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Death of Louis XI
On 30 August 1483 French King Louis XI died at the Château de Plessis-lès-Tours, aged 60, triggering a succession crisis in which his young son Charl…
Timeline
- 1483Château de Plessis-lès-Tours · Centre-Val de LoireLouis XI died at the Château de Plessis-lès-Tours after long illness, ending a reign of 22 years, with royal power far stronger than at his accession.
- 1483Kingdom of France · FranceAfter the king's death, the court and noble factions quickly set the succession in motion; his young son Charles VIII was proclaimed the new ruler, and a period of regency governance began.
Sources
- Louis XI — Paul Murray Kendall (1971)
- Encyclopædia Britannica: Louis XI https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-XI