Kingdom of France

{{Infobox Subnation| }} The Kingdom of France ({{wikipedia|French language|French]]: Royaume de France) is a kingdom and constituent state of the Vaniveran Empire. It comprises the original territory of France as stated at the Congress of Milan and the island of {{wikipedia|Corsica}}. It is a {{wikipedia|constitutional monarchy|kingdom]], divided into twenty-two regions with limited autonomy, but still under the jurisdiction of the Royal and Imperial Governments. The Kingdom of France is also the center of the Vaniveran Empire.
 * nation_name_2            = Royaume de France
 * nation_name              = Kingdom of France
 * status                   = Constituent State of Vanivere
 * id                       =
 * image_flag               = Flag of the Kingdom of France.png
 * flaglink                 = Flag of Vanivere#Kingdom of France
 * image_symbol             = Maison Bonaparte-Capet.png
 * symbol_type              = Royal Emblem
 * national_motto           = Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité
 * national_anthem          = {{wikipedia|La Marseillaise}}
 * image_map                =
 * capital                  = Paris
 * official_languages       = {{wikipedia|French language|French]]
 * regional_languages       =
 * demonym                  = French
 * government_type          = {{wikipedia|Constitutional monarchy}}
 * ruler                    = Alexandre II
 * rulertitle               = King
 * govthead                 = {{wikipedia|François Fillon}}
 * govttitle                = Chief Minister
 * formation_date           = October 15, 1828
 * formation_event          = Restructuring Act
 * disestablished_date      =
 * disestablished_event     =
 * national_religion        =
 * national_animal          =
 * area                     = 674,843 km2
 * population               = 65,073,482
 * ethnicity                = {{wikipedia|French people|French}}
 * time_zone                = UTC +1
 * footnotes                =

The Kingdom of France first grew out of {{wikipedia|West Francia|Western Francia}} after the {{wikipedia|Treaty of Verdun}} divided the {{wikipedia|Carolingian Empire}} in 843. For years, France was a largely decentralized state during the Middle Ages. Under the system of feudalism, French lords grew extremely powerful, some becoming just as powerful as the French king himself. With the election of {{wikipedia|Hugh Capet}} in 987, the Capetian Dynasty became the ruling family of the Kingdom of France. Under the Capetians, the French monarchy would grow more and more cenralized until in 1453, France had become an absolute monarchy under the {{wikipedia|Divine Right of Kings}}.

This absolute monarchy would come to an end during the reign of {{wikipedia|Louis XVI of France}}. Beginning the {{wikipedia|French Revolution}}, the people of France reorganized France into a constitutional monarchy. But in 1792, believing King Louis was betraying his own country, angry Parisian citizens stormed the Tuileries. Three months later, King Louis XVI was executed in what is today the {{wikipedia|Place de la Concorde}}.

From the time of Louis's death in 1793 to 1804, France was ruled by the {{wikipedia|First French Republic|French Republic}}. Under the Republic, France was ruled by three different governments: the {[wikipedia|National Convention}}; the {{wikipedia|French Directory|Directory}}; and the {{wikipedia|French Consulate|Consulate}}. From 1799 to 1804, French politics were ruled by the Consulate, which was led by First Consul {{wikipedia|Napoleon I of France|Napoleon Bonaparte}}. With public support in 1804, Napoleon crowned himself Emperor of the French and established the {{wikipedia|First French Empire|Empire of the French}}. For ten years, Emperor Napoleon I expanded the French Empire and his own personal authority. But in 1804, Napoleon was defeated and sent into exile to the island of Elba. In 1815, Napoleon returned to the French mainland and retook control over the French Government.

Attempting to stop the {{wikipedia|Congress of Vienna}} in Brussels, Emperor Napoleon invaded Belgium but was defeated at the {{wikipedia|Battle of Waterloo}}. To ensure he would not return to Europe, the Congress of Vienna exiled Napoleon to the island of Saint Helena in the middle of the South Atlantic. But while en route to this island, Napoleon's ship was attacked by a loyal British ship who had turned on the Royal Navy. Upon his return to France at La Rochelle, Emperor Napoleon proclaimed the creation of the Vaniveran Empire to replace the French Empire. Arriving in Paris, Emperor Napoleon raised a new army and once again attacked Brussels. Succeeding in entering the city, Napoleon ordered the arrest of the attending members of the Congress of Vienna. Returning to Paris, Emperor Napoleon called for a new meeting to be held in Milan.

At the Congress of Milan, the Vaniveran Empire received all former Napoleonic territories under the French Empire, while French supporters were installed on some of the Italian and German thrones. Since the reign of Napoleon, the Vaniveran political sphere has been restructured to include newly created Constituent States. On October 15, 1828, the Kingdom of France was reestablished as a political entity. Since 1828, the Emperor of Vanivere has also reigned as King of the French.