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  2. Louis XIII - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. 17th-century French literature - Wikipedia

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    17th-century French literature was written throughout the Grand Siècle of France, spanning the reigns of Henry IV of France, the Regency of Marie de' Medici, Louis XIII of France, the Regency of Anne of Austria (and the civil war called the Fronde) and the reign of Louis XIV of France. The literature of this period is often equated with the ...

  4. Grand Siècle - Wikipedia

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    Grand Siècle or Great Century refers to the period of French history during the 17th century, under the reigns of Louis XIII and Louis XIV. [2] The period was notable for its development of art and literature, along with the construction of the Palace of Versailles, the effects of the French Wars of Religion, and the impacts of the Thirty ...

  5. Louise Boursier - Wikipedia

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    Became royal midwife to French royal family and delivered the future Louis XIII and his five siblings. Bourgeois’s successful delivery of the future Louis XIII helped bring about peace and prosperity in the realm after many decades of dynastic and religious war. Known for being the first woman to write a printed medical text in France. Spouse(s)

  6. Category:Louis XIII - Wikipedia

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    Peers created by Louis XIII (1 C, 17 P) Pages in category "Louis XIII" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.

  7. Louis XIII style - Wikipedia

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    The Louis XIII style or Louis Treize was a fashion in French art and architecture, especially affecting the visual and decorative arts. Its distinctness as a period in the history of French art has much to do with the regency under which Louis XIII began his reign (1610–1643).

  8. Académie Française - Wikipedia

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    Bernard Dujon and his colleague Eric Westhof, wearing the "Habit vert" of the Institut de France. The official uniform of a member is known as l'habit vert, or green clothing. [6] The habit vert, worn at the Académie's formal ceremonies, was first adopted during Napoleon Bonaparte's reorganization of the Institut de France.

  9. Louise de La Fayette - Wikipedia

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    Louise Angélique Motier de la Fayette (8 November 1618 – 11 January 1665) was a French courtier and close friend and confidante of King Louis XIII. She later left the court and entered a convent. She was known for her influence upon the monarch both before and after she left the court.