2007-02-02 03:16:21 · 15 answers · asked by ? 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Thanks to all of you i have no clue how ill pick the best answer
2007-02-02 03:23:42 · update #1
That is a very old sentence. It means: "El Rey ha muerto. Viva el Rey."
I know, they said that in the book when Henry VIII went to join his ancestors and his son, Edward inherited the crown of England. I read the book as well
To jelnatz:
I sure feel sorry for you. It was king Louis XVI
2007-02-02 15:56:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's French and it means: the King is dead, long live to the new King. It was a traditional French way to say that one King is dead but the new one is already there.
2007-02-02 05:13:39 · answer #2 · answered by fabee 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It means ''The King is dead, Long Live The King'', it is French, and it was proclamed when the King Louis (don't remember the number) was decapitated during the French Revolution. Greetings friend!
2007-02-02 03:20:44 · answer #3 · answered by Jelnatz 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's French for "The King is dead, long live the King"
2007-02-02 04:55:42 · answer #4 · answered by FUNdie 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's french and it literally means "the King is dead - Lively King". To be taken more as "The King is dead - Praise for the King". Mark Twain maybe, could be from "King Leopold's Soliloquy" or better from quotes about King Louis the XIV.
2007-02-02 03:39:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Did yer know the world football cup. was once stolen out of a shop window, and a dog called ''Pickles'' found it under a bush, what do yer think about that then .. look it up'
2016-03-29 01:30:41 · answer #6 · answered by Norine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's French for "The king is dead. Long live the king!" It was the traditional declaration upon the death of one French monarch (all France's monarchs, due to the Salic Law, were male) and accession of another. It was subsequently used in many literary and poetic ways.
2007-02-02 03:20:15 · answer #7 · answered by snowbaal 5 · 5⤊ 3⤋
The king is dead. Long live the king.
2007-02-02 03:18:45 · answer #8 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It's French. The king is dead, long live the king.
2007-02-02 03:18:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
The king is dead, long live the king.
It's french,it was said for Louis the 10th
2007-02-02 03:20:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