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Birth of Louis XIV
The birth of Louis XIV at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. -
Birth of Philippe
Louis's younger brother, Philippe is born at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. -
Accession of Louis XIII
Louis and Philippe's father King Louis XIII dies due to Crohn's disease, and the four-year old Louis is titled as the King of France. -
Death of Cardinal Mazarin
Louis's chief minister Cardinal Mazarin dies at Vincennes, and Louis takes full control of the French government. -
Expansion of the Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles, originally made as a hunting lodge in 1624 by Louis XII, was expanded by Louis XIV to prove his absolute power. It was the official residence of the Kings of France from 1682 - 1790 (no specific date given from the source). -
War of the Spanish Succession
The War of The Spanish succession begins when the aging Louis defended his grandson, Philip V’s inheritance of Spain and its empire (no specific date given from the source.) -
Death of Philippe
Louis's younger brother, Philippe I, Duke of Orléans dies from a stroke at Château de Saint-Cloud, Saint-Cloud, France. He was 61 years old. -
Spanish Succession conlcudes
The war of the Spanish Succession concludes. As a result, Austria, Great Britain and the Dutch Republic recognize Philip, Duke of Anjou as Philip V of Spain, although Philip renounces any claim to the throne of France (no specific date given by the source) -
Death of Louis XIV
The death of King Louis XIV at Versailles, Yvelines, France, four days before his 77th birthday. This ended his 72 year reign, which was the longest rule over a country by one person in Europe to date. His death was due to the disease known as Gangrene.
