Ruler · Early modern period · France
Louis XIV
1638–1715
King of France from 1643 to 1715, born in 1638, whose seventy two year reign is the longest verified reign in European history. He made the monarchy absolute in practice, built Versailles into the seat of government, and revoked the Edict of Nantes in 1685. France under him was the dominant power of Europe.
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- Born
- 1638, Saint Germain en Laye.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Louis XIV
- Died
- 1715, Versailles.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Louis XIV
- Reign
- 1643 to 1715; personal rule from 1661.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Louis XIV
- Realm
- France.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Louis XIV
- Known for
- Versailles, the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685), and absolute monarchy.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Louis XIV
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