Louis XIV
LouisXIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 16381 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great () or the Sun King (), was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest of any sovereign.}} An emblematic character of the Age of Absolutism in Europe, Louis XIV's legacy is widely characterized by French colonial expansion, the conclusion of Eighty Years' War involving the Hapsburgs, and his architectural bequest, marked by commissioned works of art and buildings. His pageantry, opulent lifestyle and ornate cultivated image earned him enduring admiration. LouisXIV raised France to be the exemplar nation-state of the early modern period, and established a cultural prestige which lasted through the subsequent centuries until today.Louis began his personal rule of France in 1661, after the death of his chief minister Cardinal Mazarin, when the King famously declared that he would take over the job himself. An adherent of the divine right of kings, Louis continued his predecessors' work of creating a centralised state governed from the capital. He sought to eliminate the remnants of feudalism persisting in parts of France; by compelling many members of the nobility to reside at his lavish Palace of Versailles, he succeeded in pacifying the aristocracy, many of whom had participated in the Fronde rebellions during his minority. He thus became one of the most powerful French monarchs and consolidated a system of absolute monarchy in France that endured until the French Revolution. Louis also enforced uniformity of religion under the Catholic Church. His revocation of the Edict of Nantes abolished the rights of the Huguenot Protestant minority and subjected them to a wave of dragonnades, effectively forcing Huguenots to emigrate or convert, virtually destroying the French Protestant community.
During Louis's long reign, France emerged as the leading European power and regularly made war. A conflict with Spain marked his entire childhood, while during his personal rule, Louis fought three major continental conflicts, each against powerful foreign alliances: the Franco-Dutch War, the Nine Years' War, and the War of the Spanish Succession. In addition, France contested shorter wars such as the War of Devolution and the War of the Reunions. Warfare defined Louis's foreign policy, impelled by his personal ambition for glory and power: "a mix of commerce, revenge, and pique". His wars strained France's resources to the utmost, while in peacetime he concentrated on preparing for the next war. He taught his diplomats that their job was to create tactical and strategic advantages for the French military. Upon his death in 1715, LouisXIV left his great-grandson and successor, Louis XV, a powerful but war-weary kingdom, in major debt after the War of the Spanish Succession that had raged on since 1701.
Some of his other notable achievements include the construction of the Canal du Midi, the patronage of artists, and the founding of the French Academy of Sciences. Provided by Wikipedia
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Mémoires for the instruction of the Dauphin. by Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715
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The French King's memorial to the Pope by Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715
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The French King's answer to Mons. Tyrconnel's letter by Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715
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A copy of a letter from the French king to King James in answer to one from him. / by Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715
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The King of France's letter to the Earl of Tyrconnel, : found in a ship laden with arms for Ireland. by Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715
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The French king's new declaration, : in favour of the troopers, dragoons and soldiers, that having deserted his majesties forces before the first of January last, shall come and li... by Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715
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The French kings speech to the Queen of England at her arrival in Paris : and the Queens answer / by Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715
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A copy of the French king's letter to the Archbishop of Paris : upon the publishing, the peace with the Duke of Savoy. by Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715
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Declaration du roy concernant les administrateurs des Hôtels-Dieu & Hospitaux du Royaume
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A letter from the Pope to the French King. : To our dear son in Christ Jesus, Lewis, the most Christian King. by Innocent XI, Pope, 1611-1689
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The French King's new declaration an edict of the King, : declaring that the next of kin and lawful heirs of such persons as are fled for their religion, shall enter into possessio...
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The French Kings declaration. : Remonstrance being made to the court, by the kings procuerer general, that as well at Paris, as other places, ... that great evils and abominable im...
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An exact copy of a letter from the Count d'Avaux His most Christian Majesties ambassador at the Hague. : Dated the 9th of January 1684, and directed to the King his master, which w... by Avaux, comte d', 1640-1709
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Great news from France, : giving an account of the new and extraordinary preparations for war, made by France.
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Ordonnance du Roy tres-Chrestien, touchant les vaisseaux Anglois, Escossois, & Irlandois, qui seront recountrés en mer par ses vasseaux, ou par ceus de ses sujets armés in cours =...
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A declaration of the most Christian King, shewing the reasons for recalling his plenipotentiaries from the treaty at Cologne..
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Avertissement, l'allegation que l'autheur des considerations sur l'alliance de France, fait de la lettre du Roy T.C. aux estats du 18. May. 1678 ...
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An exact copy of a letter from the Count d'Avaux, His Most Christian Majesties ambassador at the Hague : dated the 9th of January 1684 and directed to the King his master which was... by Avaux, comte d' 1640-1709
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Great news from France : giving an account of the new and extraordinary preparations for war made by France.
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The French King's new declaration : importing that such of his subjects as have left France upon the recalling the Edict of Nants [sic] and shall serve in the King of Denmark's tro...
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