1. The Rise of Nations: France
7th Grade World History
Ms. Thompson

2. Shortly after, the Vikings have settled in Normandy, France
France: Beginning
843: Charlemagne's empire is divided into three parts by his grandsons (Treaty of Verdun).
Shortly after, the Vikings have settled in Normandy, France
Hugh Capet ( ):
King Louis V dies without a child
Hugh is chosen as “King of the Franks”
He starts the Capetian Dynasty

3. 3) Gave governmental positions to lower nobles
Philip II ( )
Increased royal domain: Philip Augustus tripled the amount of land belonging directly to the French King.
1) Taking English owned land in northern France from England’s King John
2) The Battle of Bouvines (1214): Defeats King John and the Emperor Otto IV of the Holy Roman Emperor
3) Gave governmental positions to lower nobles
4) Gave towns charters if the towns had militias to defend towns from nobles

4. Each estate gets one vote to help pass laws
Philip Iv ( )
Major conflicts with England’s King Edward I over English lands in France
Estates General:
Created three estates, one for each social group,: nobles, clergy and commoners
Each estate gets one vote to help pass laws
Philip IV creates this to get support for creating taxes on church property
Struggles with Catholic Church:
Wants to tax clergy, but Pope Boniface VIII says not allowed without pope’s permission
Unam Sanctum: Pope Boniface VIII states that the pope has power over all Christian rulers
Philip IV responds by having the Pope Boniface VIII kidnapped and tortured
After his death, a French pope is elected
72 years the pope will live in France

5. Philip Iv (1285-1314) Continued
Eliminating all debts:
1) Jews: Philip IV owes money to Jewish bankers and arrests and expels all Jews in France
2) Knights Templar:
A crusading society that used wealth from crusades to create a credit bank
Becomes eliminated in France with the pope’s support (Friday the 13th)

6. Cousin of King Charles IV 100 Years’ War (1338-1453):
Philip VI ( )
Cousin of King Charles IV
100 Years’ War ( ):
War begins during his rule
Start: English King Edward III claims the French throne
Early defeats:
Battle of Sluys: The English destroy the French navy
Battle of Crecy: English with longbows and cannons defeat a much larger French army
The English capture the port city of Calais giving them entry into Europe

7. Son of Philip VI A King’s Ransom: John II (1350-1364)
John II was captured at the Battle of Poitiers and taken back to England as a prisoner
Estates General:
Prince Charles calls the Estates General to raise taxes to pay for the ransom
The commoners and nobles refuse to raise taxes
Prince Charles dismisses the Estates General
The Jacquerie:
French peasants revolt even taking over the capital, Paris
Peasants kill nobles and burn castles
Knights later kill the Jacquerie

8. Two of John II’s sons are to be held captive until the rest is paid
John II ( ) Continued
Treaty of Bretigny:
John II agrees to give England 3 million gold coins (1 million up front)
French land
Two of John II’s sons are to be held captive until the rest is paid
When one of John’s sons escapes from the English, John takes his son’s place and dies while prisoner in England

9. Son of Charles VI “the Mad”
Charles VII ( )
Son of Charles VI “the Mad”
Most of France is under English and Burgundian control when he is king
Joan of Arc:
Teenage peasant girl
Had visions from angels that said she needed to help Charles be crowned king and regain France
Stops English attack at Orleans and helps Charles get crowned and regain France
Captured by Burgundians and sold to English
Joan is burned for witchcraft and dressing like a man
1453: All of the English land is recaptured but Calais

10. Unification of France:
Louis XI ( )
Nicknamed the spider
The War of the Roses allowed him to play the two rivals against each other and take their mind off invading France
Unification of France:
Gets a full time army and Louis XI is able to defeat noble rebellions
Unites Burgundy with the land in France

12. Resources
Google images
Human Heritage: A World History by Miriam Greenblatt and Peter S. Lemmo