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Louis XIII

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Louis XIII 1601-1643.
King of France (1610-1643) who relied heavily on his political adviser Cardinal Richelieu to overcome familial insurgence and war with Spain and the Hapsburgs.
Louis XIII
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(Biographies / Louis XIII (1601-1643) M, French, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 1601-43, king of France (1610-43). His mother (Marie de Médicis) was regent until 1617; after 1624 he was influenced by his chief minister Richelieu
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Noun1.Louis XIIILouis XIII - king of France from 1610 to 1643 who relied heavily on the advice of Cardinal Richelieu (1601-1643)


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He was the son of a banker at Lyons named Particelli, who, after becoming a bankrupt, chose to change his name to Emery; and Cardinal Richelieu having discovered in him great financial aptitude, had introduced him with a strong recommendation to Louis XIII.
Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
Claude Gaspard Bachet de Mezeriac, who declined the honor of being tutor to Louis XIII of France, from his desire to devote himself exclusively to literature.
Fables by Aesop View in context
, then reigning, the honor of being son of Louis XIII.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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