Early Modern Era
Kingdom of France
1534 AD – 1750 AD · peak 1700 AD
The Kingdom of France was one of early modern Europe's major monarchies, progressively centralized around the royal court and administration. Under Louis XIV it reached strong military and cultural prestige, with Versailles as the symbol of absolutism. Costly wars, colonial competition and fiscal tensions prepared the crisis that led to the French Revolution of 1789.
Capital: Paris / Versailles
Key figures
Battles in this period
Trade routes in use
- Hanseatic League (1200 AD – 1600 AD)
- Cape Route (1500 AD – 1869 AD)
- Manila Galleon (1565 AD – 1815 AD)
- Atlantic Triangular Trade (1600 AD – 1808 AD)
- Tea Clipper Route (1720 AD – 1900 AD)