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Louis XIV of France and his Major Events

By Brian44480

  • Date of Birth of the King of France

    Born on September 5, 1638, to King Louis XIII of France (1601-1643) and his Habsburg queen, Anne of Austria (1601-1666)
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    King Louis XIV of France

  • Loius XIV becomes the King of France

    When the king died on May 14, 1643, 4-year-old Louis inherited the crown of a fractured, unstable and nearly insolvent France.

  • Marriage

    Louis XIV and Marie-Thérèse (the daughter of King Philip IV of Spain) get married. This marriage led the peace between France and Spain.

  • First Child of King Luois XIV

    Birth of Louis, dauphin of France. Between 1662 and 1672 five more children (two sons, three daughters) are born of Louis' marriage to Maria Teresa, none of whom survived infancy or early childhood.

  • Death of King Louis XIV

    On September 1, 1715, four days before his 77th birthday, Louis XIV died of gangrene at Versailles. His reign had lasted 72 years, longer than that of any other known European monarch,and left an indelible mark on the culture, history and destiny of France.