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Louis XIV was born
Louis XIV was born on September 5th 1638 in France -
Louis becomes king of France
Louis became the king of France after his father passed away at age 4, Cardinal Mazarin was the official ruler because of Louis age. -
Louis farther dies
At the age of 4 Louis XIV father died at age 41. -
Frances Population
The first year when Louis was king he had to rule France which had the huge population of 20 million. That means a 4 year old is controlling 20 million peoples life's. -
Cardinal Mazarin dies
From Louis being to young to rule the country Cardinal Mazarin took charge and he was the main advisor. At age 22 Louis starts to become the head of government. -
Affair of the Poisons
In 1680 the marquise de Montespan, who had replaced Mme de La Vallière as Louis’s mistress in 1667, was implicated in the Affair of the Poisons, a scandal in which a number of prominent people were accused of sorcery and murder -
Louis XIV moves into Versailles
Before Louis moved into the Palace of Versailles the kings of France lived in Louvre Palace. The palace of Versailles is where Louis moved into with his wife. -
Queen dies
The queen died, and the king Louis secretly married Mme de Maintenon, who imperceptibly gained in political influence. -
Edict of Nantes is revoked
Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes which allowed the Protestants of France to have substantial rights in the nation. -
Louis dies
On September 1st of 1715 Louis XIV died from gangrene infection.
