Louis XIV of France
(1638-1715)
King of France from 1643 to 1715
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Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great (Louis le Grand) or the Sun King (le Roi Soleil), was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest of any sovereign in history whose date is verifiable. Although Louis XIV's France was emblematic of the age of absolutism in Europe, the King surrounded himself with a variety of significant political, military, and cultural figures, such as Bossuet, Colbert, Le Brun, Le Nôtre, Lully, Mazarin, Molière, Racine, Turenne, and Vauban.
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French: Louis Dieudonné de Bourbon 5 September 1638 Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Ile-de-France, France
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| Died |
1 September 1715 (aged 76) Versailles, France
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan 1640-1707 · Most celebrated maîtresse-en-titre of King Louis XIV of France -
Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon 1635-1719 · Morganatic wife of Louis XIV of France · m. 1686
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Louis of France 1st child with Maria Theresa of Spain Male b. 1 Nov 1661 d. 14 Apr 1711 · Age: 49 (at death) · 1661-1711 · King Louis XIV's eldest son -
Anne Élisabeth 2nd child with Maria Theresa of Spain Female b. 18 Nov 1662 · Age: 362 · 1662- · Celebrity Baby -
Charles 3rd child with Louise de La Vallière Male b. 19 Dec 1663 · Age: 361 · 1663- · Celebrity Baby
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Marie Anne 4th child with Maria Theresa of Spain Female b. 16 Nov 1664 · Age: 360 · 1664- · Celebrity Baby
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Philippe 5th child with Louise de La Vallière Male b. 7 Jan 1665 · Age: 360 · 1665- · Celebrity Baby
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Marie Anne de Bourbon 7th child with Louise de La Vallière Female b. 2 Oct 1666 d. 3 May 1739 · Age: 72 (at death) · 1666-1739 · Legitimized daughter of Louis XIV -
Princess Marie Thérèse of France (1667–1672) 8th child with Maria Theresa of Spain Female b. 2 Jan 1667 d. 1 Mar 1672 · Age: 5 (at death) · 1667-1672 · Madame Royale -
Louis de Bourbon, Légitimé de France 9th child with Louise de La Vallière Male b. 2 Oct 1667 d. 18 Nov 1683 · Age: 16 (at death) · 1667-1683 · French count; legitimized son of Louis XIV -
Philippe Charles, Duke of Anjou 10th child with Maria Theresa of Spain Male b. 5 Aug 1668 d. 10 Jul 1671 · Age: 2 (at death) · 1668-1671 · French duke -
Louise Françoise 11th child with Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan Female b. 1669 · Age: 356 · 1669- · Celebrity Baby
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Louis-Auguste de Bourbon 12th child with Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan Male b. 31 Mar 1670 d. 14 May 1736 · Age: 66 (at death) · 1670-1736 · French duke; legitimized son of Louis XIV
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Louis XIII of France and Anne of Austria · m. 1615
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Philippe I, Duke of Orléans · Younger Brother · 1640-1701 · French prince; founder of the House of Orléans
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Charles II, Archduke of Austria · Great-grandfather · 1540-1590 · Archduke of Inner Austria from 1564 to 1590 -
Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany · Great-grandfather · 1541-1587 · Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1574 to 1587 -
Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany · Great-grandmother · 1547-1578 · Grand Duchess of Tuscany from 1574 to 1578 -
Maria Anna of Bavaria (1551–1608) · Great-grandmother · 1551-1608 · Archduchess consort of Inner Austria -
Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain · Grandmother · 1584-1611 · Queen of Spain and Portugal from 1599 to 1611 -
Henrietta Maria of France · Aunt · 1609-1669 · Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 to 1649 -
Charles II of England · Cousin · 1630-1685 · King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1660 to 1685
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