Gilles de Paris (''Aegidius Parisiensis'', Giles of Paris) ( 1160 – 1223/1224) was a

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of the twelfth century. He is best known for his instructional poem '' Carolinus'', written for the future

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around 1200, when Louis was 13 years old.

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