Duke of France equivalent to the title dux Franciae, is a title of nobility that refers to the rulers of the Île de France, informally Francia. The dynasts of Robert the Strong

Robert the Strong

Robert IV the Strong , also known as Rutpert, was Margrave in Neustria. His family is named after him and called Robertians. He was first nominated by Charles the Bald missus dominicus in 853. Robert was the father of the kings Odo and Robert I of France. Robert was the great-grandfather of Hugh...

's family are usually termed "Dukes of France" and their title evolved into the name for the French nation

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 after one of their members, Hugh Capet, ascended the throne.

The current pretender using the title is Prince Henri, Count of Paris, Duke of France.

See also

• Duke of the Franks
  Duke of the Franks
  The title dux et princeps Francorum, or duke and prince of the Franks, was the title adopted by Pepin of Heristal after his epoch-making victory at the Battle of Tertry in 687...
  
  
• Dukes in France
  Dukes in France
  The title of Duke was the highest title in the French nobility during the time of the monarchy in France.-Old dukedoms:The highest precedence in the realm, attached to a feudal territory, was given to the twelve original pairies, which had originated in the Middle Ages and also had a traditional...
  
  
• French nobility
  French nobility
  The French nobility was the privileged order of France in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern periods.In the political system of the Estates General, the nobility made up the Second Estate...