September 27, 1601 - Fontainebleu, France - Louis, the Dauphin of France, is born
May 14, 1610 - Paris - King Henry IV is assassinated by François Ravaillac, a catholic extremist
May 15, 1610 - Paris - The "bed of justice" proclaims Louis XIII king of France. Queen-Mother Marie de' Médicis assures the regency of the crown during his minority.
October 17, 1610 - Reims - Louis XIII is crowned in Reims Cathedral
January 26, 1612 - Paris - Queen-Mother Marie de' Medici announced that Louis (XIII) would marry spanish Princess Anne, and that Princess Élisabeth would take the future spanish King Philip IV as her husband
August 22, 1612 - While in Paris - The marriage contract between Louis XIII and Anne of Austria is signed in Madrid
August 12, 1614 - Nantes - Louis XIII makes his entrance in Nantes
August 16, 1614 - Nantes - The king presides over the opening of the States of Brittany in Nantes
September 16, 1614 - Paris - Returns to Paris
October 2, 1614 - Paris - The Parliament of Paris declares the king's majority (13 years old). Queen Mother Marie de' Medici retains the power
March 24, 1615 - Paris - The king summons the deputies of the States General to the Louvre
April 1(?), 1615 - Paris - Louis arrived unannounced at a meeting of the royal council. Marie de’ Medici took him by the arm and unceremoniously threw him out. “Go frolic somewhere else,” she shouted to the blushing thirteen-year-old.
August 17, 1615 - Paris - The Royal Family depart to Bordeaux in a convoy of coaches and carriages, to attend wedding ceremonies
August 30(?), 1615 - Poitiers - The court arrives in Poitiers
October 7, 1615 - Bordeaux - The court arrives in Bordeaux
October 18, 1615 - Bordeaux - Louis XIII and Anne of Austria are married by proxy in Burgos, while Louis's sister, Elisabeth of France, and Anne's brother, Philip IV of Spain are married by proxy in Bordeaux
November 25, 1615 - Bordeaux - Louis XIII marries Anne of Austria in Bordeaux
September 1, 1616 - Paris - During a visit to the Queen Mother, the Prince of Condé is arrested
April 21, 1616 - Blois - Stays with the court at Blois
May 7, 1616 - Blois - Departs for Paris
May 16, 1616 - Paris - Louis XIII and Anne of Austria make their entrance in Paris
January 29, 1617 - Paris - 15-year-old Louis XIII participates in the "Ballet de la délivrance de Renaud" at Louvre Great Hall, wearing a mask and a gleaming costume playing the role of "Fire" (Luynes playing the part of Renaud)
April 24, 1617 - Paris - 16-year-old King Louis XIII has Chief Minister Concino Concini shot dead at the gate of the Louvre, terminating his rule and the regency of the Queen-Mother. Richelieu is dismissed as Secretary of State and removed from the court =(START)
April 25, 1617 - Paris - The people of Paris gather on the Pont-Neuf (New Bridge) to hear about the coup d'état. For the majority of people, Concini was responsible for the political turmoil following King Henri IV's assassination in 1610
May 3, 1617 - Paris - After a meeting with the Queen Mother, Richelieu and Luynes at the Royal Palace, Marie de' Medici leaves with Richelieu for the Chateau de Blois. Days before, Richelieu spotted an opportunity and saved his political career by mediating the situation and negotiating an arrangement that was satisfactory for both sides
June 15, 1617 - Paris - Letter to Richelieu, approving of his decision to settle in Coussay
July 8, 1617 - Paris - Concino Concini's widow, Leonora Dori Galigaï is tried for witchcraft, condemned, beheaded and burned
October 1(?), 1617 - Paris - Thinking that Richelieu was still too close to his mother's court, Louis XIII relegates him to episcopal duties in Luçon
October 25, 1617 - Paris - Letter to Hugo Grotius, in Rotterdam
