The royal dynasty that ruled France from 1328 to 1589, following the Capetian dynasty.
From Valois, a region in northern France where the family originated. The name became synonymous with the ruling house through medieval French genealogy.
The Valois dynasty produced some of history's most interesting figures, including Catherine de Medici and Marie Antoinette's ancestors—they ruled during the Renaissance and Wars of Religion!
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