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Louis XI (3 July 1423 – 30 August 1483), called " Louis the Prudent " (French: le Prudent ), was King of France from 1461 to 1483. He succeeded his father, Charles VII. Louis entered into open rebellion against his father in a short-lived revolt known as the Praguerie in 1440.
Louis XI (born July 3, 1423, Bourges, Fr.—died Aug. 30, 1483, Plessis-les-Tours) was the king of France (1461–83) of the House of Valois who continued the work of his father, Charles VII, in strengthening and unifying France after the Hundred Years’ War.
Jul 26, 2022 · Louis XI, king of France from 1461 to 1483, is the sovereign who most strongly marked the late Middle Ages. On the one hand, his reign corresponds to a turning point in the history of state building.
Louis XI, (born July 3, 1423, Bourges, France—died Aug. 30, 1483, Plessis-les-Tours), King of France (1461–83). He plotted against his father, Charles VII, and was exiled to Dauphiné (1445), which he ruled as a sovereign state until Charles approached its borders with an army (1456).
Mar 13, 2020 · On August 15, the 38-year-old impatient prince became King Louis XI of France. At his coronation, the new king promised forgiveness to those who had wronged him. However, Louis’s ruthlessness soon revealed itself.
4 days ago · Louis XI - Centralization, Reforms, Unification: In France itself, having broken the resistance of the princes, Louis could impose his authority everywhere. Louis XI, in referring to the abstract concept of the crown, expressed a modern idea of the state. He reaffirmed tradition by making the feast of “Saint” Charlemagne a holiday and by ...
The Spider King: Louis XI of France. Though ill-famed, even in his own day, Louis XI was also described as “the wisest and most dexterous” of medieval rulers. By J.H.M. Salmon.
