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Louis XIV of France
A timeline of events and dates in his life -
Reached the age of majority
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Marriage
married Philip IV's eldest daughter Maria Theresa -
Unfaithful
Though he was happy with his marriage, he took on a series of mistresses from 1661 to 1681 -
Elephant
King of Portugal sent a elephant from the kingdom of Congo to the king of France which then lived for another 13 years after that. -
Persecution
Louis dramatically increased his persecution of protestants -
Louis crosses the Rhine at Lobith
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Legitimize Children
He had many children from his mistresses and proceeded to legitimized his children by Madame de Montespan on 20 December 1673 -
Second Wife as royal governess
Françoise became the royal governess at Saint-Germain. As governess she was one of the few people allowed to speak to him as equal -
First wife's death
Maria Theresa died in 1683 -
Second marriage
He was believed to have had a secret second marriage with Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon and married october 10, 1683 -
Death
Louis died of gangrene at Versailles on 1 September 1715, four days before his 77th birthday
