Profile of the Day: Louis XIII of France On September 27, 1601,
Louis XIII, King of France and Navarre, was born. At the age of
nine, the Bourbon monarch ascended to the throne after the death
of his father, Henry IV. As a child, his mother Marie de Medici,
acted as regent. Her mismanagement of the kingdom led Louis XIII
to take power in 1617 and exile his mother and execute her
followers. During his reign, Louis XIII leaned heavily on his
Prime Minister Cardinal Richelieu and successfully made France a
leading European power. Louis XIII of France is connected to
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