Louis xiv, king of france, after lefebvre les collections du château de versailles

louis xiv

By MAGNOFEL000

  • louis XIV comes to power

    louis became king in 1643 after the death of his father.

  • anti-mazrim riots tore france apart

    from 1648-1653 violent anti-mazrim riots tore france apart.

  • louis weakens the nobles authority

    when cardinal mazrim died in 1661 louis took control of the government himself.

  • attempts to expand france's boundaries

    in 1667, just six years after Mazrin's death, louis invaded the Spanish Netherlands in an effort to expand france's boundaries.

  • louis invades dutch netherlands

    encouraged by his success, he personally led an army into the dutch Netherlands in 1672

  • french comte`

    the war ended in 1678 with the treaty of Nijmegen. france gained several towns and a region called franche-comte`

  • the dutch prince william of orange became king of england

    in 1689, the dutch prince William of orange became king of England.

  • war of the spanish succession

    in 1700, the childless king of spain, Charles II, died after promising his throne to louis XIV

  • the dutch republic

    in 1701, England Austria, the dutch republic, Portugal, and several german and Italian states joined together to prevent the union of the French and Spanish thrones.

  • louis death and legacy

    he died in bed in 1715.