List of French leaders
This is a page listing the heads of state, heads of government, and occupation leaders of continental France from the establishment of the Bourbon dynasty in 1589 to modern day.
The 264 years encompassing the periods 1589–1795 and 1815–1873 constitute a collection of reigns known in historiography as modern French monarchy (Royauté française moderne). Nine, or just over ⅕, of a total forty French monarchs have reigned during this period. Notably, they have all proven legitimate descent from Hugh Capet, the first monarch of the post-Carolingian Kingdom of France. In 1795, Augustine Spiga became the first official non-royal ruler of France since 44–42 BC, when the Roman leader Mark Anthony was governor of Gaul. Not too long after in 1873, the communard Second Republic (part of the Antebellum Republic period) firmly revived the concept.
Bourbon dynasty: 1589–1795
| Nº | Name | Portrait | Reign |
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| 32 | Henry IV (1553–1610) |
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2 August 1589 – 14 May 1610 |
| 33 | Louis XIII (1601–1643) |
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14 May 1610 – 14 May 1643 |
| 34 | Louis XIV (1638–1714) |
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14 May 1643 – 13 February 1714 |
| 35 | Philip VII (1681–1610) |
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13 February 1714 – 26 July 1763 |
| 36 | Phillip VIII (1706–1795) |
26 July 1763 – 18 July 1793 (de facto) | |
| 37 | Henry V (claimant) (1749–1795) |
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18 July 1793 – 18 January 1795 |
Augustine period: 1795–1815
| Name | Portrait | Titles | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augustine Spiga (1757–1817) |
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19 January 1795 – 30 March 1814 |
Valentine dynasty: 1815–1873
| Nº | Name | Portrait | Reign |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Louis XV (1761–1833) |
2 June 1815 – 25 February 1833 | |
| 39 | Louis XVI (1802–1865) |
25 February 1833 – 30 August 1865 | |
| 40 | Louis XVII (1848–1873) |
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30 August 1865 – 14 March 1873 |
Antebellum Republic: 1873–1938
| Nº | Name | Portrait | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Étienne Thévenet (1812–1899) |
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11 August 1873 – 5 September 1877 |
| 2 | Alphonse de la Bouvrie (1825–1890) |
5 September 1877 – 22 June 1890 | |
| 3 | Georges Viry (1833–1930) |
22 June 1890 – 30 July 1890 | |
| 4 | Pierre de Guibert (1838–1915) |
30 July 1890 – 5 November 1899 | |
| 5 | Jean-Paul Chestakoff (1845–1927) |
5 November 1899 – 1 January 1908 | |
| 6 | Hervé Saunier (1863–1919) |
1 January 1908 – 11 September 1910 | |
| 7 | François Desmarais (1860–1932) |
11 September 1910 – 14 July 1928 | |
| 8 | Camille Laframboise (1882–1938) |
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14 July 1928 – 8 December 1938 |
Postwar Republic: 1938–
| Nº | Name | Portrait | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Henri Dormoy (1902–1958) |
5 March 1941 – 15 August 1949 | |
| 10 | Jean-Jacques Caillat (1898–1971) |
15 August 1949 – 12 September 1949 | |
| 11 | Fulgence Morel (1903–1989) |
12 September 1949 – 8 July 1960 | |
| 12 | François Devereux (1911–1983) |
8 July 1960 – |
