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Louis XIV was declared to have reached the age of majority
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Louis XIV crosses the Rhine at Lobith
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The War of the League of Augsburg
The War of the League of Augsburg, which lasted from 1688 to 1697, initiated a period of decline in Louis' political and diplomatic fortunes. -
Major wars
During the very long reign of King Louis XIV (1643 – 1715), France fought three major wars: the Franco-Dutch War, the War of the League of Augsburg, and the War of the Spanish Succession.