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Birth of Louis XIV
Louis was born into a royal and wealthy family. He was born in the city of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France -
Louis becomes King
Louis gets the throne but is unable to make decisions or have a say in anything due to young age. His mom and other government officials rules until Louis was old enough. -
War of Devolution (1667-1668)
The French invade the Spanish-Netherlands controlled territory north of France. Louis XIV started this invasion in hopes of expansion, over 230,000 men fought in the war. -
Louis expands French arts
Whether it was expanding on his palace or installing statues throughout the city, Louis was always looking to make art more popular. He had a heavy influence on ballet and opera. -
Louis Expands Palace of Versailles
Louis was a very big influence on the expansion the Palace of Versailles. This is the time when he ordered a Court and Government to be installed. -
Edict of Nantes is Revoked
Edict of Nantes was originally to give protestants their freedom. Louis XIV was very ant-protestant and persecuted them, this was his motivation behind revoking the law. -
Nine Years War
This was a conflict between France and a coalition of The Holy Roman Empire, Dutch Republic, Spain, and England. This was one three of the major wars that Louis participated in. -
The War of Spanish Succession
A couple years after the Nine Years War came to a stop, Louis once again engaged himself in The War of Spanish Succession. Louis had the same motivation for engaging in this war, for European dominance and territorial issues. -
The Treaty of Urtecht
The treaty was made to end war between the French and the European Alliance. The treaty also served to make sure that the Spanish and French were never allowed to combine kingdoms. -
Death of Louis XIV
The French King died just four days before his 77th birthday, he died in the Palace of Versailles. Louis XIV was the longest lasting French King in history, ruling for 72 years.
