French Antique periods and Monarchs

Listed below are many of the French antique furniture styles, and French Monarchs along with their dates of accession to the throne.  For additional information on the French Monarchs, see the List of French Monarchs at Wikipedia.org.

World Style World Period Monarch Accession Period Dates / Circa
    Francis I 1515-1547    
    Henry II 1547-1559    
    Francis II 1559-1560    
Gothic c. 1550-1625 Charles IX 1560-1574 Renaissance c. 1550-1610
    Henry III 1574-1589    
    Henry IV 1589-1610    
    Louix XIII 1610-1643 Louis XIII c. 1610-1643
Baroque c. 1620-1715        
    Louix XIV 1643-1715 Louis XIV c. 1643-1715
        Renaissance/Baroque c. 1650-1700
Rococo c. 1695-1760        
    Louix XV 1715-1774 Louis XV c. 1723-1774
        Regence c. 1715-1723
        Revival (Classic) c. 1727-1760
        1st Gothic Revival c. 1750-1765
Neo-Classical c. 1755-1805        
    Louix XVI 1774-1792 Louis XVI c. 1774-1793
    First Republic 1792-1804    
        Directoire c. 1793-1799
        1st Empire Style c. 1799-1820
Empire c. 1800-1815        
    Napoleon I 1804-1815    
Regency 1812-1830        
    Louis XVIII 1814-1824    
    Napoleon II 1815-1815 French Restoration c. 1815-1830
    Charles X 1824-1830    
Eclectic c. 1830-1880 Louis-Philippe 1830-1848 Regency (Late) c. 1830-1837
        Louis Phillippe c. 1830-1848
        2nd Gothic Revival c. 1830-1860
        Eclectic Style c. 1830-1880
    Second Republic 1830-1848    
        2nd Empire Style c. 1848-1870
    Napoleon III 1852-1870    
        Third Republic c. 1870-1940
Arts & Crafts c. 1880-1900     Arts & Crafts c. 1910-1925
Art Nouveau c. 1900-1930     Art Nouveau c. 1900-1920
Art Modern c. 1920-     Art Deco c. 1920-1930


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