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Louis XIII

American  

noun

  1. 1601–43, king of France 1610–43 (son of Henry IV of Navarre).


Louis XIII British  

noun

  1. 1601–43, king of France (1610–43). His mother (Marie de Médicis) was regent until 1617; after 1624 he was influenced by his chief minister Richelieu

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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

Converting the 2,000-acre property, which dates back to Louis XIII, into a playing field will help lend these Games what International Olympic Committee executive Christophe Dubi has described as “a French touch, a French spirit.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2024

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

IV was assassinated in 1610, and his son, who ascended the throne as Louis XIII, was a child of nine years.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Herbert Eugene Bolton

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