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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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Louis XIV 43
King Louis XIV 3
King Louis XIV of France 3

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (196)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

subject surface form: François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi
Guillaume Coustou the Elder → employer → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Hyacinthe Rigaud → employer → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Jean Jouvenet → employer → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Jean-Baptiste Colbert → employer → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Jean-Baptiste Lully → employer → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Jules Hardouin-Mansart → employer → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Louis François, duc de Boufflers → employer → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Madame de Montespan → employer → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Nicolas Fouquet → employer → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Pierre Mignard → employer → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban → employer → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Françoise Marie de Bourbon → father → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse → father → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Louis de Bourbon, Count of Vermandois → father → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Louis, Grand Dauphin → father → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duke of Maine → father → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Marie Thérèse of France → father → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Ten Years Later → featuresCharacter → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Louis XIV
The Vicomte of Bragelonne → featuresCharacter → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Musketeer cycle → featuresHistoricalFigure → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
French formal garden → flourishedUnder → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Grand Alliance → formedToOppose → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
War of the Reunions → foughtBy → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
War of the Reunions → foughtUnderRuler → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Académie des Sciences → foundedBy → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Académie royale de danse → foundedBy → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Académie royale de musique → foundedBy → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Académie royale d’architecture → foundedBy → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Paris Opera Ballet → foundedBy → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Académie royale de danse → founder → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
French Academy in Rome → founder → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Louis I of Spain → grandfather → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Louis XV of France → grandfather → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Philip V of Spain → grandfather → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Philip → grandfather → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
subject surface form: Philip V of Spain
Philippe, Duke of Anjou → grandfather → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
French East India Company → grantedBy → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Devolution War → hasCommander → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
War of Devolution → hasCommander → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Devolution War → hasKeyFigure → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Rampjaar (Disaster Year) 1672 → hasKeyFigure → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
subject surface form: Rampjaar
Triple Alliance (1668) → hasKeyFigure → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Capetian dynasty → hasNotableMember → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
House of Bourbon → hasNotableMember → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Saint-Germain-en-Laye → hasNotablePerson → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
French Crown → hasNotableRuler → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Battle of La Hogue (1692) → hasOpponentRuler → Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Nine Years' War → hasOpposingLeader → Louis XIV of France ⓘ