France Timeline

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    France 1600-1750

  • Louis XIV is born

  • Louis XIV inherites the throne

  • Louis XIV declares himself an Absolute Monarch after his chief minister Mazarin's death

    Louis XIV declares himself an Absolute Monarch after his chief minister Mazarin's death
  • The construction of the Grand and Little stables at Versailles begins

    The construction of the Grand and Little stables at Versailles begins
  • The gardens at Versailles are redisigned

    The gardens at Versailles are redisigned
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    36,000 peope work on the Versailles site

    36,000 peope work on the Versailles site
  • Versailles officially becomes the seat of the government

  • Louis XIV's Death,Ending the longest reign in European history.

    Ending the longest reign in European history.