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As an absolute monarch, Louis expanded monarchical rule and diminished the power of the nobility, developing a strong centralised state ruled from the Palace of Versailles that persisted until the French Revolution.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"5 September 1638","date":"1638-09-05"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7742#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1520841"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7742#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"1 September 1715","date":"1715-09-01"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7742#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Palace of Versailles","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2946"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7742#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Kingdom of France