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Born
Louis xiv Was born on september 5th. He was born in Saint-Germaine-en-Laye, France. -
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France under Louis
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became king
He became king at the age of four. He became king after his dad died. -
flee paris
He had to leave paris in 1651for safety. People were threating his safety so he had to leave. -
married
Married Maria terresa in 1661, she was the daughter oh philip IV of spain. -
took control of the government
At the age of 23 he took over the government. Took the control of the government when cardinal Mazar died. -
the war of devolution ended
The war started in 1667. The war was to get the spanish netherlands. -
the dutch war ended
It resulted from the louis irritation with dutch commercial power. The long war ended with the Treaties of Nijmegen -
revocked the edict of nantes
It gave religious toleration the to the hughnots. The hughnots were forced to go to catholic or go to jail. -
spanish war ended
The war lasted 13 years. The war almost lad to frances defeat and almost bankrupted france. -
died
Louis xiv died in 1715. People remebered him as the sun king.
