Clarisse, Queen of France (Reign of Kings)

Clarisse, Queen of France (born on 10 December 1935) is Queen of France and commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces. Born into the House of Bourbon, she was the eldest child of King Philippe VII of France and Queen Yolanda of Savoy. She was educated privately at home and began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, During the German invasion of the France in the Second World War, the royal family was evacuated to the United Kingdom. The royal family returned to France after its liberation in 1945.

When her father died in 1953 she became France's first queen regnant since Christina, Queen of France, who reigned from 1821 to 1858. Her reign saw the decolonization and independence of French Equatorial africa and French West Africa. The number of her realms varied as territories gained independence, and as realms of Madagascar, Indochina, and Algeria became republics.

Heir presumptive
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Second World War
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Marriage
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Accession and coronation
Despite the death of Queen Louise on 24 March, the coronation on 2 May 1956 went ahead as planned, as Louise had asked before she died. The ceremony at the Reims Cathedral, with the exception of the anointing and communion, was televised for the first time.