Louis XIV of France

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Louis XIV of France was the long-reigning “Sun King” who centralized absolute monarchy, expanded French influence in Europe, and made his court at Versailles a model of royal splendor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of France
human
monarch
birthDate 1638-09-05
birthPlace Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Kingdom of France
linked to: France

Saint-Germain-en-Laye
burialPlace Basilica of Saint-Denis
Saint-Denis
Île-de-France
child Françoise Marie de Bourbon
Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse
Louis de Bourbon, Count of Vermandois
Louis, Grand Dauphin
Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duke of Maine
Marie Thérèse of France
Philippe, Duke of Anjou
conflict Franco-Dutch War
War of the League of Augsburg
linked to: Nine Years' War

War of the Spanish Succession
coronationDate 1654-06-07
coronationPlace Reims
Reims Cathedral
country France
deathDate 1715-09-01
deathPlace Kingdom of France
linked to: France

Palace of Versailles
linked to: Versailles

Versailles
era Ancien Régime France
linked to: Ancien Régime
event Fronde
father Louis XIII of France
linked to: King Louis XIII
founded Académie royale de danse
Académie royale de musique
Académie royale d’architecture
fullName Louis Dieudonné
house House of Bourbon
implemented revocation of the Edict of Nantes by the Edict of Fontainebleau
influenced European court etiquette and ceremony
development of French classical culture
knownFor centralization of absolute monarchy in France
construction and expansion of the Palace of Versailles
military expansion of French influence in Europe
patronage of arts and culture
revocation of the Edict of Nantes
monarchOf Kingdom of France
linked to: France
mother Anne of Austria
nativeLanguage French
nickname Sun King
linked to: Louis XIV of France
nobleFamily Bourbon dynasty
linked to: House of Bourbon
notableWork Code Louis (legal ordinances associated with his reign)
partner Louise de La Vallière
Madame de Montespan
patronOf André Le Nôtre
Charles Le Brun
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Molière
predecessor Louis XIII of France
linked to: King Louis XIII
regent Anne of Austria
Cardinal Mazarin
reignEnd 1715-09-01
reignStart 1643-05-14
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Louvre Palace
linked to: Louvre Museum

Palace of Versailles
linked to: Versailles
spouse Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
Maria Theresa of Spain
styleOfGovernment absolute monarchy
successor Louis XV of France

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War of the Spanish Succession commander Louis XIV of France
Triple Alliance (1668) aimedToCheck Louis XIV of France
Triple Alliance (1668) hasKeyFigure Louis XIV of France
Rampjaar hasKeyFigure Louis XIV of France
subject linked to: Rampjaar (Disaster Year) 1672
Grand Alliance formedToOppose Louis XIV of France
Louis XIV of France nickname Sun King
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Philip V of Spain grandfather Louis XIV of France
Philip V of Spain relative Louis XIV of France
Huguenots persecutedBy Louis XIV
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Horologium Oscillatorium dedicatedTo Louis XIV of France
Académie des Sciences foundedBy Louis XIV
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Bernhard von Galen allyOf King Louis XIV of France
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Franco-Dutch War hasParticipant Louis XIV of France
Franco-Dutch War conflictOf reign of Louis XIV
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James II of England supportedBy Louis XIV of France
Treaty of Rastatt negotiatedBy Louis XIV of France
Treaty of Rastatt signedDuringReignOf Louis XIV of France
Treaty of Baden (1714) signatory King Louis XIV of France
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House of Bourbon hasNotableMember Louis XIV of France
Versailles developedBy Louis XIV
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Nine Years' War hasOpposingLeader Louis XIV of France
Les Invalides commissionedBy Louis XIV
subject linked to: Les Invalides, Paris
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André Le Nôtre employer Louis XIV of France
Treaty of Dover (1670) signatory Louis XIV of France
Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture foundedBy Louis XIV
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Louis XIII of France child Louis XIV of France
subject linked to: King Louis XIII
Louis XIII of France successor Louis XIV of France
subject linked to: King Louis XIII
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) signatory Louis XIV of France
d'Artagnan Romances notableCharacter King Louis XIV
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Twenty Years After mainCharacter King Louis XIV
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Battle of Blenheim opponentOf Louis XIV of France
French Academy in Rome founder Louis XIV
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War of Devolution hasCommander Louis XIV of France
Kings of France notableKing Louis XIV of France
Ancien Régime notableRuler Louis XIV
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Lycée Louis-le-Grand namedAfter Louis XIV of France
League of Augsburg opposedBy Louis XIV of France
Treaty of Vienna (1689) aimedAgainst Louis XIV of France
Revocation of the Edict of Nantes signedBy Louis XIV of France
Revocation of the Edict of Nantes promulgatedBy Louis XIV of France
Revocation of the Edict of Nantes historicalPeriod reign of Louis XIV
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Molière patron Louis XIV
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Académie royale de danse foundedBy Louis XIV
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Académie royale de danse founder Louis XIV
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Académie royale de danse patron Louis XIV
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Code Louis namedAfter Louis XIV
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Code Louis issuedBy Louis XIV
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Code Louis promulgatedBy Louis XIV
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Code Louis draftedUnderAuthorityOf Louis XIV
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