# Louis XII — The Prince character guide

> Louis XII in The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Louis the Twelfth, Louis, Louis XII

**First appearance:** 0009-iii-concerning-mixed-principalities

## Who they are

French king who invaded Italy and lost Naples through poor policy.

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