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Old April 8th, 2012, 04:17 PM   #1

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A simple thread - we have similar threads about England, so, who do you think the best and worst pre-Napoleonic rulers of France were?
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Old April 8th, 2012, 04:21 PM   #2

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A simple thread - we have similar threads about England, so, who do you think the best and worst pre-Napoleonic rulers of France were?
Philippe VI probably one of the worst in military terms.
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Old April 8th, 2012, 04:24 PM   #3

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The best I would say Henry IV or Louis XIV, the worst probably Charles IX.
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Old April 8th, 2012, 04:27 PM   #4

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The best:

Philip II Augustus

Philip IV the Fair

Louis XI

Henri IV

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Old April 8th, 2012, 06:58 PM   #5

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Philip II Augustus, Louis IX, Louis XI and Henri IV
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Old April 8th, 2012, 07:37 PM   #6

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My list is similar to Dreamweaver:

Philip II Augustus, Louis IX, Charles V, Louis XI and Henry IV.
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Old April 9th, 2012, 06:36 AM   #7

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Henry iv and the spider king.Worst probably louis xv.
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Old April 9th, 2012, 07:43 PM   #8

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Some of the Best:
Francois I
Henri IV
Louis XIV

Worst:
Charles IX, he was more or less his mother's puppet and completely unable to stand up for his people.
Louis XV, he pretty much threw France and his heir under the bus for his own pleasures.
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Old April 9th, 2012, 08:34 PM   #9

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Best: Louis XIV
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