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louis became king in 1643 after the death of his father.
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from 1648-1653 violent anti-mazrim riots tore france apart.
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when cardinal mazrim died in 1661 louis took control of the government himself.
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in 1667, just six years after Mazrin's death, louis invaded the Spanish Netherlands in an effort to expand france's boundaries.
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encouraged by his success, he personally led an army into the dutch Netherlands in 1672
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the war ended in 1678 with the treaty of Nijmegen. france gained several towns and a region called franche-comte`
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in 1689, the dutch prince William of orange became king of England.
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in 1700, the childless king of spain, Charles II, died after promising his throne to louis XIV
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in 1701, England Austria, the dutch republic, Portugal, and several german and Italian states joined together to prevent the union of the French and Spanish thrones.
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he died in bed in 1715.
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