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Transvestite Philippe Duc d'Orleans was his brother.
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King when turned 4 in 1643
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Ballet of the Night
King Louis starred `rising sun' in the `Ballet of the Night'. -
Married Marie Theresa of Spain
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Birth of his son Louis (no number because he did not succeed him)
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Starts renovating a hunting lodge in Versailles into a Palace.
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Louis forced his 10,000-person court and government to live in Versailles to revolve around him much like planets around a sun.
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Had a secret wife
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Had 4 affairs including 1 platonic affair with his grandson's wife who was 10 years.
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Created Mardi Gras to defend Louisianna
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Louis, Grand Dauphin, last surviving son of Louis XIV died of small pox
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Louis XIV was succeeded by Louis XV who was his great grandson
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An autopsy revealed that Louis XIV's stomach had double the capacity of a normal man his size according to an autopsy on his death
