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Kingdom of France ~ Grunge Bourbon Flag

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The Kingdom of France (French: Royaume de France) was a medieval and early modern monarchy in western Europe. It originated from the western half of the Carolingian Empire, which was divided by the Treaty of Verdun in 843. Hugh Capet was elected rex Francorum (king of the Franks) in 987 and founded the Capetian dynasty, which henceforth ruled Francia. However, it was not until the reign of Philip August that the kingdom came to be known as France and its ruler as roi de France (king of France). The descendants of Hugh Capet continued to rule through the Capetian cadet lines of Valois and Bourbon until the French monarchy came under fire during the French Revolution of 1789. It was abolished in 1792 but regained power in 1815, following the final fall of Napoleon. However, the restored Bourbons were overthrown again in 1830 and replaced by the so-called July Monarchy (French: Monarchie de Juillet) under the House of Orléans. The French monarchy ended altogether with the French Revolution of 1848.

France had no official national flag until the first adoption of the blue-white-red tricolour in 1794. However, several banners were associated with the French monarchy over its long history. During the era of the House of Valois (1328 – 1589), the most common royal banner displayed three gold fleurs-de-lis on a background of royal blue, as opposed to the white field with gold fleurs-de-lis associated with the later House of Bourbon (1589 – 1792, 1814 – 1815, 1815 – 1830). The fleur-de-lis is the most famous symbol in French and European heraldry, having been used since the days of Charlemagne in the eighth century. 

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I want to buy it ♥. Simply gorgeous.