This text was copied from Wikipedia on 23 March 2025 at 6:10AM. Louis XIV Portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1701 King of France Reign 14 May 1643 – 1 September 1715 Coronation 7 June 1654Reims Cathedral Predecessor Louis XIII Successor Louis XV Regent Anne of Austria (1643–1651) Chief minis...
King Louis XIV of France; Credit – Wikipedia King Louis XIV of France, often known as Louis the Great or the Sun King, was the longest-reigning French monarch, reigning from 1643 until he died in 1715. He was born on September 5, 1638, at theChâteau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, in ...
King Louis XIII and Queen Anne with their eldest son, the future King Louis XIV. Cardinal Richelieu is pictured behind the King. source: Wikipedia After several weeks of intense illness, King Louis XIII died in Paris on May 14, 1643. Ironically, it was 33 years earlier on the same day t...
Louis XIV is the longest-ruling monarch in history—and every moment of his 72-year reign was filled with scandal, terror, court intrigue, and tragedy.
This text was copied from Wikipedia on 20 March 2025 at 3:10AM. Charles II Portrait of King Charles II by Juan Carreño de Miranda King of Spain Reign 17 September 1665 – 1 November 1700 Predecessor Philip IV Successor Philip V Regent Mariana of Austria (1665–1675) Born (1661-11-06...
Wikipedia Advertisement 5. He Suffered Tragedy Early In Life King Henry was assassinated when Louis was only eight. A Catholic fanatic ran the king through with a knife in the streets of Paris. He was 56 years old. The thing is, it actually gets more disturbing than all that. There were...
Louis XIV (redirected fromThe Sun King) Thesaurus Encyclopedia Related to The Sun King:Louis XVI Louis XIV Known as"Louis the Great"and"the Sun King."1638-1715. King of France (1643-1715). His reign, the longest in French history, was characterized by a magnificent court, the expansion ...
Twitter Google Share on Facebook Thesaurus Medical Legal Acronyms Idioms Encyclopedia Wikipedia king (kĭng) n. 1.A male sovereign. 2. a.One that is supreme or preeminent in a particular group, category, or sphere:"In many countries, soccer is the king of sports"(Cameron W. Barr). ...
the king is dead, long live the king! A rapid succession of power has taken place. Allegedly this expression was used in France on the death of Charles VII in 1461, Louis XIV in 1715, and Louis XVIII in 1824. This allusion to the concept of royal succession, far less important in the...
PICTURE: Wenceslaus Hollar’s rendering of Inigo Jones’ West Portico/Wikipedia For more on the history of St Paul’s Cathedral see Ann Saunders’ . •The first ever display of works of overlooked 17th century artist Cornelius Johnson, court painter to Charles I, has opened at the National ...