Louis XII of France

Louis XII the Father of the People (French: Louis XII le Père du Peuple) (June 27, 1462 – January 1, 1515) was King of France 1498 – January 1, 1515.

Marriage

In 1476 Louis was required to marry the pious, but disabled Jeanne of France (1464 – 1505), the daughter of his second cousin, Louis XI, King of France. After Louis?s predecessor Charles VIII, King of France died childless, this marriage was annulled in order to allow Louis to marry Charles? widow, Anne of Brittany (1477-1514), the heiress and daughter of Francis I of Brittany in a strategy meant to ally the French Monarchy with the duchy of Brittany. After Anne's death, Louis married Mary Tudor (1496 – 1533), the daughter of Henry VII, King of England in Abbeville, France on October 9, 1514 in an attempt to conceive an heir to his throne, but was unsuccessful.

Related Topics:
1476 - Jeanne of France - 1464 - 1505 - Louis XI, King of France - Charles VIII, King of France - Anne of Brittany - 1477 - 1514 - Francis I of Brittany - Brittany - Mary Tudor - 1496 - 1533 - Henry VII, King of England - Abbeville, France - October 9

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