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
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
They explained to me that their premium cognac, Louis XIII, takes 100 years to make.
From New York Times • Jan. 3, 2020
It was the ugliness, the wickedness, the brutality of the reigns of the later Valois which made the best minds of Paris determine to be gentle, beautiful and delicate under Louis XIII.
From Aspects and Impressions by Gosse, Edmund
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