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May 20, 2024 · king (1642-1715), France. House / Dynasty: house of Bourbon. Notable Family Members: spouse Françoise d’Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon. spouse Marie-Thérèse of Austria. father Louis XIII. mother Anne of Austria. son Louis de France. brother Philippe I de France, duc d’Orléans. (Show more) Recent News. May 20, 2024, 5:38 AM ET (The Telegraph)
- What is Louis XIV known for?Louis XIV, king of France (1643–1715), ruled his country, principally from his great palace at Versailles, during one of the country’s most brillia...
- How old was Louis XIV when he acceded to the throne?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 b...
- How did Louis XIV die?Louis XIV died in 1715, four days shy of his 77th birthday, from gangrene associated with an infection in his leg.
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. [1] [a] Although Louis XIV's France was emblematic of the Age ...
May 9, 2024 · Louis was the great-grandson of King Louis XIV (ruled 1643–1715) and the son of Louis, duc de Bourgogne, and Marie-Adélaïde of Savoy. Because his parents and his only surviving brother had all died in 1712, he became king at the age of five on the death of Louis XIV (September 1, 1715).
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2 days ago · Signature. Monsieur Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (21 September 1640 – 9 June 1701) was the younger son of King Louis XIII of France and Anne of Austria, and the younger brother of King Louis XIV. He was the founder of the House of Orléans, a cadet branch of the ruling House of Bourbon .
4 days ago · Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (French: le Bien-Aimé ), [1] was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five.
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3 days ago · James was received by his cousin and ally, Louis XIV, who offered him a palace and a pension. William summoned a Convention Parliament to decide how to handle James's flight. It convened on 22 January 1689.
May 10, 2024 · Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duke du Maine (born March 31, 1670, probably Saint-Germain, Fr.—died May 14, 1736, Sceaux) was an illegitimate son of King Louis XIV of France who attempted without success to wrest control of the government from Philippe II, Duke d’Orléans, who was the regent (1715–23) for Louis XIV’s successor, Louis XV.
