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Louis XI was banished from court by whom?

  • His wife

  • His father

  • His son

  • His subjects

Answer

Louis XI was banished from court by his father, Charles VII, when he was just a child. This was because Charles was worried that Louis would try to usurp him and take the throne. Louis was sent to live in the provinces with his mother, where he was raised by her and her lover, the Duke of Orleans.
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