English and French monarchs overlap chart
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This chart shows which monarchs of England and France served at the same time. This chart was created to help understand the progression of relations between these kingdoms because of the long rivalry between these two powers over the centuries. France has had no monarchs since 1870. Monarchs of Great Britain (1707-1801) and the United Kingdom (1801-present) are listed under England in this chart for simplicity. Very short overlaps may not be shown (such as in 1830, 1715 and 1559).
| Years | English monarch | French monarch | Conflicts between them | Notes |
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| 1852-1870 | Victoria | Napoleon III | Napoleon III exiled to England in 1870 | |
| 1848-1852 | Victoria | 2nd Republic | ||
| 1837-1848 | Victoria | Louis-Philippe | ||
| 1830-1837 | William IV | Louis-Philippe | ||
| 1824-1830 | George IV | Charles X | ||
| 1820-1824 | George IV | Louis XVIII | ||
| 1814-1820 | George III | Louis XVIII | Battle of Waterloo led to restoration of Louis | |
| 1804-1814 | George III | Napoleon I | Napoleonic Wars | |
| 1792-1804 | George III | 1st Republic | Napoleonic Wars | |
| 1774-1792 | George III | Louis XVI | American Revolutionary War | |
| 1760-1774 | George III | Louis XV | Seven Years' War | |
| 1727-1760 | George II | Louis XV | War of the Austrian Succession, Seven Years' War |
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| 1715-1727 | George I | Louis XV | Jacobite Risings | Allies in War of the Quadruple Alliance |
| 1702-1714 | Anne | Louis XIV | War of the Spanish Succession | |
| 1689-1702 | William III (and Mary II) |
Louis XIV | Jacobite Risings | |
| 1685-1689 | James II | Louis XIV | ||
| 1660-1685 | Charles II | Louis XIV | War of Devolution | Allies in Third Anglo-Dutch War |
| 1649-1660 | Commonwealth | Louis XIV | Allies in Franco-Spanish continuation of Thirty Year's War |
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| 1643-1649 | Charles I | Louis XIV | ||
| 1625-1643 | Charles I | Louis XIII | Charles married to Henrietta Maria, sister of Louis |
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| 1610-1625 | James I | Louis XIII | ||
| 1603-1610 | James I | Henry IV | ||
| 1589-1603 | Elizabeth I | Henry IV | Elizabeth supported Henry's claim to the throne with money and troops | |
| 1574-1589 | Elizabeth I | Henry III | ||
| 1560-1574 | Elizabeth I | Charles IX | ||
| 1553-1558 | Mary I | Henry II | Italian War of 1551 | |
| 1547-1553 | Edward VI | Henry II | ||
| 1515-1547 | Henry VIII | Francis I | ||
| 1509-1515 | Henry VIII | Louis XII | War of the League of Cambrai | |
| 1498-1509 | Henry VII | Louis XII | ||
| 1485-1498 | Henry VII | Charles VIII | ||
| 1483-1485 | Richard III | Charles VIII | The French court supported the future Henry VII's claim to the throne | |
| 1461-1483 | Edward IV | Louis XI | Louis supported the restoration of Henry VI; later Edward invaded France |
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| 1422-1461 | Henry VI | Charles VII | Conclusion of Hundred Years' War | |
| 1413-1422 | Henry V | Charles VI | Hundred Years' War (Lancastrian War) |
Henry married Charles' daughter, Catherine of Valois |
| 1399-1413 | Henry IV | Charles VI | ||
| 1380-1399 | Richard II | Charles VI | Hundred Years' War (Caroline War) |
Richard married Charles' daughter, Isabella of Valois |
| 1377-1380 | Richard II | Charles V | Hundred Years' War (Caroline War) |
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| 1364-1377 | Edward III | Charles V | Hundred Years' War (Caroline War) |
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| 1350-1364 | Edward III | John II | Hundred Years' War (Edwardian War) |
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| 1328-1350 | Edward III | Philip VI | Hundred Years' War (Edwardian War), Breton War of Succession | |
| 1322-1327 | Edward II | Charles IV | Charles supported Isabella against Edward | Edward married to Isabella of France, sister of Charles |
