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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

The sellers of spices were required by Louis XII to watch over the absolute cleanness of their mustard mills and to employ as workmen only those who were clean and in good health.

From The Century of Columbus by Walsh, James J.

In the war commenced by Ferdinand the Catholic he displayed the same heroism, and the fatal reverses which embittered the last years of Louis XII only added to the personal glory of Bayard.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various

However, Margaret always showed great regard for Anne of Brittany, and even more so when the queen married Louis XII.

From The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria by Tremayne, Eleanor E.

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