Louis XIV was declared to have reached the age of majority on the 7th of September 1651. On the death of Mazarin, in March 1661, Louis personally took the reins of government and astonished his court by declaring that he would rule without a chief minister: "Up to this moment I have be...
While Louis XIV and his son enjoyed powerful rules, his grandson, Louis XVI, was executed during the French Revolution and the overthrowing of the elite. Early 18th century painting of King Louis XIV How Long Did Louis XIV Rule? Louis XIV became King of France at the young age of four ...
Louis XIV, the son of Louis XIII and Anne of Austria, became king at the age of four after his father’s death on May 14, 1643. Despite his divine status, he was a neglected child, nearly drowning once due to a lack of supervision. Anne of Austria instilled in him a fear of “...
was a monarch of the House of Bourbon who ruled as King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His reign of seventy-two years and 110 days is the longest of any monarch of a major country in European history. In this age of absolutism in Europe, Louis ...
Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI’s Children At age 15 (in May 1770), Louis married the 14 year-old Habsburg Archduchess Maria Antonia (Marie Antoinette), his second cousin once removed, in an arranged marriage. She was the youngest daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and Empress Maria ...
Louis XIV, the son of Louis XIII and Anne of Austria, became king at the age of four after his father’s death on May 14, 1643. Despite his divine status, he was a neglected child, nearly drowning once due to a lack of supervision. ...
On January 20, 1793, the National Convention condemned Louis XVI to death, his execution scheduled for the next day. Louis spent that evening saying goodbye to his wife and children. The following day dawned cold and wet. Louis arose at five. At eight o'clock a guard of 1,200 horsemen ...
Born on February 15, 1710, Louis XV was king of France for 59 years, from February 1715 until his death in May 1774. Because Louis XV's parents and surviving brother had died, he became king at the age of 5 following the death of his great-grandfather, Louis XIV. As a result of ...
Louis XVI was the only King of France ever to be executed, and his death brought an end to more than a thousand years of continuous French monarchy. Both of his sons died in childhood, before the Bourbon Restoration; his only child to reach adulthood, Marie Therese, was given over to ...
During the Regency, Louis XV spent most of his time at the Tuileries Palace. At the age of seven, his time under Madame de Ventadour’s care ended and he was placed under the tutelage of François, the Duke of Villeroy, who educated him and taught him royal etiquette and protocol. Lo...