Template:France periods

Periods in the History of France
Ancient times
Prehistoric France
Celtic Gaul
Roman Gaul
The Franks
Merovingians (481–751)
France in the Middle Ages
Carolingians (751–987)
Direct Capetians (987–1328)
Valois (direct) (1328–1498)
Early Modern France (1492-1792)
Valois-Orléans (1498–1515)
Valois-Angoulême (1515–1589)
House of Bourbon (1589–1792)
France in the 19th & 20th centuries
First Republic (1792–1804)
First Empire (1804–1814)
Restoration (1814–1830)
July Monarchy (1830–1848)
Second Republic (1848–1852)
Second Empire (1852–1870)
Third Republic (1870–1940)
Vichy France (1940–1944)
France after Libération (1944–1946)
Provisional Government (1944–1946)
Fourth Republic (1946–1958)
Fifth Republic (1958–present)