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Louis XII
R. J. Knecht
Knecht on the 'Father of the People' who bridged the chaos of Charles VIII and Francis I.
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The most notable rulers who held power elsewhere at the same time, from European courts to Ottoman, Mughal, and Chinese thrones.
Bayezid II
Ottoman Empire
1481–1512
Henry VII of England
England
1485–1509
Ferdinand II of Aragon
Spain
1479–1516
Henry VIII of England
England
1509–1547
Manuel I of Portugal
Portugal
1495–1521
James IV of Scotland
Scotland
1488–1513
Selim I
Ottoman Empire
1512–1520
Emperor Go-Kashiwabara
Japan
1500–1526
Zhengde Emperor
China
1505–1521
Ashikaga Yoshizumi
Japan (Shogunate)
1495–1508
Hongzhi Emperor
China
1487–1505
Pope Julius II
Papacy
1503–1513
Maximilian I
Holy Roman Empire
1508–1519
Ashikaga Yoshitane
Japan (Shogunate)
1490–1493; 1508–1522
Pope Alexander VI
Papacy
1492–1503
Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado
Japan
1464–1500
Hans, King of Denmark
Sweden
1497–1501
James V of Scotland
Scotland
1513–1542
Pope Leo X
Papacy
1513–1521
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The Cambridge Illustrated History of France
Colin Jones
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France: A Modern History from the Revolution to the War with Terror
Jonathan Fenby
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