January(?) 1(?), 1618 - Paris - King Louis XIII, still suspicious of Richelieu, banishes him to Avignon
April 7, 1618 - Paris - Louis XIII sends a letter to Richelieu ordering him to retire to Avignon
June 1(?), 1618 - Paris - Luynes reveals to the council that he discovered secret correspondence between Marie de' Medici and Claude Barbin, her ex-minister locked at the Bastille. They were plotting her escape out of Blois. Louis XIII sends more troops to Blois
July 12, 1618 - Paris - Letter to Hugo Grotius, in Rotterdam
February 23, 1619 - Saint-Germain-en-Laye - News of Marie de' Medici's escape reach the king, who was at the Chatêau Saint-Germain-en-Laye to celebrate the wedding of his sister Christine to the son of Charles Emmanuel I of Savoy, Victor Amadeus
May 1(?), 1619 - near Tours - Louis XIII is stationed near Tours
September 5, 1619 - Château de Couzières, Veigné (S. of Tours) - Louis XIII meets his mother (and Richelieu) after two years and four months
December 5, 1619 - Paris - Louis XIII receives an imperial ambassador from Vienna
July 7, 1620 - Paris(?) - The king departs for Rouen with his army and threatens the garden valley of the Loire with armed conflict
July 10, 1620 - Rouen - Rouen is taken
July 17, 1620 - Caen - Louis XIII reaches Caen. The castle submits to the king
August 4, 1620 - La Flèche region (Between Angers and Le Mans) - The king reconnoitres the area with his army
August 6, 1620 - La Flèche - Louis XIII meets with the Archbishop of Sens, Father Pierre de Bérulle and the Queen's equerry, Monsieur de Bellegarde
August 7, 1620 - Les-Ponts-de-Cé, Angers - Battle of Ponts-de-Cé: Victory of Louis XIII over her mother's army
August 14, 1620 - near Angers - Reconciliation between Louis XIII and his mother, in a small town near Angers, in the presence of Luynes, Richelieu and Condé
August 22, 1620 - While in Angers - Louis XIII sends a letter to the Pope asking him to consider the Bishop of Luçon for the next promotion of cardinals
September 6, 1620 - Poitiers(?) - The king's emissary arrives at the Vatican
September 9, 1620 - Poitiers - Louis XIII leaves Poitiers at the head of the royal army to lead the campaign of Béarn, triggered by a conflict over the practice of Catholic worship in Béarn
September 19, 1620 - Bordeaux - The King reaches Bordeaux
October 15, 1620 - Pau - Louis XIII arrives in Pau
October 19, 1620 - Pau - Edict of Pau: The King of France and Navarre unites and incorporates into the domain of the Crown of France, Lower Navarre, Béarn, the Donezan as well as his rights as co-prince of Andorra. The edict creates the Parliament of Pau.
November 7, 1620 - Paris - Louis XIII returns to Paris almost at the same time as Marie de' Medici
April 2, 1621 - Fontainebleu - Louis XIII makes Luynes the Constable of France
April 18, 1621 - Fontainebleu - Louis XIII and Luynes depart for Saumur
May 11, 1621 - Saumur - The king enters Saumur
May 27, 1621 - Niort - Louis XIII publishes a declaration in favor of "the reformed" who would recognize his authority and against those who would obey the assembly of La Rochelle
May 30, 1621 - Saint-Jean-d'Angély - Louis XIII and Luynes lay siege to Saint-Jean-d'Angély
June 24, 1621 - Saint-Jean-d'Angély - Saint-Jean-d'Angély is taken
July 1, 1621 - Blaye - Louis XIII part ways with Marie de' Medici on good terms
July 11, 1621 - Castillon - The king enters Castillon
July 13, 1621 - Bergerac - The king enters Bergerac
July 23, 1621 - Clairac - Louis XIII and Luynes lay siege to Clairac
August 4, 1621 - Clairac - Clairac is captured
August 10, 1621 - Agen - The king enters Agen
August 17, 1621 - Château de Piquecos, N. of Montauban - Louis XIII and Luynes lay siege to Montauban
