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Louis's Life
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Trauma from Nobles
At 9 years old, Nobles who hated Mazarin rose in a rebellion, in which Louis was constantly threatened, in fear, hunger, and etc. This lead to his distrust and dislike of nobles that he had for the rest of his life. -
Marriage
Married Marie-Thérèse of Austria, daughter of King Philip IV of Spain. Even though he was previously in love with Marie Mancini, he married Marie-Thérèse of Austria for political gain. -
Versailles expansion
The first (there were more) phase of expansion of Versailles. Because of his love for the arts, Louis XIV decided to expand Versailles (it wasn't a palace then) and add to its grandeur. This phase of expansion was mostly paid out of pocket, it was the following one(s) for which Louis XIV raised the peoples taxes. -
Mazarin's Death
The death of his Chief Minister, whom he had had since he was young. Decided also that he would individually rule the kingdom shortly afterwards. -
First Child
While he had a large number of children, the first Child he had with his wife was Louis, Grand Dauphin. He was also the only child he had with his wife to survive to adulthood. -
Mistresses
Marquise de Montespan replaces Louis XIV's old mistress, Mme de La Vallière. -
Threat to Mistress
Louis' XIV mistress marquise de Montespan was implicated in the Affair of Poisons, an incident when important people were accused of sorcery/murder. -
Movement to Versailles
The Seat of Government was moved for King Louis to Versailles.The king loved grand style, and used it to show off his power. -
Death of Queen + secret marriage
The Queen and wife of Louis XIV died. After her death (shortly after) Louis XIV secretly married his mistress, marquise de montespan -
Loss of son
Louis XIV's son, the grand dauphin, died along with other family members around this time.
