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LouisXIIFRA

Louis XII, King of France






Reign[]

April 7, 1498 - January 1, 1515  (16 years, as King of France)

August 2, 1501 - January 31, 1504  (2 years, as King of Naples)

The Kingdom of Naples was ceded to the Kingdom of Aragon on January 31, 1504

Preceded by Charles VIII of France  (as King of France)

                 Frederick of Naples  (as King of Naples)

Succeeded by Francis I of France  (as King of France)

                 Ferdinand II of Aragon/V of Castile/III of Naples  (as King of Naples)


Birth[]

June 27, 1462
Blois. France
House of Valois-Orléans


Death[]

January 1, 1515
Paris, France
52 years


Parents[]

Charles, Duke of Orléans
Born November 24, 1394
Father: Louis I, Duke of Orléans  (1372-1407) (35 years)
Mother: Valentina, Princess Visconti  (1371-1408) (37 years)
Married: November 27, 1440 - January 5, 1465  (24 years, died)
Died January 5, 1465  (70 years)


Marie, Princess of Cleves
Born September 19, 1426
Father: Adolph I, Duke of Cleves  (1373-1448) (75 years)
Mother: Marie, Princess of Burgundy  (1393-1466) (73 years)
Children: 3
Died August 23, 1487  (60 years)


Siblings[]

Paternal Half-Siblings

1. Joan, Duchess of Alençon  (1409-32) (23 years)


2. Marie, Countess of Étampes  (1457-93) (36 years)

3. Anne, Princess of Orléans  (1464-91) (27 years)


Marriages[]

1. Joan, Princess of Valois
Born April 23, 1464
Father: Louis XI, King of France  (1423-83) (60 years)
Mother: Charlotte, Princess of Savoy  (1441-83) (42 years)
Married: September 8, 1476 - December 15, 1498  (22 years, annulled)
Died February 4, 1505  (40 years)


2. Anne, Duchess of Brittany
Born January 25, 1477
Father: Francis II, Duke of Brittany  (1433-88) (55 years)
Mother: Margaret, Countess of Foix  (1449-86) (37 years)
Married: January 7, 1499 - January 9, 1514  (15 years, widowed)
Died January 9, 1514  (36 years)


3. Mary, Princess of England
Born March 18, 1496
Father: Henry VII, King of England  (1457-1509) (52 years)
Mother: Elizabeth, Princess of York  (1466-1503) (37 years)
Married: October 9, 1514 - January 1, 1515  (2 months, died)
Died June 25, 1533  (37 years)


Children[]

1. Claude, Duchess of Brittany
Born October 13, 1499
Married: May 18, 1514 - July 20, 1524  (10 years, died)
Husband: Francis I, King of France  (1494-1547) (53 years)
Died July 20, 1524  (24 years)


2. Renée, Princess of Valois
Born October 25, 1510
Married: June 28, 1528 - October 3, 1559  (31 years, widowed)
Husband: Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara  (1508-59) (51 years)
Died June 12, 1574  (63 years)


Grandchildren via Claude, Queen of France[]

1. Louise, Princess of Valois  (1515-17) (2 years)

2. Charlotte, Princess of Valois  (1516-24) (8 years)

3. Francis III, Duke of Brittany  (1518-36) (18 years)

4. Henry I, Duke of Brittany/II, King of France  (1519-59) (40 years)

5. Madeleine, Queen of Scotland  (1520-37) (17 years)

6. Charles II, Duke of Orléans  (1522-45) (23 years)

7. Margaret, Duchess of Savoy  (1523-74) (51 years)


Grandchildren via Renée, Duchess of Ferrara[]

1. Anna, Duchess of Nemours  (1531-1607) (76 years)

2. Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara  (1533-97) (64 years)

3. Lucrezia, Duchess of Urbino  (1535-98) (63 years)

4. Eleonora, Princess d'Este  (1537-81) (44 years)

5. Luigi, Prince d'Este  (1538-86) (48 years)

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