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Birth
Louis the 14th was born to King Louis the 13th and Queen Anne of Austria. -
Louis the 14th becomes king
King Louis the 13th dies, and 4 year old Louis XIV inherits the crown from his father and his mother serves as his sole regent. -
Civil War Erupts
In 1648, the Civil War Erupts in France known as the Fronde, and it forced the royal family out of Paris. This event instilled a lifelong fear of rebellion. -
Revolt gets Suppressed
Mazarin suppresses the revolt and by the decade's end had restored internal order and negotiated a peace treaty with Hapsburg, Spain, making France a leading European nation. -
War of Devolution begins
XIV launched this war (1667-1668) Invaded the Spanish Netherlands, only to return it to the Spanish from pressure by the English, Swedish, and Dutch people. -
Franco-Dutch War begins
Based on the unsatisfactory outcome of the War of Devolution, XIV launched the Franco-Dutch War (1672-1678) and gained much land in Flanders as well as in the Franche-Compté. -
Death
4 days before his 77th birthday, Louis XIV died of gangrene at Versailles. His reign lasted 72 years, longer than any known monarch in Europe.
