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 1483, King Louis XI of France, a paranoid religious fanatic, reportedly imbibed meals of blood collected from healthy children—a vain attempt to stave off his imminent death from leprosy.

From The New Yorker

King Louis XI is believed to have spent the night there, but the château was severely damaged by fire in 1793.

From The Guardian

I lived one floor above the rooms in which King Louis XI of France lived for a month as he mediated between the kings of Castille and Aragon in 1463.

From Forbes

Scott, who plays Holmes' adversary Moriarty, will appear as Louis XI.

From BBC

Unfortunately, there is superstition, too, about a new form of expression and thought known as Gutenberg’s printing press, but King Louis XI is not superstitious.

From The New Yorker