France by Brooke Hauserman Lily Blair Heather Majewski

France by Brooke Hauserman, Lily Blair, Heather Majewski, Adeer Moore, Conor O’Donnell

Graphic Organizer Government Economy / Trade Technology / Warfare Religion • 987 -Hugh Capet chosen as new king • Capet died in 996 • 1108 -Louis VI became king • 1179 -1223 Philip II was king • 1126 -Louis IX became king • 1285 -1314 Philip IV became king • Estates. General • went to war with Flemish when they refused to give up control of cloth trade • believed kingdom could not exist without taxes § taxed clergy • most nobles • Catholic minted own • Louis IX was money made a saint • Philip II went appointed royal fighting in the agents to keep Crusades a close watch on the nobles

Government & Politics Hugh Capet France consisted of many feudal territories. In 987, Hugh Capet, a French noble, was chosen as the king of France. Capet died in 996, beginning a line of Capetian kings who ruled France for some three hundred years. After his death, the kings who followed him were weak and did nothing to increase the power of the monarchy. In 1108, however, Louis VI, or “Louis the Fat, ” became king. Louis IV greatly increased the power of the monarchy, or country governed by one ruler, by stopping the raids of lawless vassals and granting charters to many towns, gaining trust from the townspeople.

Government and Politics [continued] King Philip IV From 1179 to 1223, Philip II ruled France. He made Paris the center of government, and increased the size of the kingdom. In 1226, Louis IX became king. He brought peace to France and united the people. He also made it illegal to use coins minted anywhere besides the Royal Mint. Philip IV ruled from 1285 to 1314. He believed the interests of the state came first. He established the Estates-General, an assembly of nobles, clergy, and townspeople, and thus marked a national government in France. When he had died in 1314, France was united under one rule.

Economy / Trade King Philip IV, or “Philip the Fair, ” went to war with the Flemish, or the people of Flanders, when they refused to let France control the trade of cloth. He also believed that a kingdom could not exist without taxes. Thus, he ordered taxes to be collected regularly. Even the clergy were taxed, which had never been done before. A map of the trade routes in 1314

Technology & Warfare Minted coins Most nobles minted their own money, when a law was passed that money could not be used unless it was from the Royal Mint. Also, Philip II appointed royal agents to keep a close watch on the nobles to assure that they did not gain too much power while he was away in the Crusades. The Kingdoms could not cope without these technologies.

Religion King Louis IX The people of France were Catholic. Louis IX was known for his honesty and fairness. He was made a saint of the Roman Catholic Church after his death. King Philip II also fought in the Crusades, a series of holy wars that went on for around two hundred years. He fought in the Kings’ Crusade, but it turned out to be a major failure and he returned home.

The King’s of France Hugh Capet was French Noble, who became the king of France in 987. When Capet ruled France consisted of many feudal territories and he ruled only from the Seine to the Loire Rivers. When Capet died in 996 the Capetian Kings grew weak and tried a little to regain any royal power. Louis VI became king in 1108 and was able to increase the power of the monarchy. He got rid of disloyal nobles and replaced them with someone who was loyal. He also stopped raids and started charters to many towns. This gained the loyalty to him from many of the people in those towns. Philip II ruled France from 1179 to 1223. He made Paris the center of government and increased the size of the kingdom. He increased the size of the kingdom by winning back the French lands from the English and by marriages. Philip also appointed royal guards to watch the nobles during the crusades so they didn’t get to powerful. King Louis IX In 1226 Louis IX became King of France Louis brought peace to the French and united them. The nobles minted their own money, and Louis IX made it illegal to use coins made anywhere else but the royal mint. He also set up a royal court in which anyone could bring disputes. Philip IV ruled from 1285 to 1314. He believed the interest of the state came first. So, he seized the English fortress in France, and went to war with the Flemish because they wouldn’t let France control their cloth trade. He also believed taxes were very important, so he collected them regularly, he even taxed the Clergy. Philip formed an Estate-General, an assembly of noble, clergy, and townspeople. This marked the start of Frances national government, and he soon united France under one rule when he died in 1314.

Current Event: The president of France, Hollande has announced a new plan to tax the rich of France. He has said that any household that makes more than 1. 28 million gets a 75% increase in taxes. This will not take place until after January 1 st, 2013. Hollande and his campaign elections announced this, and he dropped his ratings from 46. 7% to 37%. . “François Hollande played the French people for fools when he told them he’d straighten France out by increasing taxes on our wealthiest citizens, ” said conservative legislator Christian Jacob. The country of France may be in major trouble if they do not clean up their act with politics. Francois Hollande has misled his country big time. They are really going in the wrong direction. I do not believe this deal will go through with the wealthy households, because the citizens of France are already very angry. The theme this article falls under is Peace and Security. As you can tell, it is a political and economic issue. The French are in major debt right now, so they are trying to dig their way up by trying to pass a rule in which if households make a certain amount of money, they have to pay extra taxes. This current event is very similar to Chapter 27, section 1. King Louis IV “Phillip the Fair” believed as many countries do today that a government could not survive without taxes. So he taxed everyone including the clergy. Who has never been taxed before.

Link to Current Event: • http: //world. time. com/2012/12/30/frances-75 income-tax-on-the-rich-overturned-asunconstitutional/France’s Tax Increase on Rich