May 18
Louis XIII, King of France
Artist: Philippe de Champaigne (French, 1602-1674)
Date: 1655
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain
Louis XIII of France
Louis XIII of France, called the Just (1601 – 1643), was King of France and Navarre 1 and co-prince of Andorra (1610–1643). He was the son of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici and was the father of Louis XIV, the Sun King.
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