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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Marie Adélaïde of Savoy relative Louis XIV of France
Laura Mancini notableRelative Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Paris Observatory commissionedBy Louis XIV of France
Porte Saint-Denis commissionedBy Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Porte Saint-Denis dedicatedTo Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle namedAfter Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: King Louis XIV of France (for Louisiana)
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle servedUnder Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: King Louis XIV of France
Academy of Saumur dissolvedBy Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Philippe de France relative Louis XIV of France
Philippe de France sibling Louis XIV of France
Ana María Mauricia de Austria child Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: Luis XIV de Francia
Ana María Mauricia de Austria child Louis XIV of France
Ana María Mauricia de Austria regencyFor Louis XIV of France
Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme servedUnder Louis XIV of France
Marly-le-Roi usedBy Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Lebrun employer Louis XIV of France
subject surface form: Charles Le Brun
Jean II d’Estrées monarchServed Louis XIV of France
Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans grandfather Louis XIV of France
Duke of Villars associatedMonarch Louis XIV of France
Duke of Villars allegiance Louis XIV of France
subject surface form: Claude Louis Hector de Villars
Comédie-Française foundedBy Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Marie Anne de Bourbon father Louis XIV of France
Marie Anne de Bourbon legitimizedBy Louis XIV of France
Louis de Buade de Frontenac monarchServed Louis XIV of France
Jean Talon appointedBy Louis XIV of France
Château de Versailles commissionedBy Louis XIV of France
Château de Versailles expandedBy Louis XIV of France
Louise Diane d'Orléans grandfather Louis XIV of France
Philippe Mancini employer Louis XIV of France
Louis, Duke of Burgundy (1682–1712) heirOf Louis XIV of France
Louis d'Orléans grandfather Louis XIV of France
Louis d'Orléans relative Louis XIV of France
Laura Martinozzi relative Louis XIV of France
Colonnade of the Louvre commissionedBy Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Colonnade of the Louvre patron Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: Louis XIV
Henri II d’Orléans-Longueville servedUnder Louis XIV of France
A Little Chaos character Louis XIV of France
this entity surface form: King Louis XIV
Louis-Auguste father Louis XIV of France
subject surface form: Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duke of Maine
Louis-Auguste relative Louis XIV of France
subject surface form: Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duke of Maine
Louis-Auguste legitimizedBy Louis XIV of France
subject surface form: Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duke of Maine
Corneille Van Clève patron Louis XIV of France
Steenkerque notableCommanderPresent Louis XIV of France
Battle of Landen involvedMonarch Louis XIV of France
Battle of Landen FrenchCommanderServedUnder Louis XIV of France
Battle of Barfleur involvedMonarch Louis XIV of France
Nicolas de Catinat allegiance Louis XIV of France
Nicolas de Catinat servedUnder Louis XIV of France
Battle of Staffarda opponentOf Louis XIV of France