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Why was Louis XI called the spider king?

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Louis XI (3 July 1423 – 30 August 1483), called "the Prudent" (French: le Prudent), was a monarch of the House of Valois who ruled as Kingof France from 1461 to 1483. He succeeded his father Charles VII.Louis entered into open rebellion against his father in a short-lived revolt known as the Praguerie in 1440.
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because his 'web' covered the whole of France like a spider
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