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Louis was born in Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
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Louis XIV was 5 years old when he became the king of France after his father Louis XIII died.
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Louis married Philip IV's eldest daughter, Maria Theresa, as one of the provisions of the 1659 Treaty of the Pyrenees.
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Louis developed an Arts and Sculpting Academy which he was high demand of making it.
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Cardinal Mazarin was the true ruler at this time.
He ended the Thirty Years War
Cardinal passed away and Louis took over the government.
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Violent anti- Mazarin riots tore France apart. Louis XIV’s life was being threatened by many of the nobles.
Louis spent over $100 million to build the Versailles Palace -
Persecution of Hunguenots began which they would flee to the city the cause of Louis persecutions and taxation towards them.
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Louis cancels the Edict of Nantes. Huguenots forced to flee France
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Louis XIV wants to unit French and Spanish crowns.
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War of Spanish Succession begins. Europe unites against Louis XIV again.
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War of Spanish Succession ends
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1715 the death of the king Louis XIV he passed away in his bed.
He ruled for 72 years.
