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Louis XII

American  

noun

  1. the Father of the People, 1462–1515, king of France 1498–1515.


Louis XII British  

noun

  1. 1462–1515, king of France (1498–1515), who fought a series of unsuccessful wars in Italy

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She takes Alexander VI to task for granting an undeserved annulment to the French King, Louis XII, and thereby scandalizing the faithful.

From Time Magazine Archive

For these reasons, Louis XII, King of France, quickly occupied Milan and just as quickly lost it.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

That of 1643 established a supreme court of honour composed of the marshals of France; but the most famous was that of 1679, which confirmed the enactments of his predecessors, Henry IV. and Louis XII.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

Her husband's family dates back to the days of Louis XII.

From Rough-Hewn by Canfield, Dorothy

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 Bolton, Herbert Eugene

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