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).
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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