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Bookmark or Share- Valois | Medieval History, Royal Dynasty, French MonarchyValois, historic region of France that gave its name to the second line of the Capetian dynasty; it corresponds to the southeastern quarter of the modern département of Oise, with an adjacent portion of Aisne. Under the Merovingian kings (c. 500–751) and their successors, the first Carolingians,
- Louis XI | King of France, Valois Dynasty, Reformer | BritannicaLouis XI (born July 3, 1423, Bourges, Fr.—died Aug. 30, 1483, Plessis-les-Tours) was the king of France (1461–83) of the House of Valois who continued the work of his father, Charles VII, in strengthening and unifying France after the Hundred Years’ War.
- Valois Dynasty | French Royal Family, Rulers of FranceValois Dynasty, the royal house of France from 1328 to 1589, ruling the nation from the end of the feudal period into the early modern age. The Valois kings continued the work of unifying France and centralizing royal power begun under their predecessors, the Capetian dynasty (q.v.).
- House of Valois - WikipediaThe Capetian house of Valois (UK: / ˈ v æ l w ɑː / VAL-wah, also US: / v æ l ˈ w ɑː, v ɑː l ˈ w ɑː / va(h)l-WAH, French:) was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty. They succeeded the House of Capet (or "Direct Capetians") to the French throne , and were the royal house of France from 1328 to 1589.
- Patronage at the Early Valois Courts (1328–1461) | Essay ...Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. October 2002. The Valois branch of the Capetian dynasty acceded to the French throne in 1328 with Philip VI (r. 1328–50) and ruled until the death of Henry III in 1589. The period covered here, however, ends with the death of Charles VII in 1461, and roughly ...
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