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King Louis XIV was born in Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
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Due to his fathers death, Louis becomes next in line for the thrown at age 5.
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Louis and Maria are married at the church of Saint Jean the Baptist in Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
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Only one of the six kids lived to adulthood.
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Mazarin died in Vincennes, France on March 9th.
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Anne of Austria died in Paris, France on January 20th.
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The war of Devolution was a war started over land territories in the Spanish Netherlands.
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The Palace of Versailles had 700 rooms and more than 2,000 windows.
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King Louis' first wife Maria dies at age 44.
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Louis secretly married Madame de Maintenon shortly after his first wives death.
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War of the Spanish Succession starts after the death of Charles II who had no children of his own.
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King Louis dies in the Palace of Versailles.