While not in the front rank of French monarchs, Louis XII , \'The Father of the People\', remains an interesting and appealing figure, and the events of his reign (the Valois-Habsburg wars in Italy, Louis\' bitter disputes with Pope Julius II, the complications of his marriages) had a profound effect on the future of the French state..
While not in the front rank of French monarchs, Louis XII , \'The Father of the People\', remains an interesting and appealing figure, and the events of his reign (the Valois-Habsburg wars in Italy, Louis\' bitter disputes with Pope Julius II, the complications of his marriages) had a profound effect on the future of the French state.