Negative Space: Louis XIII
- King Louis XIII
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King Louis XIII, around the time of the Three Musketeers. Painted by the royal painter, Philippe de Champaigne. This is from the Prado in Madrid.
- Louis XIII
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Born on September 27, 1601, five days after his future queen, he was in fact reminded that she would be his wife for most of his young life. His father was assassinated on May 14, 1610, and his mother became regent until his majority in 1614; for many years after his mother still retained political power.