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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The Vicomte of Bragelonne featuresCharacter Louis XIV of France
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Musketeer cycle featuresHistoricalFigure Louis XIV of France
Marshal Tallard servedUnder Louis XIV of France
Charles de La Fosse commissionedBy Louis XIV of France
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Jules Hardouin-Mansart employer Louis XIV of France
Jules Hardouin-Mansart patron Louis XIV of France
Catalan Revolt leader Louis XIV of France
French royal court notableMonarch Louis XIV of France
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French formal garden flourishedUnder Louis XIV of France
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Nicolas Fouquet employer Louis XIV of France
Le Nôtre employer Louis XIV of France
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Armand de Bourbon, Prince de Conti servedUnder Louis XIV of France
Marshal François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi employer Louis XIV of France
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Marshal François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi closeTo Louis XIV of France
subject surface form: François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi
French Crown hasNotableRuler Louis XIV of France
French Crown centralizedPowerUnder Louis XIV of France
Kingdom of France notableMonarch Louis XIV of France
Philippe I, Duke of Orléans sibling Louis XIV of France
Philippe I, Duke of Orléans youngerBrotherOf Louis XIV of France
Philippe I, Duke of Orléans servedUnder Louis XIV of France
Château de Fontainebleau usedBy Louis XIV of France
Fort Saint-Jean builtBy Louis XIV of France
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Louis François, duc de Boufflers employer Louis XIV of France
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Hyacinthe Rigaud employer Louis XIV of France
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Jean Jouvenet employer Louis XIV of France
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Jean Jouvenet patron Louis XIV of France
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Antoine Coysevox employer Louis XIV of France
Antoine Coysevox patron Louis XIV of France
Pierre Mignard employer Louis XIV of France
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Pierre Mignard patron Louis XIV of France
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Devolution War hasCommander Louis XIV of France
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Siege of Douai (1667) associatedWith Louis XIV of France
Guillaume Coustou the Elder employer Louis XIV of France
Guillaume Coustou the Elder patron Louis XIV of France
Siege of Lille (1667) commander Louis XIV of France
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Siege of Tournai (1667) commander Louis XIV of France