Here's a short story:

The Kingdom of France () was a medieval and early modern monarchy in Western Europe. It was one of the most powerful states in Europe and a great power since the Late Middle Ages and the Hundred Years' War. It was also an early colonial power, with possessions around the world. 

France originated as West Francia ("Francia Occidentalis"), the western half of the Carolingian Empire, with the Treaty of Verdun (843). A branch of the Carolingian dynasty continued to rule until 987, when Hugh Capet was elected king and founded the Capetian dynasty. The territory remained known as "Francia" and its ruler as "rex Francorum" ("king of the Franks") well into the High Middle Ages. The first king calling himself "Roi de France" ("King of France") was Philip II, in 1190. France continued to be ruled by the Capetians and their cadet lines—the Valois and Bourbon—until the monarchy was overthrown in 1792 during the French Revolution. 

France in the Middle Ages was a de-centralised, feudal monarchy. In Brittany and Catalonia (now a part of Spain) the authority of the French king was barely felt. Lorraine and Provence were states of the Holy Roman Empire and not yet a part of France. Initially, West Frankish kings were elected by the secular and ecclesiastic magnates, but the regular coronation of the eldest son of the reigning king during his father's lifetime established the principle of male primogeniture, which became codified in the Salic law. During the Late Middle Ages, the Kings of England laid claim to the French throne, resulting in a series of conflicts known as the Hundred Years' War (1337–1453). Subsequently, France sought to extend its influence into Italy, but was defeated by Spain in the ensuing Italian Wars (1494–1559). (End of story)

Provide your best guess for the following question. Give ONLY the guess, no other words or explanation.

For example:

Guess: <most likely guess, as short as possible; not a complete sentence, just the guess!>

Here are a few examples of questions and answers:

Question: Who was the first king?
Guess: Hugh Capet

Question: What was the territory known as during the High Middle Ages?
Guess: Francia

Question: and in the year 843?
Guess: West Francia

Question: What empire was it a part of?
Guess: Carolingian

Question: How long did parts of that dynasty rule?
Guess: until 987

Question: What did Capet create that ended that?
Guess: the Capetian dynasty

Question: What did the leaders there call themselves?
Guess: rex Francorum

Question: Which means?
Guess: king of the Franks

Question: But what did Philip II call himself?
Guess: Roi de France

Question: What happened in 1792?
Guess: the monarchy was overthrown

Question: Which lines ruled until then?
Guess: the Valois and Bourbon

Question: What's one state that was part of the Holy Roman Empire and not France?
Guess: Lorraine

Question: When was France decentralized?
Guess: the Middle Ages

Question: What two places didn't really pay any attention to the French king?
Guess: Brittany and Catalonia

Question: Where would we find those places today?
Guess: Spain

Question: When was the Hundred Years' War?
Guess: ate Middle Ages

Question: Whose actions started that long conflict?
Guess: Kings of England

Question: What were they trying to take as their own?
Guess: the French throne,

Now answer the following question in the same format.

Question: In early colonial days, did France have property all over the world?

yes