Biography oflouis xvi of france
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Louis XIV (1638-1715)
Louis XIV, c.1701 ©Louis XIV, the 'Sun King', was king of France from 1643 to 1715 and widely held to be the greatest monarch of his age.
Louis was born on 5 September 1638 at St Germain-en-Laye. He became king at the age of four on the death of his father, Louis XIII. While Louis was a child, his mother, Anne of Austria, served as regent, assisted by Louis XIII's chief minister, Cardinal Mazarin.
Louis's early years were marked by a series of rebellions against his mother and Mazarin, which were known as the 'Fronde'. These created in him a lifelong fear of rebellion, and a dislike of Paris, prompting him to spend more and more time in Versailles, southwest of Paris. In 1660, he married Maria Theresa, daughter of Philip IV of Spain.
When Mazarin died in 1661, the 23-year-old Louis decided to rule without a chief minister. He regarded himself as an absolute monarch, with his power coming directly from God. He carefully cultivated his image and took
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Louis XIV
(1638-1715)
Synopsis
Louis XIV was born on September 5, 1638, in Saint-Germaine-en-Laye, France. He became king in 1643. As of 1661, he started reforming France. In 1667 he invaded the Spanish Netherlands. From 1672–1678 he engaged France in the Franco-Dutch War. In 1688, he led a war between France and the Grand Alliance. By the 1680s, Louis XIV generated public hostility. He died in Versailles, France, on September 1, 1715.
Childhood and Early Reign
Louis XIV was born on September 5, 1638, in Saint-Germaine-en-Laye, France, and christened Louis-Dieudonné—French for "Gift of God." His mother was the Hapsburg Spanish queen Anne of Austria, and his father was Louis XIII, king of France. Louis XIV had a brother named Philippe, who was two years younger.
On May 14, 1643, when Louis XIV was just 4 and a half years old, his father passed away. Not much more than a toddler, Louis XIV succeeded his father to the throne, becoming the leader of 19 million French
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Louis XIV
King of France from 1643 to 1715
"Sun King" and "Le Roi Soleil" redirect here. For the French musical about Louis XIV, see Le Roi Soleil (musical). For other uses, see Sun King (disambiguation) and Louis XIV (disambiguation).
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Portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1701 | |
| Reign | 14 May 1643 – 1 September 1715 |
| Coronation | 7 June 1654 Reims Cathedral |
| Predecessor | Louis XIII |
| Successor | Louis XV |
| Regent | Anne of Austria (1643–1651) |
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| Born | (1638-09-05)5 September 1638 Château dem Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France |
| Died | 1 September 1715(1715-09-01) (aged 76) Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France |
| Burial | 9 September 1715 Basilica of Saint-Denis |
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