Created by Simon Mirren, David Wolstencroft. He ruled his country from the Palace of Versailles and helped extend France’s borders. Louis XIV, the Sun King, was particularly known for his behavior with women. With Louis XIV, France had become one of the most powerful nations in the world. If they wanted to speak to the king they had to scratch the kings door with their left pinkie till they were granted permission to enter. At the young age of 4, he became king following the death of his father, King Louis XII. But drained budget, affairs and … http://www.tomrichey.net/euroMr. Louis XIV had six children with his wife, as well as a number of illegitimate children resulting from several affairs, according to History.com. In 1661, for instance, Louise de La Vallerie became the king’s first official mistress. His first love, Marie Mancini, was Mazarin’s niece but both the cardinal and Anne of Austria were vehemently opposed to this union, and the brief encounter between the King and the princess on 22 June 1659 was their last before she was banished from the court into exile. Madame de Maintenon with the children of Madame de Montespan and Louis XIV. Although Louis XIV was faithful to his wife at the beginning of the marriage, the Sun King soon began having affairs with other women. King Louis XIV, being a devout catholic, Controlled the Catholic Church. Louis was born on 5 September 1638 at St Germain-en-Laye. He was also known as Louis the Great, Louis the Grand Monarch, and the Sun King. He brought the French monarchy to its peak of absolute power and made France the dominant power in Europe. Louis XIV, France's Sun King, had the longest reign in European history (1643-1715). His mother Richey introduces students to Louis XIV, the "Sun King" of France, and his creation of an absolute monarchy in France. Monsieur Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (21 September 1640 – 9 June 1701) was the younger son of Louis XIII of France and his wife, Anne of Austria.His older brother was the "Sun King", Louis XIV.Styled Duke of Anjou from birth, Philippe became Duke of Orléans upon the death of his uncle Gaston in 1660. Louis XIV had a real eye for the ladies. He was responsible for moving the center of French government to the Palace of Versailles in 1682. Œuvres de Louis XIV, ed. In 1685 Louis XIV demolished the Edict of Nantes which took away the religious freedom of the French Protestants, also known as Huguenots. with Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart, marquise de Montespan. His reign from the age of 4 in 1643 up until his death at the age of 76 in 1715 makes him the longest-serving monarch not only in the history of France but in all Europe. King Louis XIV (1638–1715) ruled over France for 72 years, and is famed for his grand palace at Versailles and his belief in the absolute power of monarchs. Private griefs were added to Louis’s public calamities. The young king made his ballet debut as a boy, but it was in 1653 as a teenager that he accomplished his most memorable feat as a dancer. Born on September 5, 1638, Louis became King of France when he was only 5 years old. In 1715, when Louis was five, his grandfather, the Sun King, finally croaked. He became king in 1643 and started reforming France in 1661. The Sun King’s day started with a light breakfast during the grand ceremony of him getting out of bed. How Louis XIV Controlled the Nobility. In June 1660, Maria Theresa and Louis XIV were married in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, in the south-western part of France. He died on September 1, 1715, from gangrene in the Palace of Versailles. In 1688 Jean Donneau de Visé presented to King Louis XIV an exquisite manuscript entitledHistory of Louis le Grand, contained in the rapport that [is] found between his actions, & the qualities, & virtues of flowers, & of plants¹ (see plate 1).The manuscript was a magnificent object. Throughout his life, he had a myriad of affairs before, during, and after his marriage to Queen Marie Thérèse. Just as he was aware that he could not make the lady in question the new Queen of France. Logging 72 years on the throne, Louis eclipsed Queen Victoria by a decade. To him, ballet was more than an art. Who was Louis XIV ? During this time he brought absolute monarchy to its height, established a glittering court at Versailles, and fought most of the other European countries in four wars. Louis XIV, also known as the “Sun King”, was born on September 5, 1638 in St. Germain-en-Laye. Louis XIV - Louis XIV - Final years: In the War of the Spanish Succession the anti-French alliance was reactivated by William of Orange before his death. King Louis XIV, a lifelong ballet dancer, would have it no other way. Nobles had certain behavior and dress rules. 