Dauphin of France and Duke of Angoulême (b. 1775), Charles X's eldest son
Henri d'Artois, Grandson of France, Duke of Bordeaux (b. 1820), Louis-Antoine's nephew

House of Bourbon-Orléans (1830–1848)

The House of Bourbon-Orléans, a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon, came to the throne not by inheritance, but through the July Revolution, which overthrew Charles X of the senior line of the House of Bourbon.

Louis-Philippe I

At the date of Louis-Philippe I's abdication, February 24, 1848, the line of succession was as follows:

Louis-Philippe d'Orléans, Count of Paris, Prince Royal (b. 1838) Louis-Philippe I's grandson
Robert d'Orléans, Duke of Chartres (b. 1840), the Count of Paris's younger brother
Prince Louis d'Orléans, Duke of Nemours (b. 1814), Louis-Philippe I's second son
Gaston d'Orléans, Count of Eu (b. 1842), the Duke of Nemours's first son
Prince Ferdinand d'Orléans, Duke of Alençon (b. 1844), the Duke of Nemours's second son
François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville (b. 1818), Louis-Philippe I's third son
Prince Pierre d'Orléans, Duke of Penthiévre (b. 1845), the Prince of Joinville's son
Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Aumale (b. 1822), Louis-Philippe I's fifth son
Louis-Philippe d'Orléans, Prince of Condé (b. 1845), Prince Henri of Orléans's son

House of Bonaparte (restored, 1852–1870)

Napoléon III

At the date of Napoléon III's abdication, September 4, 1870, the line of succession read as follows:

Napoléon, Prince Imperial (b. 1856), Napoléon III's son
Napoléon Joseph Charles Paul, Prince Français (b. 1822), Napoleon III's first cousin
Napoléon Victor Jérôme Frédéric, Prince Français (b. 1862), Napoléon Joseph's son
Napoléon Louis Joseph Jérôme, Prince Français (b. 1864), Napoléon Joseph's second son

References

Guy Stair Sainty. "The French Legitimist Case".

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