Other prominent French emperors include King Louis VIII, King Charles V, King Philippe II Augustus and so on. It was under him that the country became the most powerful in entire Europe. King Louis XIV, the Grand Monarch or Sun King, was the longest lived monarch of France. While some emperors were crusaders who regained ground for France through wars, battles and accessions, there were others under whom the architecture, literature and culture of France prospered. Several dynasties ruled the nation during this time, starting from the Merovingia to Carolingian, Capetian, Bonaparte and Bourbon. Clovis I was the first known ruler of France who ruled from 486 AD. Monarchs (kings and queen with supreme rule) in France, England, and Spain responded to the chaotic situation in Europe by consolidating their power. The role of the nobility in the army was strong, for the art of war was still considered a noble pursuit par.
It was a small forceno more than 8,000 menbut it was a beginning. Stately, magnificent and imperial, French emperors ruled the country from the Middle Ages until 1848. In 1445 the first steps had been taken to fashion a royal French army out of the ill-disciplined mercenary bands upon which French kings had traditionally relied. While this is the story of current-day France, the country has an old-world charm that dates back to days when France was ruled by emperors. A mecca of litterateurs, scientists, artists and academicians, France is often revered to as one of the greatest talent-churning nations in the world. France has been the epicentre of most cultural developments from centuries today. Sophistication, elegance and charm are words that you connote with while talking about French and France.
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