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May 10, 2024 · Louis XIII (born September 27, 1601, Fontainebleau, France—died May 14, 1643, Saint-Germain-en-Laye) was the king of France from 1610 to 1643, who cooperated closely with his chief minister, the Cardinal de Richelieu, to make France a leading European power. The eldest son of King Henry IV and Marie de Médicis, Louis succeeded to the throne ...
May 21, 2024 · Paintings Reproductions Louis, Dauphin of France, 1762 by Maurice Quentin De La Tour (1704-1788, France) | WahooArt.com + 1 707-877-4321 + 33 970-444-077
May 8, 2024 · Louis XI was King of France in the latter half of the 15th Century. He did much to restore prestige in the monarchy and solidify its control over the realm. He was born on July 3, 1423, in Bourges. His father was Charles, whose father had been King Charles VI. Because of a treaty signed by that king in 1420, the king's son was not the Dauphin ...
May 10, 2024 · Philippe II, duc d’Orléans (born August 2, 1674, Saint-Cloud, France—died December 2, 1723, Versailles) was the regent of France for the young king Louis XV from 1715 to 1723. The son of Philippe I, duc d’Orléans, and Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Philippe d’Orléans was known as the duc de Chartres during his father’s ...
May 9, 2024 · Louis XV (born February 15, 1710, Versailles, France—died May 10, 1774, Versailles) was the king of France from 1715 to 1774, whose ineffectual rule contributed to the decline of royal authority that led to the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789. Louis was the great-grandson of King Louis XIV (ruled 1643–1715) and the son of Louis ...
May 9, 2024 · brother Louis XVI. Elizabeth Of France (born May 3, 1764, Versailles, France—died May 10, 1794, Paris) was a French princess, sister of King Louis XVI, noted for her courage and fidelity during the French Revolution, which sacrificed her to the guillotine. She was the youngest daughter of the dauphin Louis (d. 1765) and Maria Josepha of Saxony.
May 8, 2024 · Louis Joseph of Lorraine, 6th Duke of Guise (7 August 1650 – 30 July 1671) was the only son of Louis, Duke of Joyeuse and Marie Françoise de Valois, the only daughter and heiress of Louis-Emmanuel d'Angoulême. Marriage . On June 15, 1667, the he married Élisabeth Marguerite d'Orléans, daughter of Gaston, Duke of Orléans. Titles
