Louis XII King Of FRANCE

1462 - 1515  (52 years)

• Name	Louis XII King Of FRANCE  [1]
  Birth	27 Jun 1462	Chateau de Blois, Blois, Touranine   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	01 Jan 1515  [1]
  Notes	Louis XII, King of France was born on June 27, 1462 in the Ch‚teau de Blois, France. The son of Charles, duc d'OrlÈans and Marie of ClËves, he succeeded his father as Duke of OrlÈans in 1465. [edit] Marriage In 1476 Louis was required to marry the pious, but disabled Jeanne of France (1464 ? 1505), the daughter of his second cousin, Louis XI, King of France. After Louis?s predecessor Charles VIII, King of France died childless, this marriage was annulled in order to allow Louis to marry Charles? widow, Anne of Brittany (1477-1514), the heiress and daughter of Francis I of Brittany in a strategy meant to ally the French Monarchy with the duchy of Brittany. After Anne's death, Louis married Mary Tudor (1496 ? 1533), the daughter of Henry VII, King of England in Abbeville, France on October 9, 1514 in an attempt to conceive an heir to his throne, but was unsuccessful. [edit] Children Louis's only marriage which produced any children was his second, with Anne of Brittany. By her he had two surviving daughters: Claude of France (1499 ? 1524), later married to Francis I, King of France. RenÈe of France (1510 ? 1575), later married to Ercole d'Este, Duke of Ferrara. [edit] Notable events The Louis XII wing he constructed at the Ch‚teau de Blois.In an attempt to make good his claim to the duchy of Milan, Louis led several invasions of Italy. He successfully secured Milan in 1499 from his enemy Ludovico Sforza, and it remained a French stronghold until 1511, when Pope Julius II formed the Holy League to oppose the French ambition in Italy. The French were eventually driven from Milan by the Swiss in 1513. Louis also pursued Charles VIII's claim to the kingdom of Naples with Ferdinand II, King of Aragon. Each power took a partition of this kingdom during the Treaty of Granada (1500), but were eventually at war over the partitioning, and by 1504 France had lost its share of Naples. [edit] Death Louis proved to be a popular king, introducing reforms in the judicial system and reducing taxes. These reforms and his caring nature earned him the epithet Father of the People. He was the protector and patron of the historian Paulus Aemilius Veronensis (Paolo Emilio of Verona). Louis died on January 1, 1515 and was interred in Saint Denis Basilica. Because of the Salic Law, which did not allow women to inherit the throne of France, he was succeeded by his cousin, Francis, Count of AngoulÍme, husband of Louis's daughter Claude of France, who reigned as Francis I.
  Person ID	I23152	Main Tree

  
  

  Father	Charles I De Valois Duke Of ORLEANS,   b. 24 Nov 1394   d. 05 Jan 1465 (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Marie Of CLEVES
  Relationship	Natural
  Family ID	F17523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Tudor Princess Of ENGLAND,   b. 18 Mar 1496   d. 25 Jun 1533 (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	09 Oct 1514	Abbeville, France   [1]
  Family ID	F17462	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Duchess of Orleans Jeanne Of FRANCE,   b. 23 Apr 1464   d. 04 Feb 1505 (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	1476  [1]
  Fact	Marriage was annulled in order to allow him to marry Charles VIII of Valois' widow   [1]
  Family ID	F17634	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Anne Of BRITTANY,   b. 25 Jan 1477, Nantes, Brittany d. 09 Jan 1514 (Age 36 years)
  Children	1. Son Of FRANCE,   b. 21 Jan 1512   d. 21 Jan 1512 (Age 0 years)  [Natural]   2. Son Of FRANCE,   b. 21 Jan 1508   d. 21 Jan 1508 (Age 0 years)  [Natural] + 3. Renee Of FRANCE,   b. 1510   d. 1575 (Age 65 years)  [Birth]   4. Claude Princess Of FRANCE,   b. 14 Oct 1499   d. 20 Jul 1524 (Age 24 years)  [Natural]
  Family ID	F18469	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Marriage - 09 Oct 1514 - Abbeville, France  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S03581] Wikipedia Encyclopedia.