Fundamental laws of the Kingdom of France

The fundamental laws of the Kingdom of France were a set of unwritten principles which dealt with determining the question of royal succession, and placed limits on the otherwise absolute power of the king from the Middle Ages until the French Revolution in 1789. They were based on customary usage and religious beliefs about the roles of God, monarch, and subjects.

This article is about pre-revolutionary France. For modern French constitutional principles, see Fundamental principles recognized by the laws of the Republic. For laws of Francoist Spain, see Fundamental Laws of the Realm.
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