Father of the People

Louis XII. of France (1462, 1498-1515). Henri, IV. was also termed “the father and friend of the people” (1553, 1589-1610).

Christian III. of Denmark (1502, 1534-1559).

Gabriel du Pineau, the French lawyer (1573-1644).

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894

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