Chapter 27
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France
By Elizabeth G., Jessie G., Carla A.,
Hailey A., Patrick M., Kevin M.,
Cameron P.
Government
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Notable Kings: Hugh Capet, Louis VI(Louis the Fat), Philip Augustus, Louis IX,
and Philip IV
Hugh Capet: Chosen as a French noble, established Capetian monarchy
Louis VI: He placed loyal people of lower birth in disloyal’s place, and
strengthened monarchy.
Philip Augustus: Increased the size of kingdom and made Paris center of
government. He fought in the Crusades.
Louis IX: He brought peace to France, and united the people. He set up a
royal court for disputes in order to stop the nobles who fought.
Philip IV: He gained back English invaded territory, and taxed the kingdom. He
even taxed the clergy, and set up the Estates-General. Philip gave France a
national government.
Social Class:
– King and Noble
– Merchant and Clergyman
– Peasant
Politics
• Philip formed the Estates-General, which was an
assembly of nobles, clergy and townspeople.
• The Estates-General helped him to run the
country and taxed the clergy and made sure that
the taxes that were collected were collected
regularly.
• This marked the beginning of national
government in France.
• When Philip 4 died, France was untied under one
ruler with the Estates-General.
Religion
• King Louis IX, who was known for his honesty and just
dealings, of France was made a saint of the Roman Catholic
Church after his death.
• French were Roman Catholic
Louis expressed his support of
the church in this painting that
he painted of the king feeding
the Pope.
Economy and Trade
• Most nobles made their
own money
• Louis IX made it illegal
to use coins made
anywhere else but the
royal mint
• Trade led to changes in
western Europe
• Some changes were
political
Technology And Warfare
• Phillip II won back
• Went to war with
French land from
Flemish because they
England
didn’t let France
control their cloth
• Phillip II had royal
trade
agents to watch
nobles to make sure
they didn’t gain too
much power
• Phillip IV seized
English fortresses in
France
Organizer of Hugh Capet’s Monarchy (987-996AD)
Although the
Capetian
dynasty
prospered, the
rulers following
Hugh for the
next 100 years
were weak and
unsuited to rule.
Effect:
The founding
of the
Capetian
dynasty,
lasting more
than 300 years
after Capet’s
death.
Hugh
Capet,
originally a
noble, was
elected as
king of
France in
987.
Due to
feudalism,
Capet, as king,
only ruled a
small part of
France from
the Seine to
Loire Rivers.
Hugh Capet
Cause:
France was in
need of a
strong,
central
government.
And started
with electing
a king.
Though he
only ruled for
9 years, (987996) he was
the first in
line in the
Capetian
family rule.
Though he was king of France,
Capet’s boundaries to rule were
very minimal, due to feudalism.
Organizer of Louis VI’s Monarchy (1108-1137AD)
Effect: It ended up
being a win-win
situation for Louis
VI and the
townspeople. As the
people developed
towns; free of noble
control, and Louis
VI won over their
loyalty and support.
Cause: Louis
wanted to win
over the
townspeople's
loyalty and
support, so he
began granting
countless
charters.
Louis VI,
also called
“Louis the
Fat,” was
crowned
king in
1108.
Because one of his
major
accomplishments
was increasing
the power of the
monarchy, Louis
VI had much more
of France to rule
than Hugh Capet.
Some other
accomplishments
of Louis VI:
-Got rid of disloyal
nobles
-Halted raids of
lawless vassals
-granted charters
to townspeople;
freeing them of
noble control.
Charter- an official document stating
permission from a king for people to govern
their own affairs.
Louis VI
Another of
Louis VI’s
accomplish
-ments was
replacing
disloyal
nobles with
lower birth
men who are
loyal. Which is almost
identical to Justinian’s legacy of
hiring people based on their
ability; not social class.
Organizer of Philip II’s Monarchy (1179-1223AD)
Effect:
Philip’s plan
worked.
While he was
away from
post, no
nobles had
overthrew
him.
Philip II,
also called
Philip
Augustus,
was
crowned
king 1179.
Cause: Philip had
probably seen from
other countries how
nobles overthrew
kings when they
were away. He did
not want this
happening to him,
and had royal agents
prevent his nobles
from doing so.
Two ways Philip
added even more
land for the
French to rule
included marrying
for land, and
winning back
French land from
the English.
Philip II
Other
accomplishments of
Philip II:
-appointed Paris as
center of
government
-regulated nobles’
power by having
royal agents
manage them while
he was away on the
Crusades
Isabella of
Hainault- Philip’s
first wife whom he
married for land.
Organizer of Louis IX’s Monarchy (1226-1270AD)
Effect: Louis IX
stuck to his plan.
He did not go to
any important
wars and lose
land, he, with the
help of his
grandson, did
unify France.
Cause: Louis,
instead of
warring with
other countries
for land,
wanted more to
unify France as
one nation.
Louis IX
was
crowned
king in
1226.
During Louis’ 44
year reign, he
did not gain
significant parts
of land, as he did
not go to war
with other
countries.
Louis IX’s
biggest
accomplishme
nt is finally
bring peace to
France, and
unifying its
people.
Some of Louis’
accomplishments:
-stopped nobles from
feuding
-illegalized nobles from
settling arguments my
dueling
-forbade nobles from
minting their own
money
-set up a royal court to
solve disputes
Louis IX
The French Royal coin that
Louis IX required everyone to
use.
Organizer of Philip IV’s Monarchy (1285-1314AD)
Effect: Taking
all these steps
eventually
formed a strong
national
government in
France, and by
1314, it was
united under
one ruler.
Philip IV,
also called
“Louis the
Fair,” was
crowned
king in
1285.
Philip was a strong
believer that the
interests of the
state came first.
Therefore, he
destroyed the
English fortresses
in France, as well as
warred with
Flanders over trade.
Philip IV
Cause: Wanted to
unify France under
one ruler and have a
national government.
Achieved this by
taxing everyone for
state use, warring for
things he felt
necessary to his
country, and formed
the Estates-General.
Other
accomplishments
of Philip IV:
-formed EstatesGeneral
-used taxes for
state interest use
-helped unify
France under one
ruler
Estates-General- an assembly of nobles,
clergy, and townspeople.
A typical EstatesGeneral meeting