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Talisman found on Charlemagne 's body when it was unearthed

This rock crystal vase, now in the Louvre, was given as a wedding gift to Louis VII of France when he married Eleanor of Aquitaine. The marriage itself turned out less well of course.

I know the situation was complex, to say the least, with all the drama about Concini, Luynes and Richelieu, but the more I read about Louis XIII's reign, the more baffling Marie's actions get. Several earlier female regents during the King's minority (Blanche of Castile, Anne of France, Catherine de' Medici *to an extent*) did what the regency required and then settled, but Marie just didn't, even when she might have said that she just wanted to prevent her son's favourites to control him. It might have been that Concini and Leonora were the driving factors prior to 1617, but Marie was far from a passive observer.

Why was Marie so unwilling to part from her influence over her son? I don't understand why she would prefer Gaston over Louis, and how come she wouldn't relent after failing so many times ... her relationship with Louis XIII was a complete rollercoaster, so I'd really like to understand her motivations better.

Most basic epithet ever but I think Clovis I should be called the great due to being a mighty warrior who first united the Frankish realm. Also feel like every king should have at least one epithet or nickname

On the top of my head Louis XVI and Napoleon were fluent in several languages. I can imagine many monarchs especially post-renaissance was as well due to them being given the best education.

Louis XVI would probably be a craftsman, and since medieval people were so religious some might have been interested in being churchmen even during their actual lives.