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  2. Louis XIV - Wikipedia

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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 sovereign.

  3. Antoine d'Aquin - Wikipedia

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    In the same year (24 October), he married Marguerite Geneviève Gayant, the niece of Antoine Vallot , king's first doctor in the service of Louis XIV [5] and granddaughter of a royal provost of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis. She died on rue de Verneuil , and her funeral took place in Saint-Sulpice on 11 June 1698. [6]

  4. Maria Theresa of Spain - Wikipedia

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    Maria Theresa of Spain (Spanish: María Teresa de Austria; French: Marie-Thérèse d'Autriche; 10 September 1638 – 30 July 1683) was Queen of France from 1660 to 1683 as the wife of King Louis XIV. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] She was born an Infanta of Spain and Portugal as the daughter of King Philip IV and Elisabeth of France , and was also an Archduchess ...

  5. Burial sites of European monarchs and consorts - Wikipedia

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    This list contains all European emperors, kings and regent princes and their consorts as well as well-known crown princes since the Middle Ages, whereas the lists are starting with either the beginning of the monarchy or with a change of the dynasty (e.g. England with the Norman king William the Conqueror, Spain with the unification of Castile and Aragon, Sweden with the Vasa dynasty, etc.).

  6. Levee (ceremony) - Wikipedia

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    Louis XIV was a creature of habit and the inflexible routine that tired or irritated his heirs served him well. Wherever the king had actually slept, he was discovered sleeping in the close-curtained state bed standing in its alcove, which was separated from the rest of the chambre du roi by a gilded balustrade. [15]

  7. Cardinal Mazarin - Wikipedia

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    Jules Mazarin [a] (born Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino [b] or Mazarini; [5] 14 July 1602 – 9 March 1661), from 1641 known as Cardinal Mazarin, was a Roman Catholic Italian prelate, diplomat and politician who served as the chief minister to the Kings of France Louis XIII and Louis XIV from 1642 to his death.

  8. Retro Louisville: King Louis XVI statue

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    The statue of King Louis XIV was donated to Louisville by the France in 1966. It was on display before being removed in 2020. ... Lansdell detailed how King Louis XVI was still unpopular, but ...

  9. Palace of Versailles - Wikipedia

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    Louis XIV had hunted at Versailles in the 1650s, [15] [18] but did not take any special interest in Versailles until 1661. [27] On 17 August 1661, [28] Louis XIV was a guest at a sumptuous festival hosted by Nicolas Fouquet, the Superintendent of Finances, at his palatial residence, the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte.