Reign of Louis XIV

King Henry II of France died

Jul 10, 1559

8 religious wars between Catholics and Huguenots in France

Period: Jan 1, 1562 to Dec 31, 1598

St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre in Paris

Aug 24, 1572

Henry IV inherited the throne of France

Jan 1, 1589

Was the first king of the Bourbon Dynasty

Edict of Nantes

Apr 30, 1598

King Henry declared that Huguenots could live in peace in France.

Cardinal Richelieu - Louis XIII, a weak king, appointed Cardinal Richelieu as his minister. Louis XIII became the figure head of France, but the acting leader was Cardinal Richelieu.

Jan 1, 1624

Louis XIII, a weak king, appointed Cardinal Richelieu as his minister. Louis XIII became the figure head of France, but the acting leader was Cardinal Richelieu.

Louis XIV comes to power

May 14, 1643

Violent anti-Mazarin riots tore France apart

Period: Jan 1, 1648 to Dec 31, 1653

End of Thirty Years' War

Oct 24, 1648

Cardinal Mazarin died

Mar 9, 1661

Louis XIV invaded Spanish Netherlands

Jan 1, 1667

Louis XIV led his army into Dutch Netherlands

May 11, 1672

Edict of Nantes is cancelled

Oct 28, 1685

Dutch prince William of Orange became king of Enland

Feb 13, 1689

Charles II of Spain dies promising the throne to Louis XIV's grandson Philip of Anjou

Nov 1, 1700

England, Austria, Dutch Republic, Portugal, several German and Italian states come together to prevent the union of France and Spain

Jan 1, 1701

The War of the Spanish Succession

Period: Jan 1, 1701 to Jan 1, 1714

Treaty of Utrecht signed

Jan 1, 1714

Death of Louis XIV dies in bed

Sep 1, 1715