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	Capet - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The real founder of the house, however, was Robert the Strong, who received from Charles the Bald, king of the Franks, the countships of Anjou and Blois, and who is sometimes called duke, as he exercised some military authority in the district between the Seine and the Loire.
		They had to combat the feudal nobility, and later, the younger branches of the royal house established in the great duchies, and the main reason for the permanence of their power was, perhaps, the fact that there were few minorities among them.
		This house merged in that of Valois in 1383, by the marriage of Margaret, daughter of Louis, count of Artois, with Philip the Bold, duke of Burgundy.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Capet (904 words)

	Valois dynasty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		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 House of Valois was a branch of the Capetian family, for it was descended from Charles of Valois, whose Capetian father, King Philip III, awarded him the county of Valois in 1285.
		Charles's son and successor, Philip, count of Valois, became king of France as Philip VI in 1328, and thus began the Valois dynasty.
	gallery.euroweb.hu /tours/gothic/history/valois.html (349 words)

	Valois, royal house of France. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		At the death of Charles IV, the last of the direct Capetians, the Valois dynasty came to the throne in the person of Philip VI, son of Charles of Valois and grandson of Philip III.
		The direct Valois line ended (1498) with Charles VIII; the dynasty was continued by Louis XII (Valois-Orléans) and, after his death (1515), by the Valois-Angoulême line, of which Francis I was the first to rule.
		At the death of Henry III (1589), the house of Bourbon, descending from a younger son of Louis IX, succeeded to the throne in the person of Henry IV.
	www.bartleby.com /65/va/Valois.html (164 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Valois (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Valois, royal house of France that ruled from 1328 to 1589.
		Catherine of Valois, 1401-37, queen consort of Henry V of England, daughter of Charles VI of France.
		Margaret of Valois, 1553-1615, queen of France and Navarre, daughter of King Henry II of France and of Catherine de' Medici.
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/13328.html (704 words)

	Orleans Family (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Orleans was the family name of cadet (or collateral) branches of both the Valois and Bourbon royal dynasties of France.
		The house of Valois-Orleans was founded by Louis, duc d'Orleans, b.
		The founder of the modern house of Bourbon-Orleans was Philippe I, duc d'Orleans, b.
	gatewayno.com /history/Orleans_History.html (345 words)

	Precedents of Bruce Draconarius of Mistholme: Names - Household
		Some house names were taken from the place of origin: House of York, House of Lorraine, House of Valois.
		In particular, since a period house name was so often simply the surname, byname, or epithet of its founder, any such epithet that is acceptable in a Society personal name should be acceptable as a Society household name.
		[House Catmask] Catmask doesn't seem to be a period term; the closest phrase in the OED, cat-face, dates to the 19th Century.
	www.sca.org /heraldry/laurel/precedents/bruce/names-household.html (1295 words)

	Valois Dynasty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		They were descendants of Charles of Valois, the third son of King Philip III and based their claim to be ahead of Edward III of England on a reintroduction of the Salic law.
		Philip VI of Valois (French: Philippe VI de Valois; 1293—August 22, 1350) was the King of France from 1328 to his death.
		Francis I, a member of the Valois Dynasty, was born at Cognac, Charente, the son of Charles d'Angoulême (1459 — January 1, 1496), 1st cousin of King Louis XII, and of Louise of Savoy (September 11, 1476 — September 22, 1531).
	www.paris-walking-tours.com /valoisdynasty.html (5658 words)

	Patronage at the Early Valois Courts (1328-1461) \| Special Topics Page \| Timeline of Art History \| The Metropolitan ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Valois branch of the Capetian dynasty acceded to the French throne in 1328 with Philip VI (r.
		To promote Valois interests, he commissioned effigies of Philip VI, Jean II le Bon, and himself for the abbey church of Saint-Denis from André Beauneveu.
		Charles VI's greatest cultural achievement was the creation of the royal library, housed in the Louvre, which by 1380 contained 900 volumes.
	www.metmuseum.org /toah/hd/valo_1/hd_valo_1.htm (1832 words)

	Search Results for "Valois"
		Valois, royal house of France, (valwa´) (KEY), royal house of France that ruled from 1328 to 1589.
		Valois, historic region, France, historic region, now comprised in Aisne and Oise depts., N France.
		...Margaret of Valois, (valwa´) (KEY), 1553-1615, queen of France and Navarre, daughter of King Henry II of France and of Catherine de' Medici.
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=&query=Valois (280 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for House of Bourbon
		Conti, cadet branch of the French royal house of Bourbon.
		Amboise, conspiracy of 1560, plot of the Huguenots (French Protestants) and the house of Bourbon to usurp the power of the Guise family, which virtually ruled France during the reign of the young Francis II.
		Bourbon House: New Orleans: Bourbon House's traditional-style New Orleans menu--classically prepared from scratch--requires diverse, high-capacity equipment with few bells and whistles in kitchens located on both the main and mezzanine levels.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=House+of+Bourbon&StartAt=11 (743 words)

