Most Christian King

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Most Christian King was a traditional honorific title granted by the papacy to the kings of France, emphasizing their role as foremost defenders of the Catholic faith.

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Label Occurrences
Most Christian King canonical 16

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf papal title ⓘ
royal honorific title ⓘ
appliedTo Kings of France ⓘ
associatedInstitution Catholic Church ⓘ
Holy See ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty Bourbon dynasty ⓘ
linked to: House of Bourbon

Capetian dynasty ⓘ
Valois dynasty ⓘ
linked to: House of Valois
category Christian monarchical titles ⓘ
Papal awards and titles ⓘ
Titles of national rulers ⓘ
contrastedWith Apostolic King ⓘ
Most Catholic King ⓘ
Most Faithful King ⓘ
countryAssociatedWith France ⓘ
domain European monarchy ⓘ
emphasizesRoleAs defender of the Catholic faith ⓘ
EnglishForm Most Christian King ⓘ
FrenchForm Roi Très Chrétien ⓘ
grantedBy Pope ⓘ
papacy ⓘ
grantedFor defense of Catholic orthodoxy ⓘ
support of the Catholic Church ⓘ
hasNotableBearer Francis I of France ⓘ
Louis IX of France ⓘ
Louis XIV of France ⓘ
hasType honorific style ⓘ
religious epithet ⓘ
languageOfTitle Latin ⓘ
LatinForm Rex Christianissimus ⓘ
relatedConcept Catholic monarchy ⓘ
divine right of kings ⓘ
religionAssociatedWith Roman Catholicism ⓘ
scope hereditary title attached to the French crown ⓘ
symbolizes France as the eldest daughter of the Church ⓘ
special relationship between France and the papacy ⓘ
timePeriodOfUse Ancien Régime France ⓘ
linked to: Ancien Régime

Early modern period ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ
usedFor French king ⓘ
French monarchy ⓘ
usedIn papal documents ⓘ
royal diplomacy ⓘ
royal titulature ⓘ
usedUntil French Revolution ⓘ

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Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

French Crown → usedTitle → Most Christian King ⓘ
Louis XII of France → style → Most Christian King ⓘ
Charles VIII of France → style → Most Christian King ⓘ
Philip IV of France → title → Most Christian King ⓘ
Louis the Great → title → Most Christian King ⓘ
King of France and Navarre → usedInStyle → Most Christian King ⓘ
Louis X of France → style → Most Christian King ⓘ
Charles Maximilian → style → Most Christian King ⓘ
Most Christian King → EnglishForm → Most Christian King ⓘ
Philip I of France → style → Most Christian King ⓘ
Louis XIV → title → Most Christian King ⓘ
subject linked to: young Louis XIV
Charles the Fair → title → Most Christian King ⓘ
Philip VI → style → Most Christian King ⓘ
Louis IX of France → style → Most Christian King ⓘ
subject linked to: IX
Louis XV → title → Most Christian King ⓘ