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Louis XIII

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Louis XIII (1601-1643)

King of France from 1610 (in succession to his father Henry IV), he assumed royal power in 1617. He was under the political control of Cardinal Richelieu 1624-42.
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He was the son of a banker at Lyons named Particelli, who, after becoming a bankrupt, chose to change his name to Emery; and Cardinal Richelieu having discovered in him great financial aptitude, had introduced him with a strong recommendation to Louis XIII.
Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
Claude Gaspard Bachet de Mezeriac, who declined the honor of being tutor to Louis XIII of France, from his desire to devote himself exclusively to literature.
Fables by Aesop View in context
, then reigning, the honor of being son of Louis XIII.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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