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Louis XIV Portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1701 King of France (more...) Reign 14 May 1643 – 1 September 1715 Coronation 7 June 1654 Reims Cathedral Predecessor Louis XIII Successor Louis XV Regent Anne of Austria (1643–1651) Chief ministers See list Cardinal Mazarin (1643–1661) Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1661–1683) The Marquis of Louvois (1683–1691) Born (1638-09-05) 5 September 1638 ...
Louis XIV had succeeded in establishing the principle that a new treaty would be fixed within the framework of the Treaties of Westphalia and Nijmegen, and the Truce of Ratisbon, but with the Emperor's demands for Strasbourg, and William III's insistence that he be recognized as King of England before the conclusion of hostilities, it hardly ...
Eugene would eventually leave France, nurturing a profound grudge against Louis XIV, and enter the service of France's sworn enemies, the Habsburgs. Prince Eugene of Savoy, or Prinz Eugen, would, in time, come to be known as one of the greatest generals of the age and one of the factors behind the failure of Louis's bid for hegemony in Europe.
The Age of Louis XIV (Le Siècle de Louis XIV, also translated The Century of Louis XIV) is a historical work by the French historian, philosopher, and writer Voltaire, first published in 1751. [1] Through it, the French 17th century became identified with Louis XIV of France , who reigned from 1643 to 1715.
Louis XIV, a 1701 portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud. For most of the reign of Louis XIV (1643–1715), ("The Sun King"), France was the dominant power in Europe, aided by the diplomacy of Cardinal Richelieu's successor as the King's chief minister, (1642–61) Cardinal Jules Mazarin, (1602–1661).
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.
This option was naturally discussed in the French army command, but King Louis XIV chose to invade the Republic on the eastern side and ordered his men to march through the Electorate of Cologne to the Dutch Rhine forts. Together with his allies, the bishops of Cologne and Münster Louis attacked. In total some 130,000 troops marched on the ...
At the same time, while conscious of the implications of defeat, Villars informed Louis XIV he must fight, or his army would dissolve. [2] The Allies delayed their attack pending the arrival of 1,900 men from Tournai under Henry Withers , a decision criticised then and later, one analyst arguing "the battle should have taken place on 10 ...