Rulers of France since 987
(including dates of reign)
The Capetians |
| Hugh Capet, 987–96 |
| Robert II (the Pious), son of Hugh Capet, 996–1031 |
| Henry I, son of Robert II, 1031–60 |
| Philip I, son of Henry I, 1060–1108 |
| Louis VI (the Fat), son of Philip I, 1108–37 |
| Louis VII (the Young), son of Louis VI, 1137–80 |
| Philip II (Augustus), son of Louis VII, 1180–1223 |
| Louis VIII, son of Philip II, 1223–26 |
| Louis IX (Saint Louis), son of Louis VIII, 1226–70 |
| Philip III (the Bold), son of Louis IX, 1270–85 |
| Philip IV (the Fair), son of Philip III, 1285–1314 |
| Louis X (the Quarrelsome), son of Philip IV, 1314–16 |
| John I (the Posthumous), son of Louis X, 1316 |
| Philip V (the Tall), son of Philip IV, 1317–22 |
| Charles IV (the Fair), son of Philip IV, 1322–28 |
House of Valois |
| Philip VI, grandson of Philip III, 1328–50 |
| John II (the Good), son of Philip VI, 1350–64 |
| Charles V (the Wise), son of John II, 1364–80 |
| Charles VI (the Mad or the Well Beloved), son of Charles V, 1380–1422 |
| Charles VII (the Victorious or the Well Served), son of Charles VI, 1422–61 |
| Louis XI, son of Charles VII, 1461–83 |
| Charles VIII, son of Louis XI, 1483–98 |
| Louis XII, descendant of Charles V, 1498–1515 |
| Francis I, cousin and son-in-law of Louis XII, 1515–47 |
| Henry II, son of Francis I, 1547–59 |
| Francis II, son of Henry II, 1559–60 |
| Charles IX, son of Henry II, 1560–74 |
| Henry III, son of Henry II, 1574–89 |
House of Bourbon |
| Henry IV (of Navarre), descendant of Louis IX, 1589–1610 |
| Louis XIII, son of Henry IV, 1610–43 |
| Louis XIV, son of Louis XIII, 1643–1715 |
| Louis XV, great-grandson of Louis XIV, 1715–74 |
| Louis XVI, grandson of Louis XV, 1774–92 |
The First Republic |
| The National Convention, 1792–95 |
| The Directory, 1795–99 |
| The Consulate (Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul, 1802–4), 1799–1804 |
The First Empire |
| Napoleon I (Napoleon Bonaparte), 1804–15 |
Bourbon Restoration |
| Louis XVIII, grandson of Louis XV, 1814–24 |
| Charles X, grandson of Louis XV, 1824–30 |
House of Bourbon-Orléans |
| Louis Philippe, descendant of Louis XIII, 1830–48 |
The Second Republic |
| Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, nephew of Napoleon I, president, 1848–52 |
The Second Empire |
| Napoleon III (Louis Napoleon Bonaparte), 1852–70 |
The Third Republic
(presidents) |
| Louis Jules Trochu (provisional), 1870–71 |
| Adolphe Thiers, 1871–73 |
| Marie Edmé Patrice de MacMahon, 1873–79 |
| Jules Grévy, 1879–87 |
| Sadi Carnot, 1887–94 |
| Jean Paul Pierre Casimir-Périer, 1894–95 |
| Félix Faure, 1895–99 |
| Émile François Loubet, 1899–1906 |
| Armand Fallières, 1906–13 |
| Raymond Poincaré, 1913–20 |
| Paul Eugène Louis Deschanel, 1920 |
| Alexandre Millerand, 1920–24 |
| Gaston Doumergue, 1924–31 |
| Paul Doumer, 1931–32 |
| Albert Lebrun, 1932–40 |
The Vichy Government |
| Henri Philippe Pétain, chief of state, 1940–44 |
The Provisional Government |
| Charles de Gaulle, president, 1944–46 |
The Fourth Republic
(presidents) |
| Georges Bidault (provisional), 1946 |
| Vincent Auriol, 1947–54 |
| René Coty, 1954–58 |
The Fifth Republic
(presidents) |
| Charles de Gaulle, 1958–69 |
| Georges Pompidou, 1969–74 |
| Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, 1974–81 |
| François Mitterrand, 1981–95 |
| Jacques Chirac, 1995– |