Louis XIV of France (French: Louis XIV), called "the Sun King" (le Roi Soleil) or Louis the Great (Saint-Germain en Laye, France, September 5, 1638-Versailles, France, September 1, 1715 ), was king of France and of Navarre from the 14 of May of 1643 until its death, with 76 years of age and 72 of reign. He was also co-Prince of Andorra (1643-1715) and rival count of Barcelona during the Catalan uprising (1643-1652) as Luis II.
We can say that his reign was successful, and the following would be two clear examples:
1) Louis XIV was the eldest son and successor of Louis XIII and Anne of Austria (daughter of King Philip III of Spain). It increased the power and French influence in Europe, fighting in three great wars: the Franco-Dutch War, the War of the Nine Years and the War of Spanish Succession.
2) The protection of the arts exercised by the sovereign Louis XIV was another facet of his political action. The writers Moliére and Racine, the musician Lully or the painter Rigaudresaltan his glory, as well as the works of architects and sculptors. The new and magnificent Palace of Versailles, the work of Luis Le Vau, Charles Le Brun and André Le Nôtre, was the culmination of that policy.
