Louis I, the Pious, son of Charlemagne, not to be confused with Louis I or Ludwig I, King of Bavaria. Then there’s Louis II or Ludwig II, better known as Mad King Ludwig of Bavaria, not to be confused with Louis IV or Ludwig IV, better known as Louis the Bavarian, a different king from Munich. Louis VI, more commonly known as Louis the Fat, spent much of his time subduing unruly French barons and eating comfort food. Louis VII, known as Louis the Younger, was a co-leader of the failed Second Crusade. Louis the IX, or St. Louis was better at being holy than being a general. Louis XI was exiled to Dauphine and battled the Burgundians. Louis XII kept France in the Italian Wars. Louis XIII married Anne of Austria and really was a trendsetter popularizing the eponymous Louis XIII Style. Louis XIV, the famous Sun King, built Versailles, had a Beatles song written about him, and rocked his own Louis XIV Style…
The Louies go on and on!
A long, wonderful journey is coming to an end. I started reading the Encyclopedia Britannica Concise Edition (2010) on January 15, 2010. The plan was to read a page a day and I would usually read every night in bed before drifting off. I stayed on schedule for over three years until vacations, an illness, and other distractions made me fall off pace. But it was so enjoyable, I just couldn’t read to catch up. Night after night, page after page of interesting biographies, historical tidbits, interesting science facts, all kinds of fascinating things.
And now, I find myself within thirty pages of the end. All good things must come to an end, and the pleasure was most certainly found in this journey.
Where else could I have come across a page full of Louies?*
Not to mention the Charles’, Edwards, Fredericks, Georges, Henrys etc…
*several actually!
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