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Personal details
Name: Louis Dieudonné de Bourbon
Dates : 1638-1715
Positions held: King of France (1643-1715)
Aliases: the Sun King, Louis the Great
Customary name: Louis XIV
Distinguishing characteristics : Louis XIV is the longest reigning European sovereign
Louis XIV in four seasons
Spring: Louis Dieudonné tested by the Fronde
The son of Louis XIII and Anne of Austria was only five years old when his father died. His mother, who was then appointed Regent of the kingdom, would reign until he came of age, advised by Cardinal Mazarin. After an education in which art and physical games were very important, the Fronde (1648-1652) forced him to flee Paris, which was to profoundly mark the child’s thinking. The future king would not forget this test and this lesson: they would shape his desire to build an absolute monarchy.
In 1651, Louis was 13 and came of age. He married his cousin, Maria-Theresa of Austria, in 1660. Mazarin died the following year and so began
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Descendance de Louis XIV
Cet article présente la descendance du roi de France Louis XIV (1638-1715), à la fois légitime et naturelle. Bien qu'un seul de ses enfants, issu de son mariage avec Marie-Thérèse d'Autriche, ait survécu à l'enfance, Louis XIV eut de nombreux enfants illégitimes parmi ses favorites, dont certains furent légitimés. Au total, il fut le père de 24 enfants, lui offrant ainsi une très large descendance.
Enfants légitimes
[modifier | modifier le code]Louis XIV a six enfants avec son épouse légitime, Marie-Thérèse d'Autriche (1638-1683) :
- Louis de France, fils de France, dit « le Grand Dauphin » ( – )[1] ;
- Anne-Élisabeth de France, fille de France ( – ) ;
- Marie-Anne de France, fille de France ( – ) ;
- Marie-Thérèse de France, fille de France, dite « la Petite Madame » ( – ) ;
- Philippe Charles de France, fils de France, duc d'Anjou ( – ) ;
- Louis-François de France, fils de France,
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Siècle de Louis XIV (IA-VI)
Author: Voltaire
Volume: 11A-13D
Series: Œuvres complètes de Voltaire
Volume Editors: Sous la direction dem Diego Venturino
Series Collaborators: David Adams, Valérie Bajou, Nicholas Cronk, Linda Gil, James Hanrahan, François Moureau, Jean-Alexandre Perras, Laurent Portes, Samuel S. B. Taylor, Diego Venturino, Alain Viala
Publication Date: 2019
ISBN: 978-0-7294-1213-1
Price: £700
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