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
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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Bourbon lilies usedBy Louis XIV of France
Armand de Bourbon monarchServed Louis XIV of France
subject surface form: Armand de Bourbon, Prince de Conti
Maastricht was a strongly fortified city at the time capturedBy Louis XIV of France
subject surface form: Maastricht
Maria van Oosterwijck patron Louis XIV of France
Ancien Régime in Paris hasRuler Louis XIV of France
Bourbon hasMonarch Louis XIV of France
subject surface form: House of Bourbon
Coysevox employer Louis XIV of France
subject surface form: Antoine Coysevox
Le Romain employer Louis XIV of France
subject surface form: Pierre Mignard
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Le Romain patron Louis XIV of France
subject surface form: Pierre Mignard
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Louis-Nicolas de Clerville employer Louis XIV of France
Portrait of Madame de Maintenon associatedWith Louis XIV of France
Port-Royal Abbey opposedBy Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Comte de Clermont relative Louis XIV of France
Capture of Charleroi commander Louis XIV of France
King of France notableOfficeHolder Louis XIV of France
Capture of Douai commander Louis XIV of France
Capture of Douai monarchInPower Louis XIV of France
Nicolas Coustou employer Louis XIV of France
François de Créquy monarchServed Louis XIV of France
François de Créquy servedUnder Louis XIV of France
Guillaume Coustou employer Louis XIV of France
France and Bavaria alliedUnderLeader Louis XIV of France
House of Hostun monarchServed Louis XIV of France
subject surface form: Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard
House of Hostun associatedMonarch Louis XIV of France
Bourbon France monarch Louis XIV of France
Port-Royal de Paris opposedBy Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Port-Royal Solitaries persecutedUnder Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Philippe Charles, Duke of Valois uncle Louis XIV of France
Philippe Charles, Duke of Valois relative Louis XIV of France
Bourbon royal army notableCommander Louis XIV of France
French line infantry (historical) notableCommander Louis XIV of France
subject surface form: French line infantry
this entity surface form: Louis XIV (as monarch directing reforms)
French line infantry (historical) reformedBy Louis XIV of France
subject surface form: French line infantry
this entity surface form: Louis XIV