10 French Kings

List of 10 French kings and rulers of France that are famous in French popular culture, for a reason or another:

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1. Clodion le Chevelu …. 429-447  …. first French ruler, chef des Francs
2. Dagobert Ier[1] …. 629-639 …. Dagobert is the character of a parody song created in during the French  revolution to make fun of royalty
3. Charlemagne …. 768-814 …. conquers a lot of Europe, reformed and shook all of the old systems in place
4. Louis IX (Saint-Louis) …. 1226-1270 …. reinforces French Christianity and crusades
5. François Ier  …. 1515-1547 …. French renaissance actor
6. Henri IV (le Vert-Galant) …. 1589-1610 …. signs the Edict of Nantes ending Religious Wars
7. Louis XIV le Grand …. 1643-1715 …. the Sun king glorifies France – Versailles magnificence
8. Louis XVI  …. 1774-1792 …. last ruler king was executed during the French revolution
9. Napoléon Ier …. 1804-1815 …. Emperor of the French
10. Napoléon III …. 1852-1870 …. remodels Paris to be the city we know today
11. Continue with the whole list of French rulers.

Related: 10 French Queens . Dagobert .

[1] Famous in French popular culture because of the parody song created in the revolution to make fun of royalty.