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Article: Valois Dynasty (France)
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- Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
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VALOIS DYNASTY (FRANCE)
VALOIS DYNASTY (FRANCE).
From its accession to the French throne in 1328 through its end in 1589, the Valois dynasty included thirteen kings: Philip VI (ruled 1328
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1350); John the Good (1350
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1364); Charles V (1364
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1380); Charles VI (1380
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1422); Charles VII (1422
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1461); Louis XI (1461
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1483); Charles VIII (1483
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1498); Louis XII (1498
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1515); Francis I (1515
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1547); Henry II (1547
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1559); Francis II (1559
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1560); Charles IX (1560
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1574); Henry III (1574
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1589).
Over this period, the dynasty presided over some of the most violent years in French history. Its reign included the ...