Louis XI of France

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Louis XI of France was a 15th-century king of France known for centralizing royal power, weakening the feudal nobility, and skillfully using diplomacy and intrigue to strengthen the French monarchy.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
King Louis XI of France 1
Louis XI 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf House of Valois
King of France
human
monarch
ally Duchy of Lorraine
Old Swiss Confederacy
surface form: Swiss Confederacy
birthDate 1423-07-03
birthPlace Bourges NERFINISHED
Kingdom of France
burialPlace Basilica of Saint-Denis
child Anne of France NERFINISHED
Charles VIII of France
Jeanne of France NERFINISHED
conflict Burgundian Wars
League of the Public Weal
country France
deathDate 1483-08-30
deathPlace Kingdom of France
Plessis-lez-Tours NERFINISHED
dynasty House of Valois
surface form: Valois dynasty
era 15th century
Late Middle Ages
father Charles VII of France NERFINISHED
givenName Louis
knownFor centralization of royal power in France
expansion of French royal authority
use of diplomacy and intrigue
weakening the feudal nobility
language French
mother Marie of Anjou
nickname the Prudent
the Universal Spider
nobleFamily House of Valois
opponent Charles the Bold
policy encouragement of commerce and trade
promotion of royal bureaucracy
use of royal postal system
predecessor Charles VII of France NERFINISHED
regnalName Louis XI of France self-linksurface differs
surface form: Louis XI
reignEnd 1483-08-30
reignStart 1461-08-22
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Charlotte of Savoy NERFINISHED
Margaret of Scotland
succeededBy Charles VIII of France
successor Charles VIII of France
title Dauphin of France
King of France

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charles VII of France child Louis XI of France
Emperor Maximilian I conflictWith Louis XI of France
this entity surface form: King Louis XI of France
Duke of Aquitaine heldBy Louis XI of France
Kings of France notableKing Louis XI of France
House of Valois notableMember Louis XI of France
Louis XI of France regnalName Louis XI of France self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Louis XI
Charles VII of France successor Louis XI of France
subject surface form: Henry VI of England
Duchy of Anjou titleHeldBy Louis XI of France