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Louis XI of France

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Biography

Name: Louis, XI
Variant Name: Spider King
Birth Date: July 3, 1423
Death Date: August 30, 1483
Place of Birth: Bourges, France
Place of Death: Plessis-les-Tours, France
Nationality: French
Gender: Male
Occupations: king

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Biography of Louis, XI
1,436 words, approx. 5 pages
Louis XI (1423-1483), called the Spider King, was king of France from 1461 to 1483. He suppressed baronial power, made peace with England, and reorganized French royal authority. The prosperity of France and the authority of the Crown were the major...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Louis Xi : Medieval France
574 words, approx. 2 pages
(1423–1483). The eldest son of Charles VII, Louis XI was raised in isolation from his father, and their subsequent animosity made Louis XI a political force long before he ascended the throne. Charged with the defense of Languedoc in 1439, he...
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Louis Xi
114 words, approx. 1 pages
(born July 3, 1423, Bourges, France—died Aug. 30, 1483, Plessis-les-Tours) King of France (1461–83). He plotted against his father, Charles VII, and was exiled to Dauphiné (1445), which he ruled as a sovereign state until Charles...
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Louis XI of France Information
2,730 words, approx. 9 pages
Louis XI (July 3, 1423 – August 30, 1483), called the Prudent (French: le Prudent) and the Universal Spider (Middle French: l'universelle aragne) or the Spider King, was the King of France from 1461−83. He was the son of Charles VII of France and...


News and Journals
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Renaissance Quarterly
Images of Kingship in Early Modern France: Louis XI in Political Thought, 1560-1789.(Review)
03/22/1999: 1,038 words, approx. 4 pages
Adriana Bakos. London and New York: Routledge, 1997. x + 249 pp. $69.95. ISBN: 0-415-15478-2. Although these works are both concerned with the public image of a French king, their orientations and focuses are very different indeed. The first is a long-term...
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History Review
Louis XII: the unlikely lad. (France)
09/01/1998: 3,233 words, approx. 11 pages
Louis XII, King of France from 1498-1515, shares many similarities with Great Britain's Henry VII. Both kings focused on political security as their first priority, and both maintained the level of the royal coffers. Louis and Henry also believed in the importance and dignity...
 


 

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