Louis XII, King of France, "The Father of the People," born 1462, died 1515.
Louis XII divorced his wife, Jeanne, daughter of Louis XI, and married in 1499 Anne of Brittany, widow of Charles VIII, in order to retain the Duchy of Brittany for the crown.
When the Duke de Valentinois, son of Alexander VI, visited
Louis XII of France, his horse was loaded with gold leaves, according to Brantome, and his cap had double rows of rubies that threw out a great light.
Even her husband, King
Louis XII, abhorred her ugliness.
It is thought that Leonardo Da Vinci painted "Salvator Mundi" around the year 1500 for King
Louis XII of France.
And it has royal provenance: Commissioned by King
Louis XII of France, owned by Charles I and Charles II of England, the painting passed into obscurity for three centuries until it was"rediscovered" in 2005.
TAP) - Salvator Mundi, the long-lost Leonardo da Vinci painting of Jesus Christ commissioned by King
Louis XII of France more than 500 years ago, has sold during an auction in New York for $450.
One features an impressive cathedral and several streets thronged with shops and cafes while the other boasts a large chateau which was the birthplace and home of
Louis XII.
In the event of war, the French king
Louis XII was counting on Scottish support.
The discussion, though, lacks the desirable wider examination of how and why such badges were chosen--the porcupine symbolism of
Louis XII or the Salamander of Francis I of France, for instance--and why this one in particular.
In 1515,
Louis XII, King of France, died; he was succeeded by Francis I.
2) by Jean Bourdichon (1457-1521), a single leaf that was once part of a private prayer book made in 1498-99 for King
Louis XII of France.
Louis XII - king of France who was popular with his subjects (1462-1515)