Louis XIV of France

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King of France human monarch

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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Label Occurrences
Louis XIV of France canonical 422
Louis XIV 139
King Louis XIV of France 13

Statements (68)

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

Saint-Germain-en-Laye ⓘ
burialPlace Basilica of Saint-Denis ⓘ
Basilica of Saint-Denis ⓘ
surface form: Saint-Denis

Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
Nine Years' War ⓘ
surface form: War of the League of Augsburg

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

Versailles ⓘ
surface form: Palace of Versailles

Versailles ⓘ
era Ancien Régime ⓘ
surface form: Ancien Régime France
event Fronde ⓘ
father King Louis XIII ⓘ
surface form: Louis XIII of France
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 France ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of France
mother Queen Anne of Austria ⓘ
surface form: Anne of Austria
nativeLanguage French ⓘ
nickname Louis XIV of France self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sun King
nobleFamily House of Bourbon ⓘ
surface form: Bourbon dynasty
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 King Louis XIII ⓘ
surface form: Louis XIII of France
regent Queen Anne of Austria ⓘ
surface form: Anne of Austria

Cardinal Mazarin ⓘ
reignEnd 1715-09-01 ⓘ
reignStart 1643-05-14 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Louvre Museum ⓘ
surface form: Louvre Palace

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

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Triple Alliance (1668) → aimedToCheck → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
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Louis XIV of France → nickname → Louis XIV of France self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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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 of France ⓘ
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Horologium Oscillatorium → dedicatedTo → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Académie des Sciences → foundedBy → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
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Bernhard von Galen, Bishop of Münster → allyOf → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
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Franco-Dutch War → hasParticipant → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
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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 ⓘ
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria → alliedWith → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Treaty of Baden (1714) → signatory → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
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House of Bourbon → hasNotableMember → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Versailles → developedBy → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
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Nine Years' War → hasOpposingLeader → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Les Invalides, Paris → commissionedBy → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
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this entity surface form: Louis XIV
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 of France ⓘ
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King Louis XIII → child → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
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King Louis XIII → successor → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
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Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) → signatory → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
d'Artagnan Romances → notableCharacter → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
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Twenty Years After → mainCharacter → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
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Battle of Blenheim → opponentOf → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
French Academy in Rome → founder → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
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War of Devolution → hasCommander → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
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Lycée Louis-le-Grand → namedAfter → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
League of Augsburg → opposedBy → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
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Molière → patron → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
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