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King Louis XIV started ruling
King Louis XIV took the throne on this day -
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King Louis XIV ruled France
King Louis XIV ruled France and did good and bad things but i think when he died the people did not like the way he left them -
Louis XIV looking death in the face
Young Louis XIV being a new leader due to his fathers death was overlooked as a toddler and in result almost ended up drowning. -
King Louis's first Marigge
King Louis XIV first married Marie Therese daughter of king Phillip IV of Spain. They were married until she died in 1683 -
King Louis XIV children
King Louis XIV had 6 children, but only one ended up surviving until he reached adulthood. His oldest child Louis, survived until 1711 when he died. -
King Louis Weakened nobles
King Louis took control of the government. He did this by weakening the power of nobles and increasing the power of the government and collecting taxes. -
Palace of Versailles
King Louis XIV turned a crappy hunting lodge into the largest prettiest palaces in the world. He spent years building this palace, until 1669 when it was officially done and it became the palace of Versailles where all the kings stayed. -
King Louis's second wife
After the death of Marie King Louis XIV go married to his second wife Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon. But with no documentation of the weeding they were not officially married so she was never queen of the palace. -
Louis XIV disease
Near the end of his life he had a disease called gangrene. This is a nasty disease where the body tissue dies and causes you to lose blood ans this disease is what led to his death 1715.
