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6 days ago · Charles VIII (1483-1498): First Renaissance King. During the tumultuous reign of Louis XI (1461–1483), often characterized as tyrannical, his succession by his son Charles VIII occurred amidst complexities.
Marshal of France. Marshal of France ( French: Maréchal de France, plural Maréchaux de France) is a French military distinction, rather than a military rank, that is awarded to generals for exceptional achievements. The title has been awarded since 1185, though briefly abolished (1793–1804) and for a period dormant (1870–1916). It was one ...
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4 days ago · Palace of Versailles, former French royal residence and center of government, now a national landmark. It is located in the city of Versailles in northern France, 10 miles (16 km) west-southwest of Paris. As the center of the French court, Versailles was one of the grandest theaters of European absolutism.
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4 days ago · Charles craftily lured Henry VIII into alliances, promising the Tudor monarch support in the latter’s never-ending quest to take the French crown. However, he had no desire to replace the fitful Francis with the even more erratic Henry.
3 days ago · King Charles VIII of France, the last of the senior branch of the House of Valois, died on 7 April 1498 after accidentally striking his head on the lintel of a door at the Château d'Amboise.
- 15 December 1471, by Sixtus IV
- 21 February 1513
- 1 November 1503
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2 days ago · Charles V [c] [d] (24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain from 1516 to 1556, and Lord of the Netherlands as titular Duke of Burgundy from 1506 to 1555. He was heir to and then head of the rising House of Habsburg.
3 days ago · They were also viewed with suspicion since Charles III de Bourbon had plotted with Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547) and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (r. 1519-1556) to take up arms against King Francis I. Positions among the high nobility became clearly established with the all-powerful Guises on one side and the Bourbons on the other.