November 2, 1621 - Château de Piquecos - Louis XIII gives orders to lift the siege of Montauban
November 6, 1621 - Château de Piquecos - The court leaves Mountauban and travels to Toulouse
December 15, 1621 - Monheurt, NW of Agen - The Duke of Luynes, Constable of France, dies of scarlet fever in Monheurt (NW of Agen), opening the way to the rise of Richelieu
March 20, 1622 - Paris - Louis XIII marches towards the Bas-Poitou region
April 10, 1622 - Nantes - The king arrives in Nantes
April 16, 1622 - Island of Riez (Atlantic Coast) - Louis XIII and his soldiers cross the sound on horseback, in the middle of the night, and rout the enemy
April 29, 1622 - Saintes - The king arrives in Saintes
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| Louis XIII by Rubens (1622-1625) |
May 3, 1622 - Saujon - The king arrives in Saujon
May 7, 1622 - Royan, atlantic coast - Louis XIII arrives to the siege of Royan
May 11, 1622 - Royan - Royan is captured
May 25, 1622 - Sainte-Foy-la-Grande - The king arrives at Sainte-Foy-la-Grande and lays siege to the town. The defenders surrender in exchange for 20,000 "écus"
June 7, 1622 - Aveyron - Louis XIII returns to besiege Montauban
June 10, 1622 - Nègrepelisse - Capture of Nègrepelisse. The population of the town is massacred
June 21, 1622 - Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val - Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val is captured
July 18, 1622 - Béziers - The king enters Béziers
August 7, 1622 - Sommières - Capture of Sommières
August 31, 1622 - Montpellier - Louis XIII reaches Montpellier and joins 20,000 more troops there
October 19, 1622 - Montpellier - Peace is signed. The king enters Montpellier
December 10, 1622 - Lyon - The court moves to Lyon. Louis XIII gives Richelieu the red biretta of Cardinal at the episcopal palace of Lyon and in presence of the court
December 11, 1622 - Lyon - The citizens of Lyon offer Louis XIII a lavish ceremonial parade
February 26, 1623 - Paris - Letter to Hugo Grotius, also in Paris
April 28, 1624 - Compiègne - Louis XIII speaks to Richelieu and decides to admit him to his council
June 10, 1624 - Compiègne - Richelieu signs the Treaty of Compiègne, a mutual defence alliance between France and the Dutch Republic
August 12, 1624 - Rueil-Malmaison - The court leaves Paris to visit Richelieu's new estate in the village of Rueil. The Duke of La Vieuville is arrested on charges of corruption
August 13, 1624 - Rueil-Malmaison - Richelieu becomes Chief Minister on the next day
September 29, 1625 - Fontainebleu - King's Council meeting: Louis XIII is uncompromising about the region of Valtellina in Italy
February 5, 1626 - Fontainebleu(?) - The French Crown signs a peace deal with the French Protestants
May 4, 1626 - Fontainebleu - The royal family sojourns at Fontainebleu. Louis XIII spends the day hunting and watching military exercises in a courtyard of the château. His brother Gaston's tutor, Colonel Jean-Baptiste d'Ornano, is arrested
May 5, 1626 - Fontainebleu - The French Crown signs a peace deal with Spain
June 2, 1626 - Blois - The Court leaves Paris and goes to Blois
June 9, 1626 - Blois - Letter to Richelieu
June 13, 1626 - Blois - Louis XIII orders his guards to arrest his two half brothers, the Vendômes. Letter to Richelieu, asking for his return
June 27, 1626 - Blois - The court leaves Blois and heads to Nantes, where the estates of Brittany were about to meet
July 3, 1626 - Nantes - The king arrives in Nantes
July 8, 1626 - Nantes - Louis XIII orders Chalais's arrest
August 5, 1626 - Nantes - Richelieu celebrates the prince's engagement with Mademoiselle de Montpensier
August 6, 1626 - Nantes - Attends the wedding ceremony of Gaston, Duke of Orléans and the Duchess of Montpensier.
August 18, 1626 - Nantes - The commission finds the Comte de Chalais guilty of lèse-majesté, and decree that he was to be decapitated and quartered
September 10, 1626 - On his way to Paris - Louis XIII summons Richelieu, Marie de' Medici and Anne of Austria to show them pieces of evidence and the confessions of Gaston and Chalais
April 20, 1627 - Paris - Louis XIII ratifies the Spanish-French treaty of alliance against England
June 28, 1627 - Paris - Louis XIII departs with his army after holding a "bed of justice"
June 29, 1627 - Villeroy, near Corbeil (NE of Paris) - Forced by illness to stop at Villeroy, near Corbeil
August(?) 1(?), 1627 - Versailles - Louis XIII falls gravely ill. Richelieu, Anne of Austria and Marie de' Medici decide to keep the news of english attack a secret and take him to recuperate at Versailles
September 30(?), 1627 - Versailles - Fully recovered, Louis XIII departs for La Rochelle with Richelieu
October 12, 1627 - La Rochelle - Louis XIII arrives at La Rochelle
February 10, 1628 - La Rochelle - Louis XIII leaves the camp at La Rochelle, supposedly to inspect his other army stationed in Champagne. Actually he goes back to Versailles, leaving Richelieu in command of the army
February 24(?), 1628 - Versailles - Louis XIII returns to Versailles two weeks later
March 25(?), 1628 - La Rochelle - Louis XIII returns to La Rochelle to prepare for the arrival of an english fleet
October 30, 1628 - La Rochelle - A delegation of eight prominent citizens of La Rochelle arrive to Louis XIII camp and kneel before him, asking for mercy
November 1, 1628 - La Rochelle - Louis XIII holds a victorious parade through La Rochelle. A Te Deum is sung in his presence at the Catholic church of the city
December 15, 1628 - Paris - The king enters Paris and marches from Notre-Dame Cathedral to the Louvre through the cheers of an ecstatic crowd
December 26, 1628 - Luxembourg Palace, Paris - Grand Council with Louis XIII, Richelieu, Marie de' Medici and members of the government at the Luxembourg Palace to decide the affairs on Italy after the victory at La Rochelle. Two parties are opposed: Richelieu, Schomberg and the Secretaries of State, in favor of an immediate intervention to settle the succession of Mantua; Bérulle, Marillac and Marie de Médicis opposed to the conflict with Spain. The king decides in favor of war.
January 13, 1629 - Paris - Meeting with King Louis XIII and Marie de' Medici. In Richelieu's "Notice given to the king after the capture of La Rochelle for the sake of his business", the Cardinal proposes to Louis XIII to initiate a policy of hegemony in Europe
March 6, 1629 - Susa, W. ot Turlin, Italy - The royal army of Louis XIII and Richelieu force its passage through the Pass of Susa, in Piemont
April 28, 1629 - Susa - Louis XIII leaves the camp at Susa
May 14, 1629 - Privas, S. of Lyon - Louis XIII lays siege to Privas
May 28, 1629 - Privas - Privas is captured
June 28, 1629 - Alès, France - Louis XIII signs the Grace of Alès, which declared peace with the king's protestant subjects and agreed to uphold their liberty of conscience and some of their rights
July 7, 1629 - Beaucaire - Louis XIII arrives in Beaucaire
July 9, 1629 - Tarascon - Louis XIII arrives in Tarascon and attends festivals and the "Tarasque sur le Rhône"
July 11, 1629 - Uzès - Louis XIII arrives in Uzès
July 14, 1629 - Nîmes - The king arrives in Nîmes
August 30(?), 1629 - Fontainebleu - The king returns to Fontainebleu
December 28, 1629 - Paris - Richelieu offers a banquet to the royal family at his mansion on the Rue Saint-Honoré
December 29, 1629 - Louvre, Paris - Richelieu bids farewell to the royal family
April 13, 1630 - Dijon - Letter from Richelieu: "one will need to attack Savoy at the earliest, and the soonest one will do will always be too late"
May 10, 1630 - Grenoble - Louis XIII and Richelieu meet in Grenoble to discuss the invasion of Savoy
June 1(?), 1630 - Maurienne region - Louis XIII and Richelieu set camp in the Maurienne region
July 25, 1630 - Lyon - Louis XIII travels back to Lyon, via Grenoble
