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On November 9 , 1615 , aged only 14, Louis XIII was married to a Habsburg Princess, Anne Of Austria (1601–66), daughter of King Philip III Of Spain (1598–1621). Their marriage was not consummated until 1619 (although he was still only 18) and his most intense emotional ties were with a series of handsome men. The marriage, like many Bourbon-Habsburg relationships, was only briefly a happy one, and the King's duties often kept them apart. However, after 23 years of marriage and four miscarriages, Anne finally gave birth to a son in 1638 . Though Richelieu was firmly in charge of French policies, the King's favorites left their mark on the reign. The first was the Duc De Luynes , the boy's closest adult friend and adviser at the outset of his reign, 23 years his senior. The last of the King's favorites (1639–42) was the much younger Marquis De Cinq-Mars , who was executed for conspiring with the Spanish enemy in time of war. After Louis XIII's death in 1643 , his wife Anne acted as regent for their four-year-old son, Louis XIV Of France (1643–1715). MARRIAGE AND ISSUE On November 24 1615 , Louis XIII married Anne Of Austria ( September 22 1601 – January 20 1666 ). They had the following children: FURTHER READING
LOUIS XIII IN FICTION Louis XIII, his wife Anne, and Cardinal Richelieu all became central figures in Alexandre Dumas ' novel, '' The Three Musketeers ''. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINK |
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