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Born
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louis XIV takes over as king
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Civil war known as Fronde
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louis married
22 year old louis married his first cousin Marie-Therese -
Runnning by himslef
after Mazarin's death louis XIV broke tradition and told the court he would rule without a chief minister. -
Mooving the court
most famously, he transformed a royal hunting lodge into one of the largest palaces in the world, moving the court and government there. -
Married again
Marquise de Maintenon who had served as his illegitimate children's governess; the two wed in private ceremony approximately one year after the death of queen marie-therese. -
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War
in the 1680s responding to another spate of expansion campaigns by louis armies to and serval smaller countries formed a coalition known as the grand alliance. ensuring war, fought on both hemispheres. -
Death of Louis XIV
4 days before his 77th birthday he died of gangrene at Versailles, he reigned for 72 years, longer than any other known European monarch.