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May 20, 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 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.
May 19, 2024 · Although the royal numbering starts with Louis, he was not a king of France but the heir to an empire that covered much of central Europe. His descendants would later fracture the empire. 814–840 Louis I (not technically a king of France) 840–877 Charles II (the Bald) 877–879 Louis II (the Stammerer) 879–882 Louis III (joint with Carloman below)
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4 days ago · Under the settlement Henry did homage to Louis for Normandy, accepting Louis as his feudal lord, and gave him the disputed lands of the Norman Vexin; in return, Louis recognised him as duke. [49] [41]
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Louis VIII, king of France from 1223 to 1226, is not a monarch who has drawn significant attention from historians. His reign of just three years stands trapped between the nearly 43-year reign of his father, Philip Augustus, and the nearly 44-year reign of his son, Louis IX (later Saint Louis).
5 days ago · The events of 1216-1217 affirmed coronation as the paramount source of monarchical legitimacy in medieval England. Without the symbolic and religious weight of the crown and holy oil, Louis remained consigned to history as the uncrowned king of England.