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Louis XIV of France, also known as Louis the Great, was named king on May 14th 1643 after Louis XVIII died. He had become king at age 4 and his mom served as regent and appointed Louis XIV’s godfather, Jules Mazarin, as chief minister.
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At only age 4, soon turning 5, his dad had died and left him to be king
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Louis XIV's first true love was his first cousin, Marie Mancini. The relationship was not very looked highly on especially by the queen and the cardinal who were not too pleased.
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After Cardinal Mazarin died in 1661, Louis XIV had taken over the government.
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France was fighting against Spain for the Spanish possessions in the Spanish Netherlands
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6 years after Mazarin's death, Louis XIV gained 12 towns by taking over the Spanish Netherlands.
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The Dutch War was the French's attempt to take over the United Provinces of the Netherlands.
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King Louis XIV led his army towards the Dutch Netherlands but due to the Dutch opening dikes and flooding the country side, they were safe.
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Louis cancelled the Edicts of Nantes (protected the religious freedom of Huguenots). After this, many Huguenots had fled the country due to their minimum freedom.
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Charlies II of Spain died and Louis' 16 year old grandson, Philip of Anjou, became king
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