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111Louis — Provenance. Vient du germain hold et wig Signifie : louange, renommée et combat Se fête le 25 août. Histoire. Roi de France, Louis IX, plus connu sous le nom de saint Louis, est né à Poissy, près de Paris, en 1214. Il monte sur le trône à l âge… …
112Louis — Lou|is [ lu:i] der; [ lu:i(:s)], [ lu:i:s] <nach fr. Louis »Ludwig«, vielleicht wegen der franz. Könige mit Namen Louis, die wegen ihrer vielen Mätressen bekannt waren> (ugs.) Zuhälter …
113Louis II — Emperor of the Franks (q.v.) from 854 875. He was much preoccupied with affairs in Italy (q.v.) during his reign, especially with attacks by the Arabs of Sicily (qq.v.). His alliance with Basil I (q.v.) in 869 aided Louis in his capture of… …
114Louis IX — (1214–70) Monarch and Saint. Louis IX was a grandson of King Philip II of France and he inherited the throne at the age of twelve. In French history he is often regarded as the ideal king. He was intensely pious and he was committed to… …
115louis — [ lu:i] (also louis d or dɔ:) noun (plural same lu:ɪz) 1》 a French gold coin issued between 1640 and 1793. 2》 another term for napoleon (in sense 1). Origin from Louis, the name of many kings of France …
116louis d'or — lou•is d or [[t]ˌlu i ˈdɔr[/t]] n. pl. lou•is d or [[t]ˌlu iz, ˌlu i[/t]] num a former gold coin of France, issued from 1640 to 1795 • Etymology: 1680–90; < F: lit., louis of gold; after Louis XIII …
117Louis I — /ˈlui/ (say loohee) noun ( Louis le Débonnaire , Louis the Pious ), 778–840, king of France and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 814–840; son of Charlemagne …
118Louis — n. (pl. same) hist. (in full louis d or) a former French gold coin worth about 20 francs. Etymology: Louis, the name of kings of France …
119Louis X — noun king of France (1289 1316) • Syn: ↑Louis le Hutin, ↑Louis the Quarreller • Instance Hypernyms: ↑King of France …
120Louis XV — noun grandson of Louis XIV and king of France from 1715 to 1774 who led France into the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years War (1710 1774) • Instance Hypernyms: ↑King of France * * * 1710 74, king of France 1715 74 (great grandson …
