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Louis XIII appears in novels of Robert Merle's Fortune de France series (1977–2003). Louis XIII was portrayed by Edward Arnold in the 1935 film Cardinal Richelieu, with George Arliss portraying the Cardinal. Ken Russell directed the 1971 film The Devils, in which Louis XIII is a significant character, albeit one with no resemblance to the ...
Antoine Coiffier (or Coëffier) de Ruzé d'Effiat, marquis d'Effiat, (1581- 7 July 1632) was a French noble and Superintendent of Finances to Louis XIII during the years 1626 [1] to 1632. He was also a Marshal of France. [2]
Louis XIII architecture was equally influenced by Italian styles. The greatest French architect of the era, Salomon de Brosse , designed the Luxembourg Palace for Marie de' Medici. De Brosse began a tradition of classicism in architecture that was continued by Jacques Lemercier , who completed the Palais and whose own most famous work of the ...
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Louis XIII: Saint-Lary 1687 Duke of Luynes: 1619 Louis XIII: Albert Extant: Duke of Chaulnes: 1621 Louis XIII: Albert d'Ailly Extant: Duc de La Rochefoucauld: 1622 Louis XIII: La Rochefoucauld: Extant: Duke of La Valette: 1622 Louis XIII: Nogaret de La Valette 1661 Duke of Richelieu: 1629 Louis XIII: Plessis, Vignerot, La Chapelle-Jumilhac 1952 ...
Jean Guitton and the defenders vowing to defend La Rochelle to the death The surrender of La Rochelle, 17th century Entrance of Louis XIII in La Rochelle, by Pierre Courtilleau. Residents of La Rochelle had resisted for 14 months, under the leadership of the mayor Jean Guitton and with gradually diminishing help from England. During the siege ...
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The Blockade of La Rochelle (French: Blocus de La Rochelle) took place in 1621-1622 during the repression of the Huguenot rebellion by the French king Louis XIII. [1] [2]In June 1621, Louis XIII besieged and captured Saint-Jean d'Angély, a strategic city controlling the approaches to the Huguenot stronghold of La Rochelle.