Louis XI

American  

noun

1. 1423–83, king of France 1461–83 (son of Charles VII).

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Louis XI British  

noun

1. 1423–83, king of France (1461–83); involved in a struggle with his vassals, esp the duke of Burgundy, in his attempt to unite France under an absolute monarchy

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Example Sentences

In 1475, England's Edward IV and France's Louis XI met in the mid dle of a bridge spanning the Somme near Amiens, with a thick oaken lattice separating them, to settle a war in Picardy.

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It is a story of France under Louis XI, when Francois Villon, poet and leader of the underworld, was presented with the throne for 24 hours.

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In this opus the poet is represented making a bargain with Louis XI, King of France, whereby they exchange places for a short period.

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"Louis XI, the medieval, knew all there is to know about efficiency: the value and power of Money, and its use in buying men, the importance of the single personal command, the importance of time."

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The best known of their artist illustrators of this time was Jean Fouquet, the Court painter of Louis XI, whose work as painter is discussed in the chapter, Painting Outside of Italy.

From The Century of Columbus by Walsh, James J.