The Bourbon of France Family

The first Bourbon king of France, who converted to Catholicism to secure the throne and ended the Wars of Religion with the Edict of Nantes.

Henry IV's son, who became king at eight and ruled with Cardinal Richelieu as his chief minister.

Louis XIII's son, the 'Sun King', whose reign of 72 years is the longest recorded of any European monarch.

Louis XIV's great-grandson, who inherited the throne at five and lost France's North American empire in the Seven Years' War.

Louis XV's grandson, whose reign was ended by the French Revolution. He was guillotined in 1793.