8. Louis XIV King of France and Navarre In Power May 14, 1643 – Sept. 1, 1715 Born Sept. 5, 1638 Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France Died Sept. 1, 1715 (at age 76) Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France Nationality French Religion Catholicism Louis XIV rose to power when he was only five years old. It turns out, a lot. Here, historian Philip Mansel shares 10 quick facts about the Sun King… Louis XIV, also known as the Sun King, was the longest-reigning monarch in European history, ruling France for 72 years and 110 days. In 1667, 28-year-old all-powerful king of France, Louis XIV, decides to build the greatest palace in the world - Versailles. Which he did, and for no less than 72 years. He Was A King Baby. King Louis XIV was the Sun King as he preferred to be referred to, as he believed he was sent by God personally to rule France. Louis XIV was the king of France from 1643 and 1715. The king (detail), Hyacinthe Rigaud, Louis XIV, 1701, oil on canvas, 9’2” x 6’3” (Musée du Louvre, Paris) Louis’ hair is also worth noting (and not just because it’s amazing). As his sobriquet, “the Sun King,” suggests, Louis came to symbolize the big, bright, magnetic pomp of the French monarchy at its peak. Louis XIV (1638-1715) was King of France for a whopping 72 years. Accounts vary on whether the King enjoyed a cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate. He ruled for 72 years and 110 days that was the longest reign in European history. Louis XIV was born in 1638, in France. He was the first of the Bourbon Kings that lived at Versailles Palace. Grimoard et Grouvelle (Paris, 1806); Mémoires de Louis XIV pour l'instruction du Dauphin, ed. He became king at the age of four on the death of his father, Louis XIII. After all, even or especially for a King, what Louis had in mind was a bit scandalous. Louis XIV of France (1638–1715) earmarked his place in history as “The Sun King,” and certainly stands unique in the endless succession of world leaders. (Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse, Duke of Damville, Penthièvre, Châteauvillain and Rambouillet, was a natural, legitimated son of Louis XIV. Louis XIV, also known as the Sun King, became the King of France at the age of four in 1643 and remained so till his death in 1715 making him the longest reigning major monarch in European history.Once he became the de facto ruler of France, Louis transformed the country through reforms and made it a centralized state. Louis XIV was very much aware of it. During the reign of King Louis XIV, an enigmatic man spent several decades confined to the Bastille and other French prisons. Louis XIV and the French Influence. September 1 marks the 300th anniversary of the death of King Louis XIV, France’s longest-reigning monarch. King Louis XIV of French, the Sun King, is known for his exorbitant Court and spectacular events at his palace of Versailles. It was the political currency that kept his country together. The nobles always went to Louis first. Louis XIV was one of the greatest kings of France, dubbed as Louis the Great or the Sun King. Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de Toulouse 1678 – 1737. King Louis XIV (1638-1715) was terrified of bathing; he’s said to have taken only three baths in his life. Louis XIV (1638-1715) was king of France from 1643 to 1715. His reign is also associated with the greatest age of French culture and art. For breakfast, Louis XIV enjoyed a cup of broth or a bit of his favourite kind of bread dipped in wine, or things like cold sliced meat. Public Domain. Duke and Duchess of Maine, son of the French king Louis XIV with Madame de Montespan. He ruled from 1643 to 1715 when he died in his palace at Versailles. That fear was shared by the noblility in the 17 th Century – it ws thought that was thought that water spread disease (so the less you bathed, the less vulnerable you … Louis XIV used a similar policy in the church as he did in politics. Louis XIV was born on September 5, 1638, to King Louis XIII of France and his Habsburg queen, Anne of Austria. The disasters of the war were so great that, in 1709, France came close to losing all the advantages gained over the preceding century. With George Blagden, Alexander Vlahos, Tygh Runyan, Stuart Bowman. Louis XIV was crowned on June 7, 1654 and reigned as king of France for 61 years. When Louis XIV was crowned his interest in dancing was strongly supported and encouraged by Italian-born Cardinal Mazarin, (formerly Mazarini), who assiste Louis XIV. Louis required greater nobles stay mostly at the court with threat of punishment. 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