Louis XIV of France

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4. Catholic Encyclopedia: Louis XIV
5. Modern History Sourcebook (Fordham University): The Court of Louis XIV
6. The Spanish Succession: King Louis XIV
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Louis XIV Background and Profiles

• Louis XIV: Louis XIV, The Sun King  
• France for Visitors: Kings and Cardinals
• Union Unity College: Bourbon Dynasty
• The Flow of History: The Age of Louis XIV, the "Sun King" (1643-1715)

Early Years

• Eckerd College: Paris and the Fronde: 1648 - 53
• Illustrious People: Anne of Austria (1601-1666)
• HNet Online: Cardinal Mazarin, the Italian Saviour of French Absolutism

Louis XIV and Wars

• Georgetown College: The Wars of Louis XIV
• Nissiping University: The Wars of Louis XIV
• Korean Minjok Leadership Academy: Dutch War of Louis XIV, 1672-1678

The Years of Grandeur

• Library of Congress: The Rise and Fall of the Absolute Monarchy
• Girls Preparatory School: Louis XIV and Versailles
• Eyewitness History: Inside the Court of Louis XIV, 1671  
• Korean Minjok Leadership Academy: France under Louis XIV: Domestic Policy

Louis XIV and Culture

• Blakeney Manor: The Social Etiquette and Politics of Dance
• The Ballet: Louis XIV and the French Influence
• Old and Sold: Dress During Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI
• Christian Science Monitor: La Fashion, C'est Louis XIV (July 19, 2005)
• Bret Pimentel: Louis XIV and French Culture in the Seventeenth Century (February 2001)

Louis XIV and Women

• Louis XIV: Women  
• King's College: Madame de Maintenon
• The New York Times: The King's Bed (October 15, 2006)

Decline and Legacy

• Wikipedia: War of the Spanish Succession | Culture of France
• MSN Encarta: Louis XIV and Culture
• Welcome to Versailles: Legacy of the Sun King
• Mister Dan's Page: Fabrication of Louis XIV  

Louis XIV Images and Media

• Google Images: Louis XIV Images
• Yahoo! Images: Louis XIV Images
• YouTube Video: Louis XIV compilation (Time: 0:41)
• YouTube Video: Louis XIV second compilation (Time: 1:20)
• YouTube Video: Louis XIV Versailles picture compilation (Time: 2:03)

Louis XIV Books and Research

• Amazon.com: Louis XIV Books
• Amazon.com: Love and Louis XIV by Antonia Fraser
• Past and Present: The Absolutism of Louis XIV as Social Collaboration (2005)

Louis XIV Timeline

• 1638: Born on September 5
• 1643: Ascends to the throne, under the Regency of his mother Anne of Austria
• 1648: The end of The Thirty Years' War
• 1648-53: The years of civil war and unrest, the Fronde
• 1658: France, helped by England, defeats Spain
• 1660: Louis XIV marries Spanish Infanta Marie-Thérèse
• 1661: Prime minister Cardinal Mazarin dies; Louis XIV assumes full control
• 1667: War of Devolution with Spain
• 1680s: Domestically, the power of the old nobility is decreased
• 1682: French court officially moves to Versailles outside Paris
• 1683: Louis XIV's Queen, Marie-Thérèse, dies
• 1685: Roman Catholic religious uniformity is imposed
• 1688–1697: The Nine Years' War
• 1697: Treaty of Ryswick
• 1700: Louis XIV' grandson ascends to the Spanish throne as Philip V
• 1701–1714: War of the Spanish Succession
• 1713: France and England make peace with the Treaty of Utrecht
• 1714: Peace treaties with the Holy Roman Empire
• 1715: Dies on September 1
• 1715: Succeeded by his great-grandson Louis XV of France

Louis XIV in Popular Culture

• BoardGameGeek: Louis XIV Game
• Ralphmag: Memoirs of a Dwarf At the Sun King's Court Book Review
• Toondoo: Bad side of the rule of Louis XIV

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