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When Louis was 4 years old he almost drowned in a pond! Nobody really paid attention to him. As you can see, he was neglected when he was a child.
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He loved Cardinal Mazarin's niece, Marie Mancini, but he had to marry Marie-Thérèse of Austria (King Philip IV's daughter)
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Louis had a secret love affair with Louise de La Valliére.
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Louis danced in a ballet called "The Sun King" which was a ballet about himself.
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Marquise de Montespan had replaced Mme de La Vallière as Louis’s mistress.
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Marquise de Montespan was implicated in the Affair of the Poisons, and Louis, scared of what it would do to his reputation, dismissed her.
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Louis gambled a lot and he had lots of entertainment during this time
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After the queen died, Louis secretly married Marquise de Maintenon. She gained political influence, and was one of the king's most trusted adviser.
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Almost simultaneously, Louis lost his son, the grand dauphin; two of his grandsons, the dukes de Bourgogne and Berry; his great grandson, the duke de Bretagne; and his granddaughter-in-law, the duchess de Bourgogne,
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Louis reigned for 72 long years, and was considered one of greatest rulers of Europe. He restored power to France and expanded its territory.
