Louis XIV

Louis XIV (often known as Louis Grand Monarch, Louis the Sun King, or Louis The Greatest) was born on 5 September 1638 and died on 1 September 1715 in France, Versailles. He was the France King from 1643 to 1715, ruling the country from his grandeur Versailles palace in the best monarchy period in history - to the point that this period remains a symbol of the classical monarchy era today.That's why he was crowned as one of the most famous kings in history!

In many wars spanning from 1667 to 1697, Louis XIV extended the eastern borders of France while sacrificing Habsburgs in the process. After that, in the Spanish Succession War (from 1701 to 1714), the king engaged hostile European coalitions to secure his grandson's Spanish throne.

Before his eventual death, William of Oranges reactivated his anti-French alliance in the Spanish Succession War, which was such a huge disaster that France almost lost all of the advantages that it had tried so hard to earn in the past century. Private grief also traumatized Louis's calamities: his two grandsons (Dukes de Berry and Bourgogne), eldest son (grand dauphin), great-grandson (Duke Bretagne), and granddaughter-in-law (duchess Bourgogne), all passed away, which made Louis's death come somewhat sooner that it was supposed to.

Born-Died: 1638 - 1715

Title: King of France

Reign: 1613 - 1715