Louis

Louis XIV of France

  • birth date

    birth date
  • Became king of France

  • Takes control of the government himself

  • Louis weakens nobles and strenthens the goverment

  • attempts to expand france by invading the Spanish Netherlands

  • fights additional wars

  • Expands the Palace of Versailles

    Expands the Palace of Versailles
  • led his army into the Dutch Netherlands

  • France gained several towns

  • a europeanwide alliance formed to stop France

  • Louis supports the arts

    Louis supports the  arts
  • Cancels the Edict of Nantes

    Cancels the Edict of Nantes
  • War of the Spanish succession (weakness of France)

    War of the Spanish succession (weakness of France)
  • Louis XIV dies in bed