English-Finnish translations for louis

• Ludvig
  Aivan kuin Blanche de Castillen työ Pyhän Ludvigin kasvattajana ei vastaisikaan mahtavinta kutsumusta, äitiyden kutsumusta. As if the work of Blanche de Castille in bringing up the future Saint Louis were not the most splendid of vocations, that of motherhood.
  Tunnemme Ranskan kuningas Ludvig XVI:een liittyvän historiallisen tapauksen, kun hän kirjoitti päiväkirjaansa 14. heinäkuuta 1789 kohdalle maininnan "ei mitään merkille pantavaa". We are all familiar with the episode in history where Louis XVI, King of France, wrote 'nothing to report' in his personal diary on the page dated 14 July 1789.

Definition of louis

• Any gold or silver coin issued by the French kings from w:Louis XIII|Louis XIII to w:Louis XVI|Louis XVI and bearing their image on the obverse side, ''particularly'the gold louis d'ors, originally a French form of the Spanish doubloon but varying in value between 10 and 24 livres
• The franc germinal or napoleon, a similar gold coin issued by w:Napoleon I of France|Napoleon and bearing his image on the obverse, worth 20 francs

Related words

• Louise
• Louisiana
• Louisville
• Louisianan
• Louisianian
• Saarlouis
• Louiseville
• louis d'or
• Louis XIV-style