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Charles VIII

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noun

  1. 1470–98, king of France 1483–98 (son of Louis XI).


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The tapestry, a sumptuous rectangle 30 ft. long by 11ft. high, has been named The Glorification of Charles VIII, King of France from 1483 to 1498.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was then crowned king as Charles VIII.

From Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. Scandinavian. by Charles Morris

With this marriage the great role of Anne de Beaujeu ceases; for though she continued to advise, she could no longer command, and the government of France was left to Charles VIII.

From Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) by Pierce Butler

It was built in 1494 for Dame Anne de Beaujeau, who was regent of the kingdom immediately after the death of Charles VIII.

From Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield

During the reigns of Charles VIII, Louis XII, and Francis I, the great ambition of the French monarchs was to get control of Italy, a policy which brought them into conflict with Spain.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Herbert Eugene Bolton

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