Louis XIV

Start of Ruling

May 13, 1643

Born on September 5, 1638 and was given royalty at the age of 4 in 1643

Louis XIV

Period: May 13, 1643 to Sep 1, 1715

Making it absolute

Dec 8, 1661

Louis XIV decided in 1661 after Mazarin died that he would rule without a chief minster because he thought he was a representative of god and he was the only on worthy of having the absolute power of a monarch.

Overseas

Dec 8, 1663

strengthen control of France and his oversea colonies.

Palace

Dec 8, 1682

Louis XIV created the largest palace in Versailles that is 25 miles from the capitol and eventually he moved his court and government to this palace.

Louis XIV made the decision to get rid of the Edict of Nantes that granted protestants freedom of worship.

Dec 8, 1685

He lost a lot of labor because most of the protestants left to neighboring countries who allowed freedom of worship

Death

Dec 1, 1715

Louis XIV died 4 days before his 77th birthday. His reign was the longest a European monarch has ever lasted .