Louis XIV
5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715
King of France for 72 years, the longest verified reign of any monarch, who centralized royal power, built the Palace of Versailles, and styled himself the Sun King.
Lived at the same time
Well-documented people whose lives overlapped with Louis XIV.
- Christopher Wren (1632–1723) Overlapped 77 years →
- Mei Wending (1633–1721) Overlapped 77 years →
- Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632–1723) Overlapped 77 years →
- Pu Songling (1640–1715) Overlapped 75 years →
- Isaac Newton (1643–1727) Overlapped 72 years →
- William Penn (1644–1718) Overlapped 71 years →
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Began his personal rule after the death of Cardinal Mazarin
9 March 1661
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Moved the royal court to the Palace of Versailles
6 May 1682
Versailles became the permanent seat of the French court and government.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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Revoked the Edict of Nantes
22 October 1685
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