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Louis XIV of France

1638 - 1715

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Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great (Louis le Grand) or the Sun King (le Roi Soleil), was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest of any monarch in history. An emblem of the age of absolutism in Europe, Louis XIV's legacy includes French colonial expansion, the conclusion of the Thirty Years' War involving the Habsburgs, and a controlling influence on the style of fine arts and architecture in France, including the transformation of the Palace of Versailles into a center of royal power and politics. Louis XIV's pageantry and opulence helped define the French Baroque style of art and architecture and promoted his image as absolute ruler of France in the early modern period. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis XIV of France is the 9th most popular politician (down from 6th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from France and the 2nd most popular French Politician.

Louis XIV of France is most famous for his lavish lifestyle and his long reign. He is also famous for the Palace of Versailles.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis XIV of France ranks 9 out of 19,576. Before him are Elizabeth I of England, Napoleon, Adolf Hitler, Jimmy Carter, Julius Caesar, and Thomas Jefferson. After him are Joseph Stalin, Akbar, Augustus, Suleiman the Magnificent, Indira Gandhi, and Vladimir Lenin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1638, Louis XIV of France ranks 1. After him are Maria Theresa of Spain, Shunzhi Emperor, Nicolas Malebranche, Nicolas Steno, Zeb-un-Nissa, Emperor Go-Sai, Catherine of Braganza, Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons, Elisabetta Sirani, Meindert Hobbema, and James Gregory. Among people deceased in 1715, Louis XIV of France ranks 1. After him are Nicolas Malebranche, François Fénelon, Gülnuş Sultan, Dom Pérignon, William Dampier, Antoine Galland, Marie Mancini, Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Pu Songling, Thomas Savery, and Mirwais Hotak.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis XIV of France ranks 2 out of 6,770. Before him are Napoleon (1769). After him are René Descartes (1596), Blaise Pascal (1623), Joan of Arc (1412), Louis XVI of France (1754), Victor Hugo (1802), Voltaire (1694), Louis Pasteur (1822), Claude Monet (1840), Jules Verne (1828), and Molière (1622).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Louis XIV of France ranks 2. Before him are Napoleon (1769). After him are Louis XVI of France (1754), Maximilien Robespierre (1758), Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807), Louis XV of France (1710), Edward IV of England (1442), Caracalla (188), Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (1122), Louis XIII of France (1601), Napoleon III (1808), and Louis XVIII of France (1755).

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