Louis XII
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Louis XII, also known as Louis of Orléans, was King of France from 1498 to 1515 and King of Naples from 1501 to 1504. The son of Charles I, Duke of Orléans, and Marie of Cleves, he succeeded his secon
Portrait, 1510-1514
Louis kneeling in prayer, with saints, from the Hours of Louis XII, his personal book of hours, 1498–99, Getty Museum. Inscribed (literally) "Louis XII of this name: it is made at the age of 36 years".
Louis XII on a coin of 1514
Bronze cannon of Louis XII, with porcupine emblem. Caliber: 172mm, length: 305 cm, weight: 1870kg. Recovered in Algiers in 1830. Musée de l'Armée.
Mary Tudor, Queen of France
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Mary Tudor was an English princess who was briefly Queen of France as the third wife of King Louis XII. Louis was more than 30 years her senior. Mary was the fifth child of Henry VII of England and El
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…and became queen consort to Francis. The younger daughter, Renée (1510–1575), married Duke Ercole II of Ferrara. After Anne's death, Louis married Mary Tudor, the sister of Henry VIII of England, in Abbeville, France, on 9 October 1514. This represented a final attempt to produce an heir to his throne, for…
Cropped image from the wedding portrait, attributed to Jan Gossaert, c. 1516
A sketch of Mary during her brief period as queen of France
Possible portrait of Mary or her sister Margaret, painted by Bernhard Strigel in 1520
Wedding portrait of Mary Tudor and Charles Brandon