politician
Louis XIV of France.
King of France and Navarre from 1643 to 1715 (1638-1715)
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About Louis XIV of France
Louis XIV, known as the "Sun King", was King of France from 14 May 1643 until his death in 1715. He is the longest-reigning monarch in history, reigning for 72 years and 110 days. His reign brought about a golden age in French history, marked by a great expansion of the French colonial empire and a flourishing of French culture throughout Europe. As an absolute monarch, Louis expanded monarchical rule and diminished the power of the nobility, developing a strong centralised state ruled from the Palace of Versailles that persisted until the French Revolution.
Everything about Louis XIV of France →- Occupation
- politician, art collector, actor, monarch
- Position held
- King of France and Navarre, French co-prince of Andorra
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of France
- Born
- September 5, 1638, September 5, 1638
- Died
- September 1, 1715