Louis XIII of France facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Louis XIII |
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| King of France and Navarre | |
| Reign | 14 May 1610 – 14 May 1643 |
| Coronation | 17 October 1610 |
| Predecessor | Henry IV and III |
| Successor | Louis XIV |
| Regent | Marie de' Medici (1610–1614) |
| Born | 27 September 1601 Château de Fontainebleau, France |
| Died | 14 May 1643 (aged 41) Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France |
| Burial | Royal Basilica of Saint Denis |
| Spouse | Anne of Austria |
| Issue | Louis XIV, King of France Philippe, Duke of Orléans |
| House | House of Bourbon |
| Father | Henry IV of France |
| Mother | Marie de' Medici |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Louis XIII of France (27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France from 1610 to 1643. He was the son of Henry IV and Marie de' Medici. He lived during the time of the Thirty Years War and had to deal with many rebellions. He was proud of his country, and tried to encourage French artists to stay in France instead of going off to Italy. He did this by giving them work in the Louvre.
Although he was married, people thought that he would never produce an heir. Then, after 23 years of marriage, his wife Anne gave birth to a baby boy. He was to become King Louis XIV of France.
He died of Crohn's disease in 1643 and was later buried at the Royal Basilica of Saint Denis, France. His oldest son would succeed him on the throne.
Children
- King Louis XIV of France (5 September 1638–1 September 1715) married Marie Thérèse of Austria.
- Philippe of France, Duke of Orléans (21 September 1640 – 9 June 1701) married Henrietta of England then Elisabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate.
Images for kids
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Portrait of Louis XIII by Frans Pourbus the Younger, c. 1616
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Half Louis d'Or (1643) depicting Louis XIII
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Louis XIII on horseback, c. 1615–1620. Bronze, from France (probably Paris). Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Louis XIII, by Frans Pourbus the younger (1620)
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Louis XIII, warrior King
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"Fleet of Montmorency", led by Augustin de Beaulieu, in the East Indies, 1619–22
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Anne of Austria, Queen of France, wife of Louis XIII (by Peter Paul Rubens, 1625)
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Portrait of Louis XIII in his coronation robes by Philippe de Champaigne
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See also
In Spanish: Luis XIII de Francia para niños
