The House of Bourbon is a European royal house that began as a cadet branch of the French Capetian dynasty. Its origin is traced to Robert of Clermont, a younger son of Louis IX, who married the heiress of the lordship of Bourbon around 1272. The family gained the French throne in 1589, when Henry IV, a Bourbon and a Protestant leader who converted to Catholicism, succeeded the last Valois king. His descendants, including Louis XIV, ruled France until the Revolution, and again after 1814 until 1830. In 1700 Louis XIV's grandson became Philip V of Spain, founding a Spanish line, and Bourbons also ruled Naples and Sicily and Parma. The current king of Spain, Felipe VI, and the grand ducal family of Luxembourg both descend from the house.
Before and after
- from 1271 to 1368Yuan dynasty
- from 1271 to 1295Marco Polo sets out for China
- from 3 March 1271 to 8 April 1271Fall of Krak des Chevaliers
- from 1272 to 1278War of the Cow
- 1272Rise of House of Bourbon
- 17 December 1273Death of Rumi
- 1274Mongol invasions of Japan
- 7 March 1274Death of Thomas Aquinas
- 1275Construction of Reims Cathedral
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The era
This moment belongs to the Medieval world (500 CE to 1500 CE), kingdoms, faiths and trade routes. You can also browse everything in the 13th century.