Louis XIV of France

Louis XIV is born

Sep 5, 1638

Product of 23 years of marriage and christianed as a "gift of God".

The Reign of Louis XIV

Period: Sep 5, 1638 to Sep 1, 1715

Death of Louis XIII

May 14, 1643

Louis XIV is four years old and is given the crown of France after his father's death.

Royal family flees (est.)

Jan 1, 1648

Civil War (Fronde) caused a lifelong fear of rebellion into Louis XIV's mind

Death of Cardinal Mazarin

Mar 9, 1660

Louis XIV announces he rule without a chief minister and fully takes control of the French government.

Louis XIV marries Maria Teresa

Jun 9, 1660

Louis XIV marries his first cousin of Spain, Maria Teresa in order to seal a peace treaty between France and Spain.

Birth of Louis

Nov 1, 1661

Louis XIV and Maria's first child, Louis is born. He is the only of their six children to live to adulthood.

Maria Teresa's death (est.)

Nov 1, 1682

Louis XIV's wife, Maria Teresa dies.

Louis XIV's death

Sep 1, 1715

Four days before his 77th birthday, Louis XIV died of gangrene. Five year old Louis XV succeeded him