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    Charles VIII, called the Affable (French: l'Affable; 30 June 1470 – 7 April 1498), was King of France from 1483 to his death in 1498. He succeeded his...
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  • très puissant et très excellent Prince, X, par la grâce de Dieu, Roi de France et de Navarre, Roi Très-chrétien) Orleanist: "X, by the Grace of God and...
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    in the castle of Pierre II de Brézé, a trusted supporter of her grandfather, King Charles VII of France, at Nogent-le-Roi in the County of Dreux. She...
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    Henry II of France, would inherit after Francis' death. Indeed, the Italian Wars had begun when Milan sent a plea to King Charles VIII of France for protection...
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    roi de France et de Navarre (Charles Louis, duc de Normandie)". The Dutch authorities who had inscribed on his death certificate the name of Charles Louis...
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    Matthieu, Louis, Dauphin de France. Fils de roi, père de roi, jamais roi, DEA directed by Joël Cornette, University of Paris VIII, 2005. Lahaye, Matthieu...
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    known as Louis the Great (Louis le Grand) or the Sun King (le Roi Soleil), was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72...
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    century; the first to adopt the title of "King of France" (Latin: Rex Franciae; French: roi de France) was Philip II in 1190 (r. 1180–1223), after which...
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    Corps du Roi (King's bodyguard) was the senior formation of the King of France's household cavalry within the maison militaire du roi de France. The oldest...
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    John VIII de Bourbon (1425 – 6 January 1478) was Count of Vendôme from 1446 until his death. A member of the House of Bourbon, he was the son and successor...
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    Bibliothèque nationale de France (French: [biblijɔtɛk nɑsjɔnal də fʁɑ̃s]; 'National Library of France'; BnF) is the national library of France, located in Paris...
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    (from friend and foe alike) other nicknames, such as the Iron King (French: le Roi de fer). His fierce opponent Bernard Saisset, bishop of Pamiers, said...
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    Charles of Valois (12 March 1270 – 16 December 1325), the fourth son of King Philip III of France and Isabella of Aragon, was a member of the House of...
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    Bureau du Roi (French pronunciation: [byʁo dy ʁwa], 'the King's desk'), also known as Louis XV's roll-top desk (French: Secrétaire à cylindre de Louis XV)...
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  • The Conseil du Roi (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃sɛj dy ʁwa]; 'King's Council'), also known as the Royal Council, is a general term for the administrative...
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    Château d'Ancenis (category Castles in Pays de la Loire)
    French). Retrieved 1 January 2019. P Pélicier, "À Louis de la Trémoille et à ses lieutenants, 4 juin 1488" , Lettres de Charles VIII, roi de France,...
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  • Mary, Queen of France, Sister of Henry VIII, King of England (Mémoire sur la vie de Marie, reine de France, sœur de Henri VIII., roi d'Angleterre; vol...
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    Quincy, Charles Sevin, marquis de (1726). Histoire Militaire du Règne de Louis-le-Grand, Roi de France. Huit tômes (in French). Vol. 6. Paris: Denis Mariette...
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    stag hunt. Under Charles VIII, he oversaw nine squires (écuyers), nine huntsmen (veneurs), two aides, six valets for the hounds (valets de limiers) and one...
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    archiers de la garde du roi under the command of Guillaume Stuier (Stuart). At the beginning la compagnie écossaise des gardes du corps du roi included...
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    which he welcomed, and the July Revolution in France in 1830, which he reluctantly accepted. Pius VIII is often remembered for his writings on marriages...
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    dowager, enfants de France (children of France) and petits-enfants de France (grandchildren of France) constituted the famille du roi (royal family). More...
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    dauphin, fils de Louis XV. Paris: Champion, 2006. Huertas, Monique de, Marie-Josèphe de Saxe: mère de nos trois derniers rois de France et de Madame Élisabeth...
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    ISBN 978-0-8240-4444-2. Chartier, Jean, Chronique de Charles VII, Roi de France, publié avec notes par Vallet de Viriville, Paris 1858 Jeffrey Hamilton, The...
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    Charles II, Duke of Bourbon (Château de Moulins, 1433 – 13 September 1488, Lyon), was Archbishop of Lyon from an early age and a French diplomat under...
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    (help) Delisle, Léopold. Recherches sur la librairie de Charles V, roi de France, 1337–1380 (in French). Paris: H. Campion. Guicciardini, Francesco (1969)...
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    de Bretagne, 1858, Introduction Le Roux de Lincy. Vie de la reine Anne de Bretagne: femme des rois de France, Charles VIII et Louis XII : suivie de lettres...
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    architectural de l'an Mil", La France de l'an Mil, Paris, Seuil, 1990, pp. 169–183. Alexandre Bruel: "Études sur la chronologie des rois de France et de Bourgogne"...
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    Kingdom of Navarre from his uncle Charles I of Naples, Count of Anjou (1266): youngest son of Louis VIII of France, conquered the Kingdom of Naples and...
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    de la Trémoille (29 September 1460 – 24 February 1525), also known as La Trimouille, was a French general. He served under three kings: Charles VIII,...
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