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Article: Bourbon Dynasty (France)
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BOURBON DYNASTY (FRANCE)
BOURBON DYNASTY (FRANCE).
The Bourbon dynasty succeeded to the French throne in 1589, following the assassination of the last Valois king, the childless Henry III. Through the French Revolution two centuries later, there were only five Bourbon monarchs: Henry IV (ruled 1589
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1610); Louis XIII (ruled 1610
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1643); Louis XIV (ruled 1643
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1715); Louis XV (ruled 1715
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1774); and Louis XVI (ruled 1774
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1792). The dynasty returned to the throne in 1814, after the fall of Napoleon, but the last Bourbon king fled the Revolution of 1830, and was replaced by a cousin from the Orl
é
ans line.
The first three Bourbon reigns included civil ...