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By Maria Theresa, Infanta of Spain, Archduchess of Austria, Queen of France and of Navarre (20 September 1638 – 30 July 1683) Louis, le Grand Dauphin: 1 November 1661 14 April 1711 Fils de France. Dauphin of France (1661–1711). Had issue. Father of Louis, Dauphin of France, Philip V of Spain and Charles, Duke of Berry. Grandfather of Louis ...
Louis XIII (French pronunciation: [lwi tʁɛz]; sometimes called the Just; 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown.
14 July 1223 • Son of Louis VII King of the Franks (Roi des Francs) King of France (Roi de France) [1] Louis VIII the Lion: 14 July 1223: 8 November 1226 • Son of Philip II Augustus King of France (Roi de France) Louis IX the Saint (Saint Louis) 8 November 1226: 25 August 1270 • Son of Louis VIII Philip III the Bold (Philippe) 25 August 1270
The kings used the title "King of the Franks" (Latin: Rex Francorum) until the late twelfth 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 the title "King of the Franks" gradually lost ground. [3]
Conference on the Ordinance of Louis XIV on Eaux et Forêt; published in 1752 with the approbation of the King. Noting that "the disorder which had crept into the Waters and Forests of our kingdom was so universal and so inveterate that the remedy seemed almost impossible", [1] Louis XIV promulgated an ordinance that was to become a landmark in the history of forestry.
This title Rex Christianissimus, or Roi Très-chrétien owed its origins to the long, and distinctive, relationship between the Catholic Church and the Franks. France was the first modern state recognised by the Church, and was known as the 'Eldest Daughter of the Church'; Clovis I, the king of the Franks, had been recognised by the papacy as a protector of Rome's interests.
On 20 October 1548, at Moulins, Antoine married Jeanne d'Albret, the daughter of Henry II of Navarre and his wife Marguerite de Navarre. [1] After his father-in-law's death in May 1555, [ 32 ] he became King of Navarre , Count of Foix , of Bigorre , of Armagnac , of Périgord , and Viscount of Béarn . [ 33 ]
The Age of Louis XIV (Le Siècle de Louis XIV, also translated The Century of Louis XIV) is a historical work by the French historian, philosopher, and writer Voltaire, first published in 1751. [1] Through it, the French 17th century became identified with Louis XIV of France , who reigned from 1643 to 1715.