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Louis XIV

The Sun King who defined absolute monarchy and led France to European dominance.

He styled himself as "The Sun King" and presided over a great expansion of the French colonial empire.[1]

Quick Facts

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)
Full name
Louis-Dieudonné de France
House
Bourbon

Facts from the source article.

Life and work

Louis XIV was born on 5 September 1638 at the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye to Louis XIII and Anne of Austria.[2] After coming of age, Louis consolidated central political authority at the expense of the feudal aristocracy.[3] His wars strained France's resources to the utmost, and he left his successor a war-weary kingdom in major debt.[4] Louis XIII passed away on 14 May 1643; four days later, on 18 May, Queen Anne got the Parlement of Paris to nullify her husband's will, making her the sole regent.[5]

The Thirty Years' War was brought to a close in 1648 through the Peace of Westphalia, a treaty negotiated by Anne and Mazarin.[6] Rioting broke out in Paris when Anne and Mazarin tried to impose taxes on the members of the Parlement de Paris.[7][8] Louis developed a deep dislike for Paris because of the Fronde, which made him resolved to leave the capital city.[9]

What the cited sources add

The Guinness World Records account confirms that Louis XIV ruled for 72 years and 110 days, from 14 May 1643 to 1 September 1715.[10]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Louis XIV" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Spielvogel 2016, p. 419 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Louis XIV" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Brémond, "La Provence mystique au XVIIe siècle", Plon-Nourrit, 1908, p. 381–382; Bluche 1990, p. 11 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Louis XIV" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dunlop 2000, p. xii (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Louis XIV" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Nathan 1993, p. 633–649 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Louis XIV" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kleinman 1985, p. 145; Bély 2001, p. 57 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Louis XIV" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Beem 2018, p. 83 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Louis XIV" (CC BY-SA 4.0) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Louis XIV" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Blanning 2008, p. 306 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Louis XIV" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hatton 1972, p. 22 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. "Longest ever reigns", Guinness World Records. facts only, no text reused. guinnessworldrecords.es

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Louis XIV (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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