Louis XIV
Portrait of Louis XIV aged 63
Portrait of Louis XIV(Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1701)
King of France
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Reign14 May 1643 – 1 September 1715
Coronation7 June 1654
Reims Cathedral
PredecessorLouis XIII
SuccessorLouis XV
RegentAnne of Austria (1643–1651)
Chief Ministers
See list
  • Jules Mazarin (1643–1661)
    Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1661–1683)
    The Marquis of Louvois (1683–1691)
Born(1638-09-05)5 September 1638
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Died1 September 1715(1715-09-01)(aged 76)
Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France
Burial9 September 1715
Basilica of Saint-Denis
Spouse
Maria Theresa of Spain
(m. 1660; died 1683)
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon (private)
(m. 1683)
Issue
among others...
  • Louis, Grand Dauphin
  • Marie Thérèse, Madame Royale
  • Philippe Charles, Duke of Anjou

Illegitimate:

  • Marie Anne, Princess of Conti and Duchess of La Vallière
  • Louis, Count of Vermandois
  • Louis Auguste, Duke of Maine
  • Louis César, Count of Vexin
  • Louise Françoise, Princess of Condé
  • Louise Marie Anne, Mademoiselle de Tours
  • Louise, Baroness of La Queue
  • Françoise Marie, Duchess of Orléans
  • Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse
Names
French:Louis Dieudonné de Bourbon
HouseBourbon
FatherLouis XIII of France
MotherAnne of Austria
ReligionRoman Catholicism(Gallican Rite)
SignatureLouis XIV's signature