September 22, 1630 - Lyon - Louis XIII falls gravely ill again, this time with an intestinal infection
September 30, 1630 - Lyon - In his deathbed, Louis XIII bids farewell to everyone and asks for forgiveness for any wrong doings. He wouldn't survive until next morning. During that time, intense plotting was going on, specially from the King's mother, Marie de' Medici, who was preparing to order the arrest of Richelieu as soon as the king expired
October 1, 1630 - Lyon - Seeming like a miracle, Louix XIII's intestinal abcess bursts, and by the end of the day the king rises from his bed and walks around his bedroom
February 23, 1631 - Compiègne - Louis XIII puts his own mother Marie de' Medici under house arrest in the Château Compiègne
March 30, 1631 - Dijon - Declaration of the king given in Dijon against the accomplices of Gaston d'Orléans , accused of lèse-majesté
June 14, 1631 - Saint-Germain-en-Laye - Louis XIII establishes an extraordinary chamber of justice, responsible for judging crimes of counterfeit money
September 16, 1631 - Paris - The king appoints Richelieu Governor of Brittany
October 1(?), 1631 - Paris - Grotius' farewell visit to Louis XIII before returning to Rotterdam
December(?) 1(?), 1631 - Paris - Louis XIII and Richelieu depart to wage war against Charles de Lorraine
December 27, 1631 - Metz - Louis XIII (and Richelieu?) reach Metz on the day that Moyenvic falls
January 6, 1632 - Moyenvic, W-NW of Nancy, Lorraine - Treaty of Vic: Lorraine becomes a subject of France
May 10, 1632 - Paris - Marshal of France Louis de Marillac is decapitated at the Place de Glève
September 15, 1632 - Pont-Saint-Esprit, Languedoc - Louis XIII and Richelieu join the royal army in the Languedoc
September 29, 1632 - Béziers - Gaston d'Orléans signs an agreement that grants him a pardon. Louis XIII and Richelieu turn their attention to the Duke of Montmorency
October 12, 1632 - Béziers - Diplomat Louis Deshayes de Courmemin is tried and executed for conspiring against Richelieu
October 22, 1632 - Toulouse - Louis XIII, Anne of Austria and Richelieu solemnly enter into Toulouse
October 30, 1632 - Toulouse - The Duke of Montmorency is beheaded in Toulouse's town hall by a guillotine
January 3, 1633 - Rochefort-en-Yvelines, SW of Paris - Richelieu meets Louis XIII at the Château at Rochefort-en-Yvelines: “As soon as he saw the king, the Cardinal threw himself at the feet of his His Majesty, who, while he lifted him up with one hand, embraced him with the other one, doubling his gestures of tenderness so much that tears starting flowing in all those attending. All confessed to having never seen such testimony of a master’s more cordial kindness, or the testimony of a more respectful affection from any subject.”
September 25, 1633 - Nancy - Entry of Louis XIII into Nancy. The occupation of the Duchy of Lorraine by France begins
October 21, 1634 - Paris - Gaston d'Orléans returns to Paris and swears to the king "to love the cardinal (Richelieu) as much as I hate him"
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| Louis XIII crowned by victory 1635 |
February 8, 1635 - Paris - The French renew their treaty with the Dutch Republic
February 14, 1635 - Paris - The king hosts Gaston d'Orléans and Puylaurens at the Louvre
February 22, 1635 - Paris - At the behest of Richelieu, Louis XIII authorizes the Académie Française to cultivate the purity and elegance of the french language
March 6, 1635 - Senlis - Grotius is conducted to the Court and is graciously received by King Louis XIII
March 17, 1635 - Chantilly | Royaumont - Performance of the "Ballet de la Merlaison" or "Ballet de la chasse au merle", where the king dances to his own music. He also wrote the libretto and created the costumes for the musical piece
April 27, 1635 - Compiègne - Oxenstierna and Grotius have an audience with King Louis XIII, during half an hour
August 23, 1635 - Paris - Louis XIII departs to Lorraine
October 3, 1635 - Saint-Mihiel - Louis XIII enters Saint-Mihiel after a short siege
