Siege of Alès
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The siege of Alès was undertaken by Louis XIII of France, and the city captured on 17 June 1629.
Siege of Alès in June 1629.
Redition of Montauban, 21 August 1629. Château de Richelieu.
Louis XIII
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Louis XIII was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown.
Portrait by Philippe de Champaigne, c. 1635
Portrait of Louis XIII by Frans Pourbus the Younger, c. 1616
Half Louis d'Or (1643) depicting Louis XIII
Louis XIII on horseback, c. 1615–1620. Bronze, from France (probably Paris). Victoria and Albert Museum, London