Louis XIII.
Family: French royal family · Role: former king of France · First appears: Chapter 1
Life events
- Aramis reveals that Philippe is the hidden second royal son, separated from his twin and imprisoned in obscurity.(Chapter1)
- With: Aramis Philippe Anne of Austria Louis XIV
- “this is why one of the queen’s two sons, shamefully parted from his brother, shamefully sequestered, is buried in profound obscurity; this is why that second son has disappeared, and so completely, that not a soul in France, save his mother, is aware of his existence.”
- Louis XIII. retained Percerin in his service despite Concino’s fate.(Chapter3)
- With: Percerin
- “the king, Louis XIII., had the generosity to bear no malice to his tailor, and to retain him in his service.”
- Aramis reveals Philippe is Louis XIII.'s legitimate heir and Louis XIV's brother.(Chapter9)
- Athos reveals that the masked prisoner is secretly a son of Louis XIII.(Chapter32 · 📍 Sainte-Marguerite)
Chapter 1
- married with Anne of Austria “‘Did you know,’ said Aramis, ‘that Louis XIII.’s wife was called Anne of Austria?’”
- child: Philippe (The sons are presented as sons of the king, Louis XIII., and his wife.) “The queen, then, gave birth to a son. But while the court was rejoicing over the event, when the king had shown the new-born child to the nobility and people, and was sitting gayly down to table, to celebrate the event, the queen, who was alone in her room, was again taken ill and gave birth to a second son.”
- child: Louis XIV (The first-born son is identified elsewhere in the chapter as Louis XIV.) “The queen, then, gave birth to a son. But while the court was rejoicing over the event, when the king had shown the new-born child to the nobility and people, and was sitting gayly down to table, to celebrate the event, the queen, who was alone in her room, was again taken ill and gave birth to a second son.”
- enemies with Gaston d’Orleans “Your uncle, M. Gaston d’Orleans, who ten times conspired against his brother Louis XIII.”
- parent: Henry IV. “Do you know who was the son of Henry IV.? ‘At least I know who his successor was.’ ‘How?’ ‘By means of a coin dated 1610, which bears the effigy of Henry IV.; and another of 1612, bearing that of Louis XIII. So I presumed that, there being only two years between the two dates, Louis was Henry’s successor.’”
- siblings with Gaston d’Orleans “as was your uncle, M. Gaston d’Orleans, who ten times conspired against his brother Louis XIII.”
- with Richelieu (Richelieu is identified as Louis XIII.’s minister.) “the dread struggle that his minister Richelieu had to maintain against the great nobles of France”
Chapter 3
- servant: Percerin “Notwithstanding the favor Concino Concini had shown Percerin, the king, Louis XIII., had the generosity to bear no malice to his tailor, and to retain him in his service.”
Chapter 9
- child: Philippe (Louis XIII. is identified as Philippe's father.) “You are the son of King Louis XIII., brother of Louis XIV., natural and legitimate heir to the throne of France.”
Chapter 21
- child: Louis XIV “both sons of Louis XIII.”
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