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Birth of Louis XIV
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Louis XIV became King
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. -
Louis's Dad's Death
At only age 4, soon turning 5, his dad had died and left him to be king -
Married his first Cousin
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. -
Took over government
After Cardinal Mazarin died in 1661, Louis XIV had taken over the government. -
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War of Devolution
France was fighting against Spain for the Spanish possessions in the Spanish Netherlands -
Took over Spanish Netherlands
6 years after Mazarin's death, Louis XIV gained 12 towns by taking over the Spanish Netherlands. -
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Dutch war
The Dutch War was the French's attempt to take over the United Provinces of the Netherlands. -
Dutch Netherlands
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. -
Cancelling the Edicts of Nantes
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. -
Louis's grandson becomes king of Spain
Charlies II of Spain died and Louis' 16 year old grandson, Philip of Anjou, became king -
Louis XIV Death