Monetary History of
France

Gallo-Roman Empire
Postumus – 259-268 AD
 Laelinanus – 268 AD
 Marius 268 – AD
 Victorinus – 268 AD
 Tetricus I – 270-273 AD
 Tetricus II Caesar – 270-273 AD
Burgundian Dynasty
 435-532 AD
Gundobald (473-516 AD)
 Sigismund (516-524 AD)
 Gundomar II (524-532 AD)
Merovingian Dynasty
 475-751 AD
Childeric I (c. 475-481)
 Clovis I (481-511)
The 4 sons of Clovis I
 Austrasia
Theuderic I (511-533)
 Theudebert I (533-548)
 Theudebald (548-555)
Orleans
Clodomer (511-524)
Paris
Childebert I (511-558)
Soissons
Lothar I (or Clothar)(511-558)
United Kings of the Franks
Lothar I (558-561)
Divided Kingdom
 Sons of Lothar I
Paris
Charibert I (561-567)
Austrasia
Sigibert I (561-575)
 Childebert II (575-595)
 Theudebert II (595-612)
Burgundy
Guntram (561-593)
 Theuderic II (595-613)
Soisson/Neustria
Chilperic I (560-584)
 Lothar II (584-613)
 Lothar II (613-623)
Austrasia
Dagobert I (623-629)
Neustria
Lothar II (623-629)
 Charibert II (629-632)
 Chilperic ? (632)
 Dagobert I (632-639)
Austrasia
Sigebert II (639-656)
 Dagobert II (656-661)
 Childeric II (662-675)
Neustria
Clovis II (639-657)
 Lothar II (657-673)
 Theuderic III (673-679)
Reunited
 Merovingian Dynasty
Theuderic III (679-690)
 Clovis III (690-694)
 Childebert III (694-711)
 Dagobert III (711-715)
 Chilperic II (716-721)
 Theuderic IV (721-737)
 Childeric III (742-751)
Carolingian Dynasty
 751AD –
Pippin the Short (751-768)
Charlemagne (768-814)
 Louis Le Debonnaire (781-814)
 Louis the Pious (814-940)
 Pippin I of Aquitaine (817-838)
 Pippin II of Aquitaine (814-839)
 Lothaire I (823-855)
 Charles the Bald (838-877)
 Louis the German (840-876)
 Charles of Aquitaine (855-867)
 Carloman of Bavaria (876-880)
 Louis II the Stammerer (877-879)
 Louis III of Neustria (879-882)
 Carloman of Aquitaine (879-884)
 Eudes of Odo (887-898)
 Arnulf of Germany (887-928)
 Louis III the Blind (887-928)
 Berenger I of Italy (916-922)
 Charles the Simple (898-923)
 Louis IV of Germany (900-911)
 Henry of Germany (919-936)
 Raoul (923-936)
 Louis IV D’Outremer (936-954)
 Conrad of Burgundy (937-993)
 Lothar (954-986)
 Hugh Capet (987-998)
 Robert II the Pious (996-1031)
 Henry I (1031-1060)
 Philippe I (1060-1108)
 Louis VI le Gros (1108-1137)
 Louis VII the Young (1137-1180)
 Philippe II Auguste (1180-1223)
 Louis VIII the Lion (1223-1226)
Gold Coinage Reappears
Louis IX (St Louis) (1226-1270)
 Philippe III the Hardy (1270-1285)
 Philippe IV le Bel (1285-1314)
 Louis X le Hutin (1314-1316)
 Philippe V the Long (1316-1322)
 Charles IV le Bel (1322-1328)
 Philippe VI de Valois (1328-1350)
 Jean II le Bon (1350-1364)
 Charles V le Sage (1364-1380)
 Charles VI (1380-1422)
 Henry V (1415-1422)
 Henry VI (1422-1453)
 Charles VII (1422-1461)
 Louis XI (1461-1483)
 Charles VIII (1483-1498)
 Louis XII (1498-1515)
 Francis I (1515-1547)
 Henry II (1547-1559)
 Francis II (1559-1560)
 Charles IX (1560-1574)
 Henry III (1574-1589)
 Charles X (1589-1590)
 Henry IV (1589-1610)
 Louis XIII (1610-1643)
Louis XIV (1643-1715)
Louis XV (1715-1774)
Louis XVI (1774-1793)
French Revolution
Constitutional Issues (1791-1792)
Directory (1795-1799)

 Napoleon Consulate (1803-1804)
 Napoleon I Emperor (1804-1814)
Napoleon II (1811-1832)
 Louis XVIII (1814-1815)
 Napoleon I Restoration (1815)
 Louis XVIII Restoration (1815-1824)
 Charles X (1824-1830)
 Louis Philippe (1830-1848)
 Henry V the Pretender (1820-1833)
2nd Republic (1848-1870)
 Louis Napoleon (1851-1852)

 Napoleon III (1848-1852)
 Gov’t Natl Defense (1852-1870)
3rd Republic (1870-1871)
 Vichy State (1929-1936)
 Etat Francais (1940-1944)
 Cinquieme Republic (1959-Date)
Currently under construction
                    












