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Birth of Louis XIV
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Louis XIV Timeline
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Louis XIII Death
At age 5 Louis XIV became the king of France after his father Louis XIII died. -
Louis XIV Marriage
Marriage of Louis XIV with Maria Teresa, infanta of Spain; she renounces her right to the Spanish throne against a promised dowry -
Death of Mazarin
Death of Mazarin; henceforth Louis governs (on Mazarin's advice) without a first minister; cabinet and conseil government develops and the civil service is increasingly bureaucratised -
Birth of Louis Child
Birth of Louis, dauphin of France. Between 1662 and 1672 five more children (two sons, three daughters) are born of Louis' marriage to Maria Teresa, none of whom survived infancy or early childhood. -
Louis attempts to expand France
Louis tries to expand France's boundaries. He captured Spanish Netherlands and gained 12 towns for his country. Confident with his success, he led his army to invade Dutch Netherlands. But, they had failed. Still, France gained several towns and even a region called Franche-Comte. (Strength for the people) -
Louis fights additional wars
Louis decided to fight additional wars, just in case by luck, he might gain some more land. However, he had ran out, and by the end of the 1680's, a Europeanwide alliance formed to stop France. Their defensive strategy was to balance out the power, in which no single country could dominate others. (Weakness for the people) -
Louis expand the Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles was originally a hunting lodge built in 1624, by Louis XIII. Louis XVI expanded this palace to proof his absolute power. This palace was the official residence of the Kings of France from 1682 - 1790. The palace is beautifully made. (Weakness for the people, because they would've taken many taxes from the people) -
Louis support the Arts
Louis XIV made art very popular, especially opera and ballet. Under Louis, the main purpose of art no longer to glorify God. He believed that the purpose of art during the Renaissance period, was to gloify the king and help his ruling. (Strength for the Arts) -
Revocation
Revocation of the Edict of Nantes -
Edict of Fontainebleau
Edict of Fontainebleau permitting, liberty of conscience -
Dutch prince William of Orange become king of England
Dutch prince William of Orange joined the league of of Ausgburg, which consisted of leaders of several European countries. All the countries equaled France's strength. France was weakened by a poor harvest, which then added to war, and France suffered greatly. Louis had no choice but to raise taxes, for him to pay for his wars. (Weakness for France) -
No Partition Shall Take Place
Carlos II of Spain, on the advice of the pope, nominates Louis XIV's second grandson, Philip, duke of Anjou, his heir on the condition that no partition shall take place -
Death of Carlos II
Carlos II has died -
The Will
Louis XIV accepts the will of Carlos II -
War of the Spanish Succession
A war that laster from 1701 - 1713, in which various European states fought to prevent the Bourbon family from controtlling Spain and France. France lost their colonies and wealth. (Weakness for France) -
The Dixième Tax
The dixième tax on all Frenchmen irrespective of privileges (the idea owed much to Vauban and Boisguilbert). -
Death of the Grand Dauphin
The Grand Dauphin has died -
Youngest Grandson Death
Death of Louis' youngest grandson, the duke of Berry. -
Peace Treaty
Peace treaty between France and the Empire (at Baden in Argau) confirms the Rastadt peace. -
Death of Louis XIV
Louis XIV has died