Monarchy of France

King of the French
Roi des Français (fr)
Coat of arms of France
Incumbent
Jean IV since January 21, 2019
Details
Style	His Majesty
Heir presumptive	Prince Gaston, Prince Royal of France
First monarch	Louis Philippe I
Formation	December 30, 1923
Appointer	Hereditary

The monarchy of France is the constitutional monarchy of the Kingdom of France. The monarch is the head of state and has a significant political role in the Government of France, being the head of the executive branch. The title of the French monarch is the King of the French (French: Roi des Français), which replaced the more traditional title King of France to emphasis the popular origins of the monarchy. The royal family is the House of Orléans, a cadet branch of the former ruling House of Bourbon from before the French Revolution, and the current king since 2019 has been King Jean IV.

The House of Orléans is a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon, itself a branch of the Capetian dynasty, and Jean IV can trace his patrilineal ancestors to Hugh Capet, who was King of the Franks from 987 to 996 and himself was descended from Charlemagne. Hugh Capet is seen as the founder of modern France, he made Paris the power-center of his Kingdom and extended his control over the rest of what would be France from there. The direct Capetians, or House of Capet, ruled France from 987 to 1328, thereafter the country would be ruled by cadet branches of this dynasty, all French kings through Jean IV have been descendants of Capet.

List of French monarchs since 1923

Image	Coat of arms	Title	Name	Reign	Notes
		King of the French	Philip VIII	30 December 1923 – 28 March 1926
		King of the French	Jean III	28 March 1926 – 25 August 1940
		King of the French	Henry VI	25 August 1940 – 19 June 1999
File:Henri d'Orléans (1933-).jpg		King of the French	Henry VII	19 June 1999 – 21 January 2019
		King of the French	Jean IV	21 January 2019 – present

See also

• Government of France
• Prime Minister of France