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Louis XIV, The Sun King, (1638–1715), by Hyacinthe Rigaud (1701) Louis XIV ( Louis-Dieudonné) (September 5, 1638 – September 1, 1715) ruled as King of France and of Navarre from May 14, 1643 until his death just prior to his 77 birthday. He acceded to the throne a few months before his fifth birthday, but did not assume actual personal ...
Jan 28, 2014 · "King Louis XIV was the 'Sun King,' and so this would have been an emblem representing his power," Post says. "His colors were blue and gold, and so to have a blue diamond with a gold sun in the ...
"Superbly illustrated, The Sun King at Sea is a tour de force of the historical imagination that deploys the resources of social and cultural history and of material and visual culture to reveal and portray the enslavement of Muslims for Louis XIV’s Mediterranean galley fleet. Martin and Weiss’s approach to a disturbing subject too long ...
May 8, 2012 · The Sun King. A “devastatingly witty” biography of Louis XIV and the Court of Versailles—at once a historical record of late 17th- and early 18th-century France and a gossip-filled narrative of lovers and rivals, artists and warriors (The New York Times)The Sun King is a dazzling double portrait of Louis XIV and Versailles, the opulent ...
Sep 1, 2023 · Louis XIV passed away on September 1, 1715, at 76, four days before his 77th birthday. His reign was the longest of any monarch (72 years and 110 days), ahead of Queen Elizabeth II (70 years and 214 days). The Sun King died of gangrene. After his death, his body was buried in Saint-Denis Basilica, the necropolis of the kings and queens of France.
Jun 12, 2006 · Although seldom seen on the battlefield, King Louis XIV masterminded the rise of France to a world power. Under the direction of King Louis XIV, France achieved unprecedented dominance in Europe, and her culture flourished. Louis’ court was renowned for its splendor and sophistication.
Jul 17, 2018 · Louis XIV, the Real Sun King is a laid-back and compact introduction on the monarch and provides a quick overview of some basic facts of his life and extraordinary long reign (72 years), thematically structured around nine chapters following more or less chronologically Louis XIV’s life (ancestry and birth, boyhood and rise to sun kingliness ...
