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Louis XII (27 June 1462 – 1 January 1515) was King of France from 1498 to 1515 and King of Naples from 1501 to 1504. The son of Charles, Duke of Orléans, and Marie of Cleves, he succeeded his second cousin once removed and brother-in-law, Charles VIII, who died childless in 1498.
Louis XII (born June 27, 1462, Blois, France—died January 1, 1515, Paris) was the king of France from 1498, noted for his disastrous Italian wars and for his domestic popularity. Son of Charles, duc d’Orléans, and Marie de Clèves, Louis succeeded his father as duke in 1465.
Louis XII, (born June 27, 1462, Blois, France—died Jan. 1, 1515, Paris), King of France (1498–1515). He became king on the death of his cousin Charles VIII. He annulled his marriage to marry Charles’s widow, Anne of Brittany, and to reinforce the union of her duchy with France.
May 8, 2018 · Louis XII (1462-1515) was king of France from 1498 to 1515. An ambitious and conspiratorial prince, he was later regarded as "good king Louis" and the "father of his people." His reign was remembered as a golden age of peace and repose.
Sep 30, 2022 · June 27, 1462 – January 1, 1515. Louis XII of France was born on June 27, 1462, in Blois, France. The son of Charles, Duke of Orleans, Louis was related to the French Valois monarchy as a descendent of King Charles V. At his baptism, Louis’s second cousin, King Louis XI, became his godfather.
Mar 17, 2015 · Louis XII was king of France from June 1498 to January 1515. Louis was the cousin of Charles VIII and the nearest relative. He had been one of the rebel nobles but had been forgiven in 1491 probably because he was family.
Louis XII (27 June 1462 – 1 January 1515) was King of France from 1498 to 1515 and King of Naples from 1501 to 1504. The son of Charles, Duke of Orléans, and Marie of Cleves, he succeeded his second cousin once removed and brother-in-law, Charles VIII, who died childless in 1498.
