kingdom of france

True Salic Law has always barred women from succession to the French throne since Philip IV (Thanks @isabella for correcting me), but there were some times female succession had been considered. Isabel Clara Eugenia of Spain was heavily championed by her father and the Catholic traditionalists...

I've thought about this for a while, but I have been preoccupied with other TL's to focus on it, but now I've found time to discuss this. What if Mary of Burgundy (Philip of Burgundy after his grandfather in this TL) was born a male instead of a girl? One thing that would obviously change is...

In a richly decorated room, a family mourned the death of their father. That itself was perhaps not uncommon, for every man died eventually. The men who was being mourned died young. But what was truly special about the room was its inhabitants. At first glance, it might have seemed like...

Personally I've always had a soft spot for both Bourbon and Bonapartiste France. Let's say Louis XVI doesn't commit outright treason for the Austrians and moderates are able to push a constitutional monarchy with a Chancellor selected and certified by the king and parliament. While France...

If France had not become a republic in 1848 but remained a monarchy would King Louis Philippe II have become,IOTL participated in the American Civil War on the side of the Union,if he had come to power would he still have helped the country?Would the British have stood by and watched?

The Franco-Dutch War began with a French offensive into the United Provinces' territory that advanced with barely any opposition, until they were on the borders of Holland itself. Fearing that the situation could become even worse if the war went on, the Dutch offered Louis XVI control of the...

Ok, so here is something I was wondering for a long time - what's the best moment in history for Kingdom of France (we are talking mostly about medieval period) to have completly different laws of succesion than OTL? 1)What's the best POD for France to use Semi-salic primogeniture instead...

Ever since Henri's death in 1883, the Spanish Bourbons have held one of the claims to the French throne. In an atl where France avoids it's disastrous 18th century, was it likely for the French Bourbons to die out? If the main line does extinguish, does the throne go to the closest French...

Having the Rhine as a border was a longstanding goal of French foreign policy for centuries, but it only reached said goal in the days of the Revolution and, even so, only retained it for a decade. With a POD after 1526, could the Valois or Bourbon dynasties get a Rhine border, provided several...

There are plenty on discussions about the French winning the Battle of Pavia, but I don't remember seeing any that looked at the things that could happen outside of Italy as a result. So, what could Francis I get in a peace treaty if he won the battle and captured Charles V? Milan is a given...

We all know Napoleon Bonaparte, the revolutionary general who proclaimed himself Emperor and used his military to spread both the Revolution's ideals and his empire. Let's not talk about him. Let's talk about the Marquis of Lafayette, a figure I find quite underrated. The "hero of both worlds"...

Devise a scenario where the monarchy is restored in France in the 20th Century. What sort of political and economic circumstances would be necessary for something like this to occur? Which house would be restored to the throne? France had three pretenders from the Houses of Bourbon, Orleans...

It is 1933, and the world stands on a knife's edge. 60 years have past since the Prussian Revolution, yet its effects are still felt across the globe. The Prussian Republic, along with their allies in London, stand as a beacon of republicanism and its ideals. Surrounded by kingdoms and...

So let's say the Plantagenets are successful enough to maintain their control of northern France but that they can't gain the south, and accordingly the Valois can't gain the north. Assuming this becomes a long-term affair, how are the rival kingdoms referred to? Will the titles King and/or...

So it's 1563 and the efforts of Coligny are not in vain, the colony has survived and will continue to do so. So let's just say that Spain either ignores them for now, or the colonists fend them with with superior leadership and skill. Now the challenge is growth and expansion for Charlestown...

Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien (1772-1804) was a French nobleman belonging to the House of Bourbon. After the execution of Louis XVI and his son Louis XVII, Louis Antoine was one of the few remaining claimants to the throne, commanding an émigré corps during the opening coalition wars of the...

Philip II Capet, King of France, from 1180 till his death in 1223, was one of France's most pivotal historical characters. He was very skilled at politicking, negotiating, and manipulating other important noble figures within France and her surroundings, and eventually succeeded at breaking the...

One thing not a lot of people know is that the French Third Republic was almost replaced by a second restoration of the Kingdom of France. When Napoleon III was removed from power as a result of the Franco-Prussian War, France needed a new government, and since monarchists held the majority in...

Apparently, at around 1504 AD, it was planned for the Duchess of Brittany, Claude of France, eldest daughter of Louis XII of France and Anne of Brittany, to marry the future Holy Roman Emperor, Charles of Habsburg. As per this treaty, Charles and the House of Habsburg would acquire Naples, the...

Hello everybody. I've read so much AHs starting with "No French Revolution" and ending with a French version of England or a super-conservative Kingdom of France. After a while I started thinking that a different outcome must be possible. Reading about Proto-Fascist Regimes and Theocracies...