France
by Brooke Hauserman,
Lily Blair, Heather
Majewski, Adeer
Moore, Conor
O’Donnell
Graphic Organizer
Government
Economy /
Trade
Technology /
Warfare
Religion
• 987-Hugh
Capet chosen
as new king
• Capet died in
996
• 1108-Louis VI
became king
• 1179-1223Philip II was
king
• 1126-Louis IX
became king
• 1285-1314Philip IV
became king
• EstatesGeneral
• went to war
with Flemish
when they
refused to give
up control of
cloth trade
• believed
kingdom could
not exist
without taxes
 taxed clergy
• most nobles
minted own
money
• Philip II
appointed
royal agents to
keep a close
watch on the
nobles
• Catholic
• Louis IX was
made a saint
• Philip II went
fighting in the
Crusades
Government & Politics
Hugh Capet
France consisted of many feudal territories. In
987, Hugh Capet, a French noble, was chosen as the
king of France. Capet died in 996, beginning a line of
Capetian kings who ruled France for some three
hundred years. After his death, the kings who followed
him were weak and did nothing to increase the power
of the monarchy. In 1108, however, Louis VI, or
“Louis the Fat,” became king. Louis IV greatly
increased the power of the monarchy, or country
governed by one ruler, by stopping the raids of lawless
vassals and granting charters to many towns, gaining
trust from the townspeople.
Government and Politics
[continued]
King Philip IV
From 1179 to 1223, Philip II ruled France. He
made Paris the center of government, and increased
the size of the kingdom. In 1226, Louis IX became
king. He brought peace to France and united the
people. He also made it illegal to use coins minted
anywhere besides the Royal Mint. Philip IV ruled from
1285 to 1314. He believed the interests of the state
came first. He established the Estates-General, an
assembly of nobles, clergy, and townspeople, and thus
marked a national government in France. When he
had died in 1314, France was united under one rule.
Economy / Trade
King Philip IV, or “Philip the Fair,” went to
war with the Flemish, or the people of Flanders,
when they refused to let France control the trade
of cloth. He also believed that a kingdom could
not exist without taxes. Thus, he ordered taxes to
be collected regularly. Even the clergy were taxed,
which had never been done before.
A map of
the trade
routes in
1314
Technology & Warfare
Minted coins
Most nobles minted their own money, when
a law was passed that money could not be used
unless it was from the Royal Mint. Also, Philip II
appointed royal agents to keep a close watch on
the nobles to assure that they did not gain too
much power while he was away in the Crusades.
The Kingdoms could not cope without these
technologies.
Religion
King Louis IX
The people of France were Catholic. Louis IX
was known for his honesty and fairness. He was
made a saint of the Roman Catholic Church after
his death. King Philip II also fought in the
Crusades, a series of holy wars that went on for
around two hundred years. He fought in the
Kings’ Crusade, but it turned out to be a major
failure and he returned home.
The King’s of France
Hugh Capet
Hugh Capet was French Noble, who became the king of France in 987. When Capet ruled France consisted of many
feudal territories and he ruled only from the Seine to the Loire Rivers. When Capet died in 996 the Capetian Kings
grew weak and tried a little to regain any royal power.
Louis VI
Louis VI became king in 1108 and was able to increase the power of the monarchy. He got rid of disloyal nobles and
replaced them with someone who was loyal. He also stopped raids and started charters to many towns. This gained the
loyalty to him from many of the people in those towns.
Philip II
Philip II ruled France from 1179 to 1223. He made Paris the center of government and increased the size of the
kingdom. He increased the size of the kingdom by winning back the French lands from the English and by marriages.
Philip also appointed royal guards to watch the nobles during the crusades so they didn’t get to powerful.
King Louis IX
In 1226 Louis IX became King of France Louis brought peace to the French and united them. The nobles minted their
own money, and Louis IX made it illegal to use coins made anywhere else but the royal mint. He also set up a royal
court in which anyone could bring disputes.
Philip IV
Philip IV ruled from 1285 to 1314. He believed the interest of the state came first. So, he seized the English fortress in
France, and went to war with the Flemish because they wouldn’t let France control their cloth trade. He also believed
taxes were very important, so he collected them regularly, he even taxed the Clergy. Philip formed an Estate-General,
an assembly of noble, clergy, and townspeople. This marked the start of Frances national government, and he soon
united France under one rule when he died in 1314.
Current Event:
The president of France, Hollande has announced a new plan to tax the rich of
France. He has said that any household that makes more than 1.28 million gets a 75%
increase in taxes. This will not take place until after January 1st, 2013.
Hollande and his campaign elections announced this, and he dropped his
ratings from 46.7% to 37%. . “François Hollande played the French people for fools
when he told them he’d straighten France out by increasing taxes on our wealthiest
citizens,” said conservative legislator Christian Jacob.
The country of France may be in major trouble if they do not clean up their act
with politics. Francois Hollande has misled his country big time. They are really going in
the wrong direction. I do not believe this deal will go through with the wealthy
households, because the citizens of France are already very angry.
The theme this article falls under is Peace and Security. As you can tell, it is a
political and economic issue. The French are in major debt right now, so they are trying
to dig their way up by trying to pass a rule in which if households make a certain
amount of money, they have to have to pay extra taxes.
This current event is very similar to Chapter 27, section 1. King Louis IV
“Phillip the Fair” believed as many countries do today that a government could not
survive without taxes. So he taxed everyone including the clergy. Who has never been
taxed before.
Link to Current Event:
• http://world.time.com/2012/12/30/frances-75income-tax-on-the-rich-overturned-asunconstitutional/France’s Tax Increase on Rich