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Isabella of Hainault. Louis VIII (5 September 1187 – 8 November 1226), nicknamed The Lion (French: Le Lion), [a] was King of France from 1223 to 1226. As a prince, he invaded England on 21 May 1216 and was excommunicated by a papal legate on 29 May 1216. On 2 June 1216, Louis was proclaimed "King of England" by rebellious barons in London ...
Grandson of Charles I Offered the Crown by Parliament. Anne [ 87 ] 8 March 1702 [ xxvii ] – 1 May 1707 (5 years, 55 days)(Queen of Great Britain until1 August 1714)(12 years, 147 days) 6 February 1665 St James's Palace Daughter of James II and Anne Hyde. George of Denmark St James's Palace 28 July 1683 3 children.
United Kingdom of GreatBritain and Northern Ireland. There have been 13 British monarchs since the political union of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland on 1 May 1707. England and Scotland had been in personal union since 24 March 1603; while the style, "King of Great Britain" first arose at that time, legislatively the title ...
Signature. LouisXIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great (Louis le Grand) or the Sun King (le Roi Soleil), was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest of any sovereign. [ 1 ][ a ] An emblematic character of the Age of ...
Prince Louis. Prince Louis of Wales (/ ˈluːi / LOO-ee; [1] Louis Arthur Charles; born 23 April 2018) is a member of the British royal family. He is the third and youngest child of William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales. A grandson of Charles III, he is fourth in the line of succession to the British throne.
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. Shortly before his ninth birthday, Louis became king of France and ...
Louis Philippe I (6 October 1773 – 26 August 1850), nicknamed the Citizen King, was King of the French from 1830 to 1848, and the penultimate monarch of France. He abdicated from his throne during the French Revolution of 1848, which led to the foundation of the French Second Republic. [3] As Louis Philippe, Duke of Chartres, he distinguished ...
Louis XI (3 July 1423 – 30 August 1483), called " Louis the Prudent " (French: le Prudent), was King of France from 1461 to 1483. He succeeded his father, Charles VII. Louis entered into open rebellion against his father in a short-lived revolt known as the Praguerie in 1440. The king forgave his rebellious vassals, including Louis, to whom ...