Heads of state for France
28 rulers, sorted by years of rule, in ascending order.
Name         Title Ruling house/dynasty         Years of rule        
10th century AD
Hugh Capet
King 
Capetian 
987 AD - 996 AD
Robert II , aka Robert the Pious
King 
Capetian 
996 AD - 1031 AD
11th century AD
Henry I
King 
Capetian 
1031 AD - 1060 AD
Philip I
King 
Capetian 
1060 AD - 1108 AD
12th century AD
Louis VI , aka Louis the Fat
King 
Capetian 
1108 AD - 1137 AD
Louis VII , aka Louis the Young
King 
Capetian 
1137 AD - 1180 AD
Philip II , aka Phillip Augustus
King 
Capetian 
1180 AD - 1220 AD
13th century AD
Louis VIII , aka Louis the Lion
King 
Capetian 
1223 AD - 1226 AD
Saint Louis IX
King 
Capetian 
1226 AD - 1270 AD
Philip III , aka Philip the Bold
King 
Capetian 
1270 AD - 1285 AD
Philip IV , aka Philip the Fair
King 
Capetian 
1285 AD - 1314 AD
14th century AD
Louis X , aka Louis the Quarreler
King 
Capetian 
1314 AD - 1316 AD
John I
King 
Capetian 
1316 AD - 1316 AD
Philip V , aka Philip the Tall
King 
Capetian 
1317 AD - 1322 AD
Charles IV , aka Charles the Fair
King 
Capetian 
1322 AD - 1328 AD
Philip VI
King 
House of Valois 
1328 AD - 1350 AD
John II , aka John the Good
King 
House of Valois 
1350 AD - 1364 AD
Charles V , aka Charles the Wise
King 
House of Valois 
1364 AD - 1380 AD
Charles VI , aka Charles the Well-Beloved or Charles the Mad
King 
House of Valois 
1380 AD - 1422 AD
15th century AD
Charles VII , aka Charles the Victorious
King 
House of Valois 
1422 AD - 1461 AD
Louis XI
King 
House of Valois 
1461 AD - 1483 AD
Charles VIII
King 
House of Valois 
1483 AD - 1498 AD
Louis XII
King 
House of Valois 
1498 AD - 1515 AD
16th century AD
Francis I
King 
House of Valois 
1515 AD - 1547 AD
Henry II
King 
House of Valois 
1547 AD - 1559 AD
Francis II
King 
House of Valois 
1559 AD - 1560 AD
Charles IX
King 
House of Valois 
1560 AD - 1574 AD
17th century AD
Louis XIV
King 
Bourbon 
1643 AD - 1715 AD