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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French Chambers of Reunion foundedBy Louis XIV of France
French Chambers of Reunion creator Louis XIV of France
French Chambers of Reunion headOfGovernment Louis XIV of France
Reign of Louis XIV namedAfter Louis XIV of France
Reign of Louis XIV monarch Louis XIV of France
Reign of Louis XIV symbol Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: Sun King
Louis Alexandre father Louis XIV of France
subject surface form: Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Count of Toulouse
Louis Alexandre legitimizedBy Louis XIV of France
subject surface form: Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Count of Toulouse
Marie Victoire de Noailles associatedWith Louis XIV of France
Marie Victoire de Noailles spouseFather Louis XIV of France
Richard Chamberlain portrayed Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Jean II d’Estrées – France allegiance Louis XIV of France
subject surface form: Jean II d’Estrées
Count Ercole Antonio Mattioli detainedBy Louis XIV of France
subject surface form: Ercole Antonio Mattioli
Count Ercole Antonio Mattioli associatedWith Louis XIV of France
subject surface form: Ercole Antonio Mattioli
Mademoiselle de Blois father Louis XIV of France
Mademoiselle de Blois relative Louis XIV of France
Mademoiselle de Blois legitimizedBy Louis XIV of France
Louise Françoise de Bourbon (1673–1743) father Louis XIV of France
subject surface form: Louise Françoise de Bourbon
Louise Françoise de Bourbon (1673–1743) legitimizedBy Louis XIV of France
subject surface form: Louise Françoise de Bourbon
Hope Diamond soldTo Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: King Louis XIV of France
Hope Diamond associatedWith Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: King Louis XIV of France
College of Louis le Grand namedAfter Louis XIV of France
subject surface form: Collège Louis-le-Grand
French Baroque art associatedWith Louis XIV of France
Marie Émilie de Joly de Choin associatedWith Louis XIV of France
Marie Émilie de Joly de Choin spouseFather Louis XIV of France
Louisburg namedAfter Louis XIV of France
Citadel of Besançon builtUnder Louis XIV of France
Louis César de Bourbon, Count of Vexin father Louis XIV of France
Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon associatedWith Louis XIV of France
Franco-Spanish War (1673–1678) commandedBy Louis XIV of France
Olympia de Soissons notableRelative Louis XIV of France
Olympe de Soissons employer Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Marie Mancini associatedWith Louis XIV of France
Maria Adelaide of Savoy notableRelative Louis XIV of France
Porte Saint-Martin commissionedBy Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Porte Saint-Martin dedicatedTo Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Château de Maintenon associatedWith Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
First Partition Treaty signatoryMonarch Louis XIV of France
First Partition Treaty allocatedTerritoryTo Louis XIV of France