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Louis XIII of France: 10. Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany [155] 5. Marie de' Medici [152] 11. Joanna of Austria [155] 1. Louis XIV of France: 12. Philip II of Spain [156] 6. Philip III of Spain [153] 13. Anna of Austria [156] 3. Anne of Austria: 14. Charles II, Archduke of Inner Austria [157] 7. Margaret of Austria [153] 15. Maria ...
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]
Late-17th-century engraving of the monument and two of the three-columned lanterns. The Louis XIV Victory Monument was an elaborate trophy memorial celebrating the military and domestic successes of the early decades of Louis XIV's personal rule, primarily those during the Franco-Dutch War of 1672–1678, on the Place des Victoires (Victories' Square) in central Paris.
Louis XIV by Hyacinthe Rigaud. His father, Jean Baptiste Bontemps (1590–1659), had been surgeon to Louis XIII of France before becoming a Premier Valet in 1643. Alexandre succeeded him on his death in 1659, dying in office in 1701, by which time he was a count and marquis, holding several key offices controlling both the palaces and towns of Versailles and Marly, the Swiss Guard who guarded ...
Larmes à la mémoire du très chrétien roi de France et de Pologne; Scaevolae Sammarthini Poemata et Elogia Collecta nunc in unum corpus, & ab auctore partim aucta, partim recognita; La Manière de nourrir les enfants à la mamelle; Éloges des hommes illustres, qui depuis un siècle ont fleuri en France dans la profession des Lettres
The regiments of the Maison du Roi did not see significant active service after the Seven Years' War of 1756–1763. For economic reasons, several of these expensive units were disbanded during a financial crisis in 1787. These included the gardes de la prevote, the gardes de la porte, the gendarmes de la Garde, and the chevau-legers de la Garde.
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.
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