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Louis XIII — King of France from 1610 to 1643, whose reign was dominated by Richelieu
King at eight, kept from affairs by his mother, he seized power by force and then shared it for eighteen years with a cardinal. Under them royal authority recovered, the Protestants lost their strongholds, and France entered the German war. (Editorial synthesis)
Louis XIII was born on 27 September 1601. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Louis XIII was born in Fontainebleau. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Louis XIII died on 14 May 1643. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica and Larousse)
Louis XIII died in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
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