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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Treaty of Ryswick signatory Louis XIV of France
Jean-Baptiste Lully employer Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Jean-Baptiste Lully patron 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
Académie royale de musique charterGrantedBy Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Académie royale de musique patron Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Louise de La Vallière partner Louis XIV of France
Louise de La Vallière childWith Louis XIV of France
Louise de La Vallière associatedWith Louis XIV of France
Fronde participant Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Charles Le Brun employer Louis XIV of France
Charles Le Brun patron Louis XIV of France
Académie royale d’architecture foundedBy Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Madame de Montespan employer Louis XIV of France
Madame de Montespan partner Louis XIV of France
Louis I of Spain grandfather Louis XIV of France
Williamite War in Ireland FrenchSupport Louis XIV of France
Edict of Nantes revokedBy Louis XIV of France
Louis, Grand Dauphin father Louis XIV of France
Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse father Louis XIV of France
Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duke of Maine father Louis XIV of France
Louis Dieudonné alsoKnownAs Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Louis Dieudonné alsoKnownAs Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: the Sun King
Louis de Bourbon, Count of Vermandois father Louis XIV of France
Philippe, Duke of Anjou grandfather Louis XIV of France
Queen Anne of Austria child Louis XIV of France
subject surface form: Anne of Austria
Queen Anne of Austria regentFor Louis XIV of France
subject surface form: Anne of Austria
Louis XV of France grandfather Louis XIV of France
Louis XV of France predecessor Louis XIV of France
Cardinal Mazarin mentorOf Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Cardinal Mazarin servedUnder Louis XIV of France
Man in the Iron Mask associatedWith Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Jean-Baptiste Colbert employer Louis XIV of France
Jean-Baptiste Colbert monarchServed Louis XIV of France
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye usedBy Louis XIV of France
Philippe II, Duke of Orléans predecessor Louis XIV of France
Philippe II, Duke of Orléans uncle Louis XIV of France
Treaty of Breda (1667) negotiatedDuringReignOf Louis XIV of France
Maria Theresa of Spain spouse Louis XIV of France
Marie Thérèse of France father Louis XIV of France