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Article: Louis XII (France) (Born 1462–1515; Ruled 1498–1515)
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LOUIS XII (FRANCE) (born 1462
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1515; ruled 1498
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1515)
LOUIS XII (FRANCE)
(born 1462
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1515; ruled 1498
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1515), king of France. The only son of Charles of Orl
é
ans and Mary of Cleves, Louis was the great-grandson of Charles VI (ruled 1380
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1422). As a youth, Louis did not expect to gain the throne since he was several degrees of blood distant from the ruling family. Louis XI (ruled 1461
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1483) coerced him into marrying his deformed daughter Jeanne, who was probably incapable of bearing children. He spent his early adulthood seeking an annulment for the marriage. When Louis XI's son became Charles VIII in 1483, Louis competed with Charles's older ...