King of France from 1498 to 1515
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Ruled France for seventeen years after a surprise succession in 1498, then spent half that time chasing Naples like it was going out of style. Louis XII played the long game—waiting decades as Duke of Orléans before finally getting the crown.
Louis XII, also known as Louis of Orléans, was King of France from 1498 to 1515 and King of Naples from 1501 to 1504. The son of Charles I, Duke of Orléans, and Marie of Cleves, he succeeded his second cousin once removed and brother-in-law, Charles VIII, who died childless in 1498.
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