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  2. www.biography.com › royalty › louis-xivLouis XIV - Brother, Spouse & Accomplishments - Biography

    Apr 3, 2014 · Royalty. Louis XIV. King Louis XIV of France led an absolute monarchy during France’s classical age. He revoked the Edict of Nantes and is known for his aggressive foreign policy. Updated: Sep...

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

    Apr 29, 2024 · Louis XIV, king of France (1643–1715) who ruled his country during one of its most brilliant periods and who remains the symbol of absolute monarchy of the classical age. He extended France’s eastern borders at the expense of the Habsburgs and secured the Spanish throne for his grandson.

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    • HE IMPLEMENTED REFORMS WHICH IMPROVED COMMERCE AND TRADE. Louis XIV became the de facto ruler of France in 1661. He inherited a country whose treasury verged on bankruptcy.
    • MORE EFFICIENT TAXATION WAS INTRODUCED. Nicolas Fouquet had been the Minister of Finances of France from 1653 to 1661. He was known for corruption and had accumulated immense power and wealth.
    • HE REFORMED LEGALLY IRREGULAR FRANCE THROUGH HIS CODE LOUIS. When Louis XIV started his personal rule, France was a patchwork of legal systems with many different legal customs.
    • HE ENCOURAGED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARTS. Louis XIV appreciated the arts and ensured that they flourished during his reign. He allowed French literature to flourish by protecting influential writers such as Molière, Racine and La Fontaine.

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  6. www.history.com › topics › european-historyLouis XIV: Sun King, Spouse & Versailles | HISTORY

    Dec 2, 2009 · Louis XIV, the Sun King, ruled France for 72 years. He built the opulent palace of Versailles, but his wars and the Edict of Nantes left France drained and weak.

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

    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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  9. www.bbc.co.uk › history › historic_figuresBBC - History - Historic Figures: Louis XIV (1638-1715)

    y. z. Louis XIV, c.1701 © Louis XIV, the 'Sun King', was king of France from 1643 to 1715 and widely held to be the greatest monarch of his age. Louis was born on 5 September 1638 at St Germain...

  10. en.chateauversailles.fr › louis-xivLouis XIV | Palace of Versailles

    Acclaimed as “Louis the God-given”, arriving as he did after a 23-year wait for an heir, Louis XIV was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye in 1638. Taking the throne at the age of four following the death of his father, King Louis XIII, the young monarch received a thorough education from his mother Anne of Austria and his godfather Cardinal ...

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