	Huguenots - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
		The religious hatred was intensified by political rivalry between the house of Valois, then in possession of the French throne, and the house of Guise.
		Strife among the Catholics themselves, which resulted in the assassinations of the duc de Guise in 1588 and Henry III in 1589, helped the Huguenot cause.
		With the death of Henry III the house of Valois became extinct, and Henry of Navarre, the first of the Bourbon line, became king of France as Henry IV.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761567036___2/Huguenots.html (460 words)

	SALIC LAW, rule of succession. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It is called the Salic law on the mistaken supposition that it was part of the Lex Salica (see Germanic laws); provisions of that code forbade female succession to property but were not concerned with titles or offices.
		The rule was most prominently enforced by the house of Valois and the succeeding house of Bourbon in France.
		At the time of Philip V it was introduced to Spain; when it was rescinded there in favor of Isabella II, the Carlists rose in revolt on the grounds of the law.
	www.bartleby.com /aol/65/sa/Saliclaw.html (198 words)

	- Blue Plaque for Dame Ninette de Valois
		Ninette de Valois was responsible for transforming the status of ballet in Britain and founded The Royal Ballet, The Birmingham Royal Ballet and The Royal Ballet School.
		Ninette de Valois was born Edris Stannus in County Wicklow, Ireland; her professional name reflected a possible connection with the French royal family.
		The house was much frequented by friends and colleagues from the world of ballet, and de Valois was well known in the area.
	www.ballet.co.uk /dcforum/news/3236.html (598 words)

	The French Royal Family: Titles and Customs
		The Valois ruled from 1328 to 1589, with the first line extinct in 1498 succeeded by the house of Valois-Orléans (Louis XII, grandson of Louis, duc d'Orléans, son of Charles V) and on Louis XII's death in 1515 by the house of Valois-Orléans-Angoulême (François I, son of Charles, comte d'Angoulême, son of Louis I d'Orléans).
		The new king was the head of the house of Bourbon-Orléans, descended from Philippe, duc d'Orléans, son of Louis XIII.
		Philippe VI (1328-50), the first of the house of Valois to reign, gave the duchy of Normandy to his eldest son, on condition that it would revert to the crown upon his accession.
	www.heraldica.org /topics/france/frroyal.htm (9896 words)

	26TH GENERATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		King Philip VI of FRANCE was born in 1293 in Valois.
		He was Founder of House of Valois Dynasty to Kingdom of France 1328..
		Charles II de VALOIS duc d'Alencon died on 26 Aug 1346 in battle of Crecy.
	home.att.net /~hamiltonclan/hamilton/dukes/d532.htm (109 words)

	History of The Louvre -- Part 3 of 5: The Renaissance
		he embodiment of the French Renaissance, and one of the first European collectors in the modern sense, was Francis I of the house of Valois, whose paintings, many by the celebrated Clouets, father and son, would form one of the core holdings of the Louvre museum.
		Seeking to negotiate peace between the religious factions, in 1572 Catherine married her daughter Margaret of Valois to a young leader of the Huguenots, Henry, king of Navarre.
		Five years later, Henry's first wife, the good-natured and cultivated Margaret of Valois, would die, financially ruined; the Musée d'Orsay stands on what was once her estate.
	www.hlla.com /reference/louvre3.html (3114 words)

	boys clothing: European royalty -- the French Valois
		The House of Valois was actually a branch of the Capetian family.
		The Valois descended from Charles of Valois, son of King Philip III.
		The Valois dynasty were descendants of Charles of Valois who the second son of Capetian King Philip III.
	histclo.com /royal/fra/royal-frv.htm (2217 words)

	History of France and its French Heritage
		In his struggles with the nobles he was greatly helped by the fact that the latter had been much weakened by the Crusades and also by the increased power of the towns, which allied with the king.
		With the death of Charles IV, in 1328, the first branch of the Capetian kings became extinct, and Philip, of the House of Valois, a cousin of Charles IV, came to the throne, according to the Salic law.
		Charles was the last king of the direct line of Valois and was succeeded by Louis XII, of the House of Valois-Orleans.
	www.thetreemaker.com /last-name-meaning/history-of-france.html (2136 words)

