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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. Day of the Dupes - Wikipedia

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    Marie de' Medici confronts Cardinal Richelieu before Louis XIII.Illustration by Maurice Leloir (1901). Day of the Dupes (in French: la journée des Dupes) is the name given to a day in November 1630 on which the enemies of Cardinal Richelieu mistakenly believed that they had succeeded in persuading King Louis XIII of France to dismiss Richelieu from power. [1]

  4. 1613 in Quebec - Wikipedia

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    Samuel de Champlain returned to Quebec, having been appointed Lieutenant General of New France by King Louis XIII. de Champlain thus became the first Lieutenant General of the colony who resides in New France. de Champlain traveled up the Ottawa River, eventually meeting with the Algonquin Chief Tessouat.

  5. Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars - Wikipedia

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    Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars The Execution of Cinq-Mars and de Thou. The State Barge of Cardinal Richelieu on the Rhône by Paul Delaroche, 1829. Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi kwafje də ʁyze]; 1620 – 12 September 1642) was a favourite of King Louis XIII of France, who led the last and most nearly successful of many ...

  6. Thomas Billon - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] In France, the Bourbon king Louis XIII appointed Billon, a Provençal, to the position of Royal Anagrammatist. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] His responsibilities at court were the composition of anagrammatic prophecies , and of amusing or mystical anagrams of people's names.

  7. Loudun possessions - Wikipedia

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    In its continuing efforts to consolidate and centralize power, the Crown under Louis XIII ordered the walls around Loudun, a town in Poitou, France, to be demolished. The populace were of two minds concerning this. The Huguenots, for the most part, wanted to keep the walls, while the Catholics supported the monarchy. In May 1632, an outbreak of ...

  8. Guy de La Brosse - Wikipedia

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    Drawing of a bust of Guy de La Brosse. Guy de La Brosse (1586 – 1641 in Paris), was a French botanist, medical doctor, and pharmacist. [1] A physician to King Louis XIII of France, he is also notable for the creation of a major botanical garden of medicinal herbs, which was commissioned by the king. [2]

  9. Anne of Austria - Wikipedia

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    At age eleven, Anne was betrothed to King Louis XIII of France. [8] Her father gave her a dowry of 500,000 crowns and many beautiful jewels. [8] [9] For fear that Louis XIII would die early, the Spanish court stipulated that she would return to Spain with her dowry, jewels, and wardrobe if he did die. [10]