Author: | Arthur Hassall | ISBN: | 9788832546019 |
Publisher: | Blackmore Dennett | Publication: | March 20, 2019 |
Imprint: | Language: | English |
Author: | Arthur Hassall |
ISBN: | 9788832546019 |
Publisher: | Blackmore Dennett |
Publication: | March 20, 2019 |
Imprint: | |
Language: | English |
Louis XIV, known as Louis the Great or the Sun King, was a monarch of the House of Bourbon who reigned as King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. Starting on 14 May 1643 when Louis was 4 years old, his reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest recorded of any monarch of a sovereign country in European history. In the age of absolutism in Europe, Louis XIV's France was a leader in the growing centralisation of power.
Louis XIV, known as Louis the Great or the Sun King, was a monarch of the House of Bourbon who reigned as King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. Starting on 14 May 1643 when Louis was 4 years old, his reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest recorded of any monarch of a sovereign country in European history. In the age of absolutism in Europe, Louis XIV's France was a leader in the growing centralisation of power.