November 5, 1635 - Senlis(?) - Audience to Hugo Grotius
February 7, 1636 - Paris - Letter from Queen Christina of Sweden
August 4, 1636 - Paris - Louis XIII summons to the Louvre his council, a delegation from the Parliament, high-ranking military officers and the city's provost of merchants
September 1(?), 1636 - Paris - Louis XIII and Richelieu depart from Paris, leaving Gaston in command of the capital's defences
September 9, 1636 - Amiens - Louis XIII and Richelieu reach Amiens. The siege of Corbie (E. of Corbie) begins
October 25, 1636 - Amiens - Failure of an attempt by Gaston d'Orléans and the Comte de Soissons, assisted by their favorites Montrésor and Saint-Ibal, against Richelieu
November 10, 1636 - Amiens(?) - Corbie capitulates
November 22, 1636 - Paris - Letter from Hugo Grotius, also in Paris
November 27, 1636 - Paris - Letter from Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé
February 8, 1637 - Orléans - Reconciliation of Louis XIII and Gaston d'Orléans in Orléans
February 23, 1637 - Paris - Grotius visits the King to congratulate him on his reconciliation with Gaston of France and the restoration of union and peace in the royal family
May 5, 1637 - Paris - Letter to Richelieu: "If tomorrow she (Louise-Angélique Motier de La Fayette) persists in her resolution … I shall leave on Monday for Versailles or Chantilly to try to forget my affliction, which from time to time takes a hold of me with extreme force, especially when I am alone. It’s not worth your coming here. I hope God will give me consolation.”
May 19, 1637 - Paris - Louise-Angélique Motier de La Fayette sees the king and asks permission to leave the court and to join the Convent of Visitation
July 10, 1637 - Paris - Letter from Queen Christina of Sweden
August 1(?), 1637 - Chantilly - The King goes to Chantilly
August 17, 1637 - Chantilly - Anne of Austria asks to see Richelieu and confesses she had written to the Cardinal-Infant in the Spanish Netherlands. Louis XIII forgives her
August 29, 1637 - Chantilly - Letter from Queen Christina of Sweden
September 23, 1637 - Chantilly - Grotius visits the King in order to deliver to him a letter from the Queen of Sweden and to acquaint him with the gallant stand Marshal Bannier was making against five armies in the field
October 1, 1637 - Saint-Germain-en-Laye - Grotius renews his solicitation of aid from Louis, presenting a letter from Queen Christina
December 5, 1637 - Palais du Louvre, Paris - Louis XIII and Anne of Austria spend a night together, where the future dauphin is conceived
December 8, 1637 - Paris - Father Caussin, confessor to the king, tries to influence him in favor of peace with Spain (Richelieu dismisses him on December 10th)
December 9, 1637 - Paris - Visit by Father Caussin. During the conversation, King Louis XIII arrives and Richelieu hides the Father until he is gone
January 9, 1638 - Paris - Letter from Queen Christina of Sweden
January 30, 1638 - Paris - The "Gazette de France" announces the Queen's pregnancy
March 16, 1638 - Saint-Germain-en-Laye - Grotius's audience with King Louis XIII to thank him for the news of the victory of the Duke of Weimar, on March 2nd, over the Austrians, capturing all their generals
April 22, 1638 - Paris - Letter from Queen Christina of Sweden
June(?) 10(?), 1638 - Abbeville - Louis XIII and Richelieu set up camp in Abbeville
June 29, 1638 - Abbeville(?) - Hesdin surrenders
September 5, 1638 - Saint-Germain-en-Laye - Louis Dieudonné, Dauphin of France, is born
September 29, 1638 - Saint-Germain-en-Laye - Letter from Queen Christina of Sweden
October 1, 1638 - Saint-Germain-en-Laye - Grotius's audience with King Louis XIII to ask him to send aid to the Duke of Weimar, who was about to be attacked by a vastly superior force
November 3, 1638 - Fontainebleu - Back in Fontainebleu. Letter from Queen Christina of Sweden
November 10, 1638 - Fontainebleu - Grotius's audience with King Louis XIII to ask him to send aid to the Duke of Weimar, who was about to be attacked by a vastly superior force
