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Louis the German
(Encyclopedia)Louis the German, c.804–876, king of the East Franks (817–76). When his father, Emperor of the West Louis I, partitioned the empire in 817, Louis received Bavaria and adjacent territories. In the ...Rulers of France since 987 (table)
(Encyclopedia) Rulers of France since 987(including dates of reign) The Capetians House of Valois House of Bourbon The First Republic The First Empire Bourbon Restoration House of Bourbon-Orléans T...Louis, titular duke of Burgundy
(Encyclopedia)Louis, 1682–1712, titular duke of Burgundy; grandson of King Louis XIV of France. He became heir to the throne on the death (1711) of his father, Louis the Great Dauphin. François de Fénelon was h...Louis VII, king of France
(Encyclopedia)Louis VII (Louis the Young), c.1120–1180, king of France (1137–80), son and successor of King Louis VI. Before his accession he married Eleanor of Aquitaine. A controversy with Pope Innocent II ov...Molé, Louis Mathieu, Comte
(Encyclopedia)Molé, Louis Mathieu, Comte lwē mätyöˈ kôNt môlāˈ [key], 1781–1855, French politician. He was made a count and minister of justice by Emperor Napoleon I and later served in several cabinets ...Louis II, king of Naples
(Encyclopedia)Louis II, 1377–1417, king of Naples (1384–1417), duke of Anjou, count of Provence, son and successor of Louis I of Naples. In 1389 the antipope Clement VII (Robert of Geneva) invested him with the...Garnier-Pagès, Étienne Joseph Louis
(Encyclopedia)Garnier-Pagès, Étienne Joseph Louis ātyĕnˈ zhôzĕfˈ lwē gärnyāˈ-päzhĕsˈ [key], 1801–41, French politician; brother of Louis Antoine Garnier-Pagès. He was a leading figure in the oppos...Louis, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Louis, Saint: see Louis IX, king of France. ...Louis d'Outremer
(Encyclopedia)Louis d'Outremer: see Louis IV, French king. ...Louis the Stammerer
(Encyclopedia)Louis the Stammerer: see Louis II, French king. ...Browse by Subject
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