	The Bourbons
		Later princes constituted the House of Bourbon-Brazil, or of Orléans-Braganza, which is not to be confused with the House of Borbón-Braganza, a Spanish branch originating in the Portuguese marriage of the infante Don Gabriel (a son of Charles III of
		Devised by the French for the House of Bourbon-Parma in compensation for the impending annexation of
		The House of Orléans, which took the legitimate line's place, was in turn deposed in the Revolution of 1848.
	history-world.org /bourbons.htm (1833 words)

	CMA Special Exhibitions : Patronage of the Burgundian Court (1364-1419)
		During the rule of Philip the Bold, his son John the Fearless and his successors, Philip the Good (1369-1467) and Charles the Bold (1433-1477), became patrons of the arts.
		The dukes of Burgundy governed until 1477 when the fourth and last Duke of Burgundy of the Valois line, Charles the Bold, died on the battlefield, leaving no male heir, ending the dynasty.
		A direct example of his influence lies on the outskirts of Dijon at the Chartreuse de Champmol, a monastery founded for 24 monks to house the tombs of the dukes of Burgundy and their successors in perpetuity.
	www.clevelandart.org /exhibcef/burgundy/html/patronage.html (600 words)

	Powderham Castle Devon
		The Courtney family originated in France and were related to the royal house of Valois.
		The majority of the alterations to the original house date from the 18th and 19th century and it is this era of opulence and grandeur that is reflected in the house today.
		The rest of the house is a mixture of medieval features and fine 18th century decoration.
	www.touruk.co.uk /houses/housedev_powd.htm (305 words)

	Random House Publishing Group \| Pavane by Keith Roberts
		Jesse had been born in the old house on the outskirts of Durnovaria soon after his father started up in business there with a couple of ploughing engines, a thresher, and an Aveling and Porter tractor.
		Then she brought him another drink and said it was on the house, told him she must go back to the bar now and that she'd see him again.
		He told her how she'd be mistress of the house and have the gardens, the orchards of cherry plums, the rose terraces, the servants, her drawing account in the bank; how she'd have nothing to do any more ever but be Margaret Strange, his wife.
	www.randomhouse.com /rhpg/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780345440914&view=excerpt (11411 words)

	Louis-Thomas - English (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Son of Charles Comte de Charolais and a lady of an illegitimate branch descendended from king Henri II of Valois.
		Lacking male heirs, Louis III could not accept that the rights of his house would pass to the offspring of a marriage with an illegitimate branch of the House of Valois.
		Moreover Thomas de Valois, Jeanne's father, had an execrable reputation, a marriage with his daughter was thus undesirable.
	conde.ifrance.com /elt.htm (239 words)

	Courtly Lives - The Royal Leszczynski Family and the French House of Bourbon
		Charles VI had heirs to the House of Valois-Orleans and Angouleme.
		The Italian House of Bourbon ruled in Naples from 1735-1806.
		Henry married (1st) Marguerite de Valois (1553-1615), daughter of Henry II of France and Catherine de Medici.
	www.angelfire.com /mi4/polcrt/Leszczynski.html (2386 words)

	Henry, Louis & Richelieu
		The aristocratic leaders of the houses of Guise, Bourbon/Condé, and Montmorency/Châtillon struggled to control the crown and exploited religious zealotry to further their ambitions.
		All three kings died without children, and the male line of the House of Valois died out.
		It was supported by Philip II of Spain, who had married Elizabeth of Valois and who claimed the throne (despite Salic Law) for their daughter Isabella.
	history.wisc.edu /sommerville/351/351-07.htm (928 words)

	Capetians: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The first historical ancestor was Robert the Strong, count of Anjou and of Blois.
		His direct descendants remained on the throne until the death (1328) of Charles IV, when it passed to the related house of Valois.
		At the death of Charles IV, the last of the direct Capetians, the Valois dynasty came to the throne in the person of Philip VI, son of Charles of Valois and grandson of Philip...
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/capetians.jsp (1170 words)

	The Genealogy Website of Adams/Simpson - pafg653 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Catherine De Valois Queen Of England [Parents] was born in 1401 in Paris,France,.
		Gloucester, then the 30 year-old leader of the House of York, demanded she release her t wo young sons, Richard, then age 10 and the young King, Edward V, who was 12.
		Henry VIII Tudor England [Parents] was born in 1491 in England Son Of Henry VII House Of Tudor,,.
	users.kricket.net /rajincajun/pafg653.htm (1552 words)

	Valois - The Royal House of France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		La Maison capétienne de Valois / The capetian House of Valois - Kings of France: King Philip VI.
		of Valois (1350 - 1364), King Charles V. of Valois (1364 -1380), King Charles VII.
		of Valois (1498 - 1515), King Francois I. of Valois (1515 - 1547), King Henry II of Valois (1547 - 1559), King Francois II.
	www.valois.org (113 words)

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