June(?) 1(?), 1640 - Amiens - Louis XIII is joined by Richelieu in Amiens
September 10, 1640 - Paris - Letter from Queen Christina of Sweden
September 21, 1640 - Saint-Germain-en-Laye - Prince Philippe, Duke of Anjou, is born
November 4, 1640 - Paris - Letter from Queen Christina of Sweden
January 23, 1641 - While in Paris - Catalonians renegate their spanish sovereign, Philip IV, and pleadge themselves to Louis XIII by naming him Count of Barcelona
February 21, 1641 - Saint-Germain-en-Laye - Edict of Saint-Germain: Louis XIII officially forbids the Parliament to mingle in the affairs of the state
March 27, 1641 - Paris - A portuguese embassy is warmly received by Louis XIII and Richelieu
June 1, 1641 - Paris - Treaty of Alliance between France and Portugal
August 21, 1641 - Amiens - Louis XIII receives Friar Denis de Lencastre, Portuguese emissary, until August 26th
August 26, 1641 - Amiens - Louis XIII writes to King João IV of Portugal assuring him of the assistance requested
September 14, 1641 - Paris(?) - Treaty of Péronne with Honoré II Grimaldi of Monaco. Louis XIII takes Monaco, Menton and Roquebrune under his protection. Honoré II of Monaco accepts a French garrison but receives the title of Prince
October 20, 1641 - Paris(?) - Letter from Queen Christina of Sweden
February 3, 1642 - Fontainebleu - Louis XIII and Richelieu depart for a voyage to the spanish border
March 15(?), 1642 - Narbonne - The court settles in Narbonne
April 21, 1642 - Narbonne - Louis XIII leaves Narbonne to head the siege of Perpignan without saluting Richelieu
April 30(?), 1642 - Narbonne - Louis XIII orders his wife to go live alone in Fontainebleu and to leave their two children with their governess and a captain of the guards
June 3, 1642 - Outside Perpignan - Note to Richelieu (as the king was getting tired of Cinq-Mars: "Whatever rumor he [Richelieu] can hear, I have never loved you so much. We’ve been together for too long to ever be separated"
June 11, 1642 - Narbonne - Back at Narbonne with Cinq-Mars
June 28, 1642 - Tarascon (Between Arles and Avignon) - Louis XIII reunites with Richelieu
July 3, 1642 - While in Tarascon - Marie de' Medici dies in Cologne. The French fleet under Maillé-Brézé is victorious off Barcelona
October 13, 1642 - Fontainebleu - Louis XIII and Richelieu reunite in Fontainebleu
November 20, 1642 - Paris - Letter to Richelieu: "I have nothing to say to my cousin Cardinal Richelieu, other than he knows too well what the malice, the imposture, and the artifice of Cinq-Mars were while he was by my side; to give credence to anything Cinq-Mars said would disprove the friendship I have for my said cousin and the esteem in which I hold his person.”
December 1, 1642 - Paris - Royal declaration excluding Gaston d´Orléans from the regency
December 2, 1642 - Paris - Louis XIII visits the dying Richelieu on his bedroom. The Cardinal recommends Mazarin to the king
December 3, 1642 - Paris - Louis XIII visits Richelieu for the last time
December 5, 1642 - Paris - Cardinal Mazarin heads the King's Council. Some characters disgraced by Cardinal Richelieu resurface
February 15, 1643 - Saint-Germain-en-Laye - Big supper offered by Louis XIII in honor of Gaston d´Orléans, his brother. Last public outing of the king
February 21, 1643 - Saint-Germain-en-Laye - Louis XIII falls sick and has to be taken to bed
April 20, 1643 - Saint-Germain-en-Laye - Royal declaration organizing the coming regency. The queen's power was limited by a Council of Regency chaired by Gaston d'Orléans as lieutenant general of the kingdom, comprising Cardinal Mazarin, Prince de Condé, Chancellor Séguier, Claude Bouthillier and his son Chavigny
April 21, 1643 - Saint-Germain-en-Laye - Louis XIV is baptized. Cardinal Mazarin is the sponsor
April 23, 1643 - Saint-Germain-en-Laye - Louis XIII's condition worsens. The king receives the extreme unction from the Bishop of Meaux
May 14, 1643 - Saint-Germain-en-Laye - King Louis XIII dies, aged 41 =(END)
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