Louis XIV stands out as one of Europe's most memorable monarchs, renowned for commissioning the magnificent Palace of Versailles, indulging in an extraordinarily lavish lifestyle, and establishing ...

The Roman poet's description was pure fantasy, but Louis XIV, King of France from 1643-1715, seemed set... Subscribe . Digital Print . February 16, 2025 . Subscribe. Digital Print. Japan inflation; ...

LOUIS XIV was the King of France who tyrannically governed his empire from 1643-1715. The extravagant monarch, who vowed to rule with absolute power, is one of the longest serving rulers in history… ...

George Blagden on ‘Versailles’ Season 3, Louis XIV’s ‘Extraordinary’ Madame de Maintenon Also, on the tragedy of absolute power, leaving Louis XIV behind ...

Giant wigs were a must-have for any man in the court of Louis XIV. The king’s absolute love for big hair sparked a trend that spread all over 17th-century Europe.

September 1 marks the 300th anniversary of the death of King Louis XIV, France’s longest-reigning monarch. Logging 72 years on the throne, Louis eclipsed Queen Victoria by a decade. But this ...

The most absolute of the absolute monarchs, Louis XIV of France was also the poster boy for debauchery, eventually dying of smallpox from an underage conquest when he was 64, after ruling France ...

In 1661 the 23 year-old French king Louis the XIV had been on the throne for 18 years when his chief minister, Cardinal Mazarin, died. Louis is reported to have said to his ministers, “It is now ...

Absolutism: an acceptable price ... King Louis XIV of France — and found, though professing Confucianism as against Louis' Christianity, that they had much in common: absolutism, ...