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Definition of Louis XI
1. Noun. King of France who put down an alliance of unruly nobles and unified France except for Brittany (1423-1483).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Louis XI
Literary usage of Louis XI
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Historical Review by Mandell Creighton, Justin Winsor, Samuel Rawson Gardiner, Reginald Lane Poole, John Goronwy Edwards (1897)
"AN UNKNOWN TREATY BETWEEN EDWARD IV AND Louis XI. ... contains the following
order of Louis XI to proclaim a treaty with England, agreed to in 1482. ..."
2. View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages by Henry Hallam (1837)
"Louis XI. carried this encroach- Tares of ment to the highest pitch of ex- ...
f The States General met but twice during the reign of Louis XI., ..."
3. Universal Pronouncing Dictionary of Biography and Mythology by Joseph Thomas (1901)
"The reign of Louis XI. is remarkable for the multitude of important ... Before that
date he had been compelled to marry Jeanne, the daughter of Louis XI. ..."
4. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1896)
"THE VIRTUES AND VICES OF KING Louis XI. From the 'Memoirs of Philippe de Comines'
THE chief reason that has induced me to enter upon this subject is because ..."
5. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1907)
"DURING fifteen years, the dauphin, afterwards Louis XI, had maintained a struggle
... Louis XI was thirty-eight years old when he ascended the throne, ..."
6. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1909)
"MARTIN'S ESTIMATE OF LOUIS xi Utility was Louis' sole rule; ... Except for this
weakness Louis XI was the most illustrious disciple of that policy of which ..."
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