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Succession History of France                0460 Childeric I Succeeds as King of the Franks 0482 Clovis I Succeeds as King of the Franks 0511 Childebert I Paris Succeeds as Frankish King 0511 Chlodomer Paris Succeeds as Frankish King 0511 Chlothar I Paris Succeeds as Frankish King 0511 Theuderic I Paris Succeeds as King of the Franks 0533 Theudebert I Paris Succeeds as Frankish King 0547 Thuedebald Paris Succeeds as Frankish King 0561 Charibert I Succeeds as Frankish King 0561 Childeric I Succeeds as King of the Franks 0561 Guntrumn Paris Succeeds as Frankish King 0561 Sigebert I Paris Succeeds as Frankish King 0575 Childebert II Paris Succeeds as Frankish King 0584 Chlothar II Paris Succeeds as Frankish King 0596 Theudebert II Paris Succeeds as Frankish King 0596 Theuderic II Succeeds as King of the Franks 0629 Dagobert I Succeeds as King of the Franks 0676 Dagobert II Succeeds as King of the Franks 0676 Theuderic III Succeeds as King of the Franks 0694 Childebert III Succeeds as King of the Franks 0711 Dagobert III Succeeds as King of the Franks 0714 Charles Martel Takes up arms after being excluded from Pepin's will 0747 Pepin III the Short Paris Pepin becomes sole ruler of the Franks 0751 Pepin III the Short Paris Succeeds as King of France, "the throne of all the Franks " 0768 Carloman Paris Succeeds as King of France 0771 Charlamagne I the Great Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor 0773 Charlamagne I the Great Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor 0800 Charlamagne I the Great 25th Dec Succeeds as King of France 0814 Louis I Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor 0817 Pepin I Aquitaine Succeeds as King of Aquitaine 0840 Charles II the Bald Succeeds as King of France, 840-877 0845 Pepin II Paris Succeeds as King of Aquitaine 0849 Fredelon Toulouse Succeeds as Duke of Toulouse 0852 Raymond I Toulouse Succeeds as Duke of Toulouse 0855 Charles II the Bald Succeeds as King of the West Franks , beginning of modern France 0867 Louis II the Stammerer Aquitaine Succeeds as Overlord of Aquitaine 0875 Charles II the Bald John VIII bestows the title of Emperor on Charles the Bald Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor 0876 Charles III the Fat Swabia Succeeds as King of Swabia, 876-887 0877 Louis II the Stammerer Paris Succeeds as King of France 0879 Baldwin II Succeeds as Count of Flanders 0879 Boso Provence Boso proclaims himself King of Provence 0879 Louis III Paris Succeeds as King of France, while his brother Carloman rules sth France 0881 Charles III the Fat 12th Feb Rome Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor 0888 Eudes Paris Succeeds as King of France, elected King by the Frankish magnates 0893 Charles III the Simple Paris Succeeds as King of France 0897 Eudes Eudes recognizes Charles III the Simple as his successor 0898 Charles III the Simple 1st Jan Succeeds as King of the Franks 0923 Charles I the Simple 15th June Soissons The Barons elect Rudolf Duke of Burgundy to the throne 0936 Louis IV Paris Succeeds as King of France 0966 Louis V Paris Succeeds as King of France, the last of the Carolingians, descendants of Charlamagne June Paris Crwned but does not assume power until Lothair's death in 986 0986 Louis V Paris Succeeds as King of France, Last of the Carolingian Dynasty 0987 Capet Paris Succeeds as King of France 0987 Hugh Capet Paris Succeeds as King of France 0996 Robert II Paris Succeeds as King of France, descendent of Richard I Duke of Normandy 1000 Humbert I Savoy Succeeds as Count of Savoy 1031 Henry I Paris Succeeds to the throne of France 1040 Geoffrey II Martel Succeeds as Count of Anjou 1048 Amadeus I Savoy Succeeds as Count of Savoy 1051 Odo Savoy Succeeds as Count of Savoy 1059 Peter I Savoy Succeeds as Count of Savoy 1059 Richard of Aversa Capua Created Prince of Capua 1060 Geoffrey III Succeeds as Count of Anjou 1070 Baldwin I Succeeds as Count of France 1078 Amadeus II Savoy Succeeds as Count of Savoy 1080 Humbert II Savoy Succeeds as Count of Savoy 1082 Godfrey Succeeds as Duke of France, granted by Emperor Henry IV for services in the Saxon war 1085 Robert III Curthose Canute is supported by the Count of Flanders , Philip & Robert Curthose Canute revives his claim to the English throne made vacant by Swein 1087 Bayeux, Odo of "How can we give proper service to 2 distant & mutuallly hostile lords?" 1087 Robert III Curthose Succeeds as Duke of France William dies & leaves the Kingdom of England to William Rufus & the Duchy of Normandy to Robert 1096 Robert III Curthose Robert agrees with William II to name each other the Heir Presumptive of England and Normandy respectively 1098 Bohemond I Antioch Becomes Prince of Antioch contravening his oath to Byzantine Emperor Alexius Comnenus 1099 Bohemond I Becomes ruler of the crusader state of Antioch, 1098-1111 1099 Godfrey 18th July Jerusalem Succeeds as King of Jerusalem 1100 Baldwin I 18th July Jerusalem Succeeds as King of Jerusalem, 1100-1118 1100 Louis VI the Fat Paris Rules as co-ruler with his father Philip I 1100 Robert III Curthose 2nd Aug Death of William Rufus , Robert should have inherited the Kingdom of England but his younger brother Henry siezes the throne while William returns the Crusades 1103 Amadeus III Savoy Succeeds as Count of Savoy 1103 Geoffrey IV Martel II Anjou Given joint rule of Anjou by his father Fulk IV 1104 Baldwin I Succeeds as Count of France 1108 Louis VI the Fat Paris Succeeds as King of France 1112 Roger Succeeds as Prince of France, succeeds his uncle Tancred 1126 Bohemond II Succeeds as Prince of France, son of BohemondI I 1131 Geoffrey V Succeeds as Count of France 1131 Nerra Fulk V Succeeds as Count of France 1135 Geoffrey V Normandy After the death of Henry I claims the Duchy of Normandy 1137 Eleanor of Aquitaine 8th Aug Aquitaine Succeeds as Duchess of Aquitaine 1137 Louis VII Paris Succeeds as King of France, Marries Eleanor, heiress to the Duke of Aquitaine 1143 Baldwin III Succeeds as Count of Flanders 1144 Geoffrey V Succeeds as Count of France 1147 Eustace Succeeds as Count of France 1149 Humbert III the Saint Savoy Succeeds as Count of Savoy 1152 Eustace Stephen names him successor to the English throne The Archbishop of Canterbury refuses to Eustace as Stephen's successor 1163 Bohemond III Succeeds as Prince of France, grandson of Bohemond II 1168 Eleanor of Aquitaine Aquitaine Given control of the Duchy of Aquitaine by her husband Henry II Succeeds as Duchess of France 1174 Baldwin IV Succeeds as Count of France 1180