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Definition of Louis VIII
1. Noun. King of France who increased the power of the Crown over the feudal lords (1187-1226).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Louis VIII
Literary usage of Louis VIII
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1904)
"... for the display of St. Louis' virtues that the throne had already been
strengthened by the less innocent exertions of Philip Augustus and Louis VIII. ..."
2. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1909)
"... for the display of St. Louis' virtues that the throne had already been
strengthened by the less innocent exertions of Philip Augustus and Louis VIII. ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Louis VIII.'s short reign was but a prolongation of Philip's in ils ... Louis VIII.
died on his return from this short campaign without having proved his ..."
4. The History of Modern Europe: With an Account of the Decline & Fall of the by William Russell, Charles Coote (1822)
"Louis VIII., however, did not enlarge the monarchy. His short reign was chiefly
spent in a crusade against the ..."
5. The History of Civilization: From the Fall of the Roman Empire to the French by Guizot (François), William Hazlitt (1875)
"... and at the coronation of Louis VIII. I HAVE described the condition of royalty
from Hugh Capet to Louis le Gros, the causes which first plunged and then ..."
6. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"He was the son of Louis VIII and Blanche of Ca'stile, and came to the throne on
the death of his father. Being only in his 12th year he was placed under the ..."
7. A History of France by George William Kitchin (1899)
"Louis VIII. AD 1223-1226. Louis the Eighth, Philip's son and successor, was the
husband of Blanche of Castile. His reign was short, and marked by ..."
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