Polity · 990 CE – 1830 CE
Kingdom of France
royaume de France
- Peak recorded area
- 581,888 km²
- 1791 CE
- Rulers on record
- 30
- from 996 CE
- Data series
- 71
- 1000 CE–1830 CE
Overview
The Kingdom of France is the historiographical name or umbrella term given to various political entities of France in the medieval and early modern period. It was one of the most powerful states in Europe from the High Middle Ages to 1848 during its dissolution. It was also an early colonial power, with colonies in Asia and Africa, and the largest being New France in North America geographically centred on the Great Lakes.
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Territory
110 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 1830 CE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
6 of 55 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Social Conflict Events361 obs · 1207 CE–1830 CE | 1events1830 CE · HiSCoD (Historical Social Conflict Database) |
| Conflict Participants144 obs · 1306 CE–1792 CE | 58.8Kpersons1792 CE · HiSCoD (Historical Social Conflict Database) |
| City Pop Paris30 obs · 800 CE–1775 CE | 600.6Kpersons1775 CE · Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban Population |
| City Pop Rouen24 obs · 1000 CE–1787 CE | 68Kpersons1787 CE · Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban Population |
| City Pop Lyon21 obs · 800 CE–1787 CE | 135.2Kpersons1787 CE · Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban Population |
| City Pop Metz19 obs · 800 CE–1787 CE | 45.1Kpersons1787 CE · Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban Population |
Economy
6 of 7 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita517 obs · 1 CE–1791 CE | 1,765.842011 int'l $1791 CE · Maddison Project Database 2023 |
| Carolingian Coin Hoards33 obs · 794 CE–980 CE | 1hoards980 CE · DARMC (Digital Atlas of Roman and Medieval Civilizations) |
| Subsistence Agriculture | 4ordinal1750 CE · D-PLACE Ethnographic Atlas (Murdock) |
| Subsistence Fishing | 2ordinal1750 CE · D-PLACE Ethnographic Atlas (Murdock) |
| Subsistence Gathering | 2ordinal1750 CE · D-PLACE Ethnographic Atlas (Murdock) |
| Subsistence Hunting | 2ordinal1750 CE · D-PLACE Ethnographic Atlas (Murdock) |
Military
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Battle Count12 obs · 1362 CE–1783 CE | 1battles1783 CE · Historical Conflict Events Dataset (HCED v3) |
| Battle Scale Avg7 obs · 1362 CE–1778 CE | 3Lehmann-Zhukov 1-51778 CE · Historical Conflict Events Dataset (HCED v3) |
| Battle Losses2 obs · 1672 CE–1736 CE | 1battles lost1736 CE · Historical Conflict Events Dataset (HCED v3) |
Governance
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Electoral Democracy Index3 obs · 1789 CE–1791 CE | 0.234index (0-1)1791 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Liberal Democracy Index3 obs · 1789 CE–1791 CE | 0.209index (0-1)1791 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Participatory Democracy Index3 obs · 1789 CE–1791 CE | 0.089index (0-1)1791 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Rule Of Law Index3 obs · 1789 CE–1791 CE | 0.717index (0-1)1791 CE · V-Dem v15 |
Development
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Numeracy9 obs · 1670 CE–1790 CE | 95.5ABCC index1790 CE · Clio-Infra |
| Freedom Of Expression Index3 obs · 1789 CE–1791 CE | 0.775index (0-1)1791 CE · V-Dem v15 |
Rulers
30 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Robert II of Franceking of Franks996 CE – 1031 CE
- Henry I of Franceking of Franks1031 CE – 1060 CE
- Philip II of Franceking of France1180 CE – 1223 CE
- Louis VIII of Franceking of France1223 CE – 1226 CE
- Louis IX of Franceking of France1226 CE – 1270 CE
- Philip III of Franceking of France1270 CE – 1285 CE
- Philip IV of Franceking of France1285 CE – 1314 CE
- Louis X of Franceking of France1314 CE – 1316 CE
- John I of Franceking of France1316 CE
- Philip V of Franceking of France1316 CE – 1322 CE
- Charles IV of Franceking of France1322 CE – 1328 CE
- Philip VI of Franceking of France1328 CE – 1350 CE
- John II of Franceking of France1350 CE – 1364 CE
- Charles V of Franceking of France1364 CE – 1380 CE
- Charles VI of Franceking of France1380 CE – 1422 CE
- Charles VII of Franceking of France1422 CE – 1461 CE
- Louis XI of Franceking of France1461 CE – 1483 CE
- Charles VIII of Franceking of France1483 CE – 1498 CE
- Louis XII of Franceking of France1498 CE – 1515 CE
- Francis I of Franceking of France1515 CE – 1547 CE
- Henry II of Franceking of France1547 CE – 1559 CE
- Francis II of Franceking of France1559 CE – 1560 CE
- Charles IX of Franceking of France1560 CE – 1574 CE
- Henry III of Franceking of France1574 CE – 1589 CE
- Henry IV of Franceking of France1589 CE – 1610 CE
- Louis XIII of Franceking of France1610 CE – 1617 CE
- Louis XIV of FranceKing of France and Navarre1643 CE – 1715 CE
- Louis XVI of FranceKing of France and Navarre1774 CE – 1791 CE
- Louis XVII of FranceKing of France and Navarre1793 CE – 1795 CE
- Charles X of FranceKing of France and Navarre1824 CE – 1830 CE
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- French
- Currency
- livre tournois, livre parisis, assignat, French livre, Q2389458, French franc (FRF)
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban PopulationChandler 1987 / Modelski 2003
Chandler, T. (1987). Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth; Modelski, G. (2003). World Cities: -3000 to 2000.
Compiled from published works (Chandler 1987; Modelski 2003)
Clio-Infra2017 datasets
Clio-Infra project (2017). Reconstructions of global inequality and well-being. International Institute of Social History.
Academic use, attribution
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
D-PLACE Ethnographic Atlas (Murdock)Ethnographic Atlas (D-PLACE 2.3)
Kirby, K.R. et al. (2016). D-PLACE: A Global Database of Cultural, Linguistic and Environmental Diversity. PLoS ONE 11(7).
CC BY 4.0
DARMC (Digital Atlas of Roman and Medieval Civilizations)2019
Digital Atlas of Roman and Medieval Civilizations, Harvard University.
CC BY-NC 4.0
HiSCoD (Historical Social Conflict Database)2021
Chevalier, J. et al. HiSCoD: Historical Social Conflict Database. Université de Rennes.
Academic use, attribution
Historical Conflict Events Dataset (HCED v3)v3
Brecke, P. Conflict Catalog (Historical Conflict Events Dataset), digitized v3.
Academic use, attribution
Maddison Project Database 20232023
Bolt, J. & van Zanden, J.L. (2024). Maddison Project Database 2023. University of Groningen GGDC.
CC BY 4.0
V-Dem v15v15
Coppedge, M. et al. (2025). V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v15. Varieties of Democracy Project.
Free academic/non-commercial use, attribution
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Kingdom of France is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.