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  1. www.britannica.com › biography › Louis-XIV-king-ofLouis XIV | Facts, Biography, Children, & Death | Britannica

    Sep 1, 2024 · Louis XIV succeeded his father as king of France on May 14, 1643, at the age of four years eight months. According to the laws of the kingdom, he became not only the master but the owner of the bodies and property of 19 million subjects.

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Louis_XIVLouis XIV - Wikipedia

    3 days ago · Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great (Louis le Grand) or the Sun King (le Roi Soleil), was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest of any sovereign.

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  5. www.britannica.com › place › FranceFrance - Monarchy, Revolution, Culture | Britannica

    5 days ago · Throughout his long reign Louis XIV (1643–1715) never lost the hold over his people he had assumed at the beginning. He worked hard to project his authority in the splendid setting of Versailles and to depict it in his arrogant motto “Nec pluribus impar” (“None his equal”) and in his sun emblem.

  6. www.socialstudiesforkids.com › articles › worldThe Unparalleled Reign of the Sun King, Louis XIV of France

    Aug 30, 2024 · Louis XIV, known as the Sun King, was Europe's most powerful monarch in the 17th Century. He reigned for 72 years and oversaw his country's development into an economic and military powerhouse. He was born on Sept. 5, 1638, at St. Germain-en-Laye. His father was King Louis XIII, and his mother was Anne of Austria.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_longest-reigningList of longest-reigning monarchs - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · Louis XIV, the longest-reigning sovereign monarch whose reign is verifiable by exact date. This is a list of the longest-reigning monarchs in history, detailing the monarchs and lifelong leaders who have reigned the longest, ranked by length of reign.

  8. historycooperative.org › french-royal-family-treeFrench Royal Family Tree: The Lineage of French Monarchs

    Sep 2, 2024 · Louis XIV constructed the magnificent Palace of Versailles, which became a symbol of his absolute power and the center of political life in France. The palace’s construction began in 1661 and was completed in 1682 when Louis moved his court and government there. Throughout his reign, Louis XIV engaged in numerous wars to expand and defend ...

  9. frenchmoments.eu › louis-xiv-the-sun-king-died-300Louis XIV, the Sun King: A Short Biography - French Moments

    Aug 21, 2024 · More than three hundred years ago, Louis XIV died in the Palace of Versailles at the end of a reign of 72 years and 110 days, the longest of any monarch in France. Louis XIV incarnates the absolute monarchy of the Ancien Régime.

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