Louis XI (3 July 1423 – 30 August 1483), called "Louis the Prudent" (French: le Prudent), was King of France from 1461 to 1483. He succeeded his father...
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known as Louis of Orléans and was compelled to be married to his disabled and supposedly sterile cousin Joan by his second cousin, King Louis XI. By doing...
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Charles the Bold (section Rivalry with Louis XI)
influence even before succeeding his father. He had a deep rooted rivalry with Louis XI, the King of France, which was the cause to many disputes and events during...
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King of France from 1483 to his death in 1498. He succeeded his father Louis XI at the age of 13. His elder sister Anne acted as regent jointly with her...
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according to some historians, a former senior officer of the palace guards of Louis XI who was killed at the battle of Montlhéry. However, popular tradition has...
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of Philippe de Commines, Lord of Argenton: Containing the Histories of Louis XI and Charles VIII Kings of France and of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy...
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Philippe de Commines (section Service of Louis XI)
by her aged husband Louis d'Amboise, Viscount of Thouars, in a fit of jealousy over her affair with Charles de Valois, Louis XI's brother, the king had...
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Charles VII were marked by conflicts with his turbulent son, the future Louis XI. Born at the Hôtel Saint-Pol, the royal residence in Paris, Charles was...
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Francis II, Duke of Brittany (section King Louis XI)
from France. As such, his reign was characterized by conflicts with King Louis XI of France and with his daughter, Anne of France, who served as regent during...
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by King Louis XI of France on 1 August 1469, in response to the Order of the Golden Fleece founded by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, Louis' chief competitor...
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region to fall back into disorder. After his succession as Louis XI of France in 1461, Louis united the Dauphiné with France, bringing it under royal control...
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War, following his invasion of France in 1475, but he was assuaged by Louis XI in the Treaty of Picquigny. This treaty formally ended the Hundred Years...
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November 1522) was a French princess and regent, the eldest daughter of Louis XI by Charlotte of Savoy. Anne was the sister of Charles VIII, for whom she...
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Frederick of Naples (section Court of Louis XI)
Lorraine, Philibert of Savoy, George of England, and Charles de Guyenne. Louis XI himself expressed interest in nominating a prince of Aragon or Naples,...
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French franc (section Louis XI, 1475)
mid-15th century resulted in yet another debasement during the reign of King Louis XI, with the Livre Parisis reduced to 1 French ounce (30.594 g) fine silver...
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VII was crowned on 17 July 1429. Louis XI was crowned on 15 August 1461. Charles VIII was crowned on 30 May 1484. Louis XII was crowned on 27 May 1498....
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nobles, organized in 1465 in defiance of the centralized authority of King Louis XI of France. It was masterminded by Charles the Bold, Count of Charolais...
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King Louis XI. Charles was born at Tours, last child and fourth son of Charles VII and Marie of Anjou. As his elder brother, the Dauphin Louis, had repeatedly...
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November 1441 – 1 December 1483) was Queen of France as the second spouse of Louis XI. She served as regent during the king's absence in 1465, and was a member...
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the absorption of the duchy itself into the French crown lands by King Louis XI, while the bulk of the Burgundian possessions in the Low Countries passed...
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noblewoman. She was a mistress to Louis XI of France before his accession as King of France. She had three daughters with Louis XI, who were all acknowledged...
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Crown lands of France (section Reign of Louis XI)
of Provence and Forcalquier, dies, bequeathing his lands to his cousin Louis XI of France. 1482: by the Treaty of Arras, the Duchy of Burgundy and Picardy...
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List of French royal mistresses (section Louis XI)
Translated by Krieger, Angela. Palgrave Macmillan. Kendall, Paul Murray (1971). Louis XI: The Universal Spider. Compton Printing Ltd. Knecht, Robert J. (2016)....
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1689. Political and religious tensions with Louis XIV of France were a constant preoccupation for Innocent XI. Within the Papal States, he lowered taxes...
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over France and beyond. He served the French Valois kings Charles VII, Louis XI and Charles VIII, but also participated in two aristocratic uprisings,...
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introduced by the French: Louis XI did not want an alliance between Burgundy and England, his two greatest enemies. Louis accordingly tried to break...
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Victorious or the Well-Served 1422–1461 Louis XI, the Prudent 1461–1483 Charles VIII, the Affable 1483–1498 Louis XII, the Father of the People 1498–1515...
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Archbishop of Lyon from an early age and a French diplomat under the rule of Louis XI of France. He had a 2-week tenure as Duke of Bourbon in 1488, being ousted...
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Louis XVI (Louis Auguste; French: [lwi sɛːz]; 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the...
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Marshal of France (section Louis XI, 1461–1483)
de Mauquenchy, Lord of Blainville (died 1391), Marshal of France in 1368 Louis de Sancerre, Count of Sancerre (1342–1402), Marshal of France in 1369 Jean...
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