French Literature and Thought in Credo: General

Member of the Romance group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages.

Group of languages belonging to the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages.

From The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics
I. Medieval to Early Modern
II. Early Modern to 20th Century

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
French literature, writings in medieval French dialects and standard modern French. Writings in Provençal and Breton are considered separately, as are works in French produced abroad (as at Canadian literature, French).

The work of the French Academy has chiefly consisted of the preparation and revision of a dictionary (1st ed. 1694, 9th ed. 1992–) and of a grammar. The very conservative attitude of these books toward orthography, new words, and grammatical development has led to much criticism.

Cultural institution of the French state. Founded in 1795 by the Directory, it replaced five learned societies that had been suppressed in 1793 by the Convention.

From The Encyclopedia of World History
FRANCE: THE CAPETIAN KINGS (987-1328) Direct line of the Capetian house (the dynasty continued until 1792).

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1314-16 LOUIS X (the Quarrelsome). The real ruler was Louis's uncle, Charles of Valois. A reaction against the monarchy forced concessions from the king.

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1483-98 CHARLES VIII. Death of the duke of Brittany (1488) called forth a coalition of the empire.

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Monarchs: Louis XIV (1643 to 1715), Louis XV (1715 to 1774), Louis XVI (1774 to 1792).

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THE HOUSE OF BONAPARTE.

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THE HOUSE OF BOURBON-ORLEANS.

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1847-48 The banquets. A series of political banquets (see related events) planned by Liberals and Republicans throughout France aimed at gaining support for opposition parties.

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1852, Jan 1 Louis-Napoleon (Napoleon III) became emperor by decree of the Senate and by plebiscite.

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1870, Sept. 4 The empire was overthrown.

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1944, Aug. 23-24 German forces in Paris were compelled to capitulate.