Louis XIII
Americannoun
noun
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We next enter a fictive chapel, with the Latin rite being celebrated by a set of crimson vestments and an altar cloth, made in Paris in 1619 and given by Louis XIII.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
Converting the 2,000-acre property, which dates back to Louis XIII, into a playing field will help lend these Games what International Olympic Committee executive Christophe Dubi has described as “a French touch, a French spirit.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2024
In 1627, Cardinal Richelieu, chief minister to King Louis XIII, provided a spiritual justification for Franco- Indian partnerships in the Ordonnance of 1627.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
In one hilarious passage, I learned that in the court of Louis XIII, people would pee anywhere: fireplaces, staircases, corners, wall hangings, or right on the floor where they stood.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2020
Every one expected from Anne of Austria Mazarin, 1643-1661. a change in the government which appeared to be justified by the persecutions of Richelieu and the disdainful unscrupulousness of Louis XIII.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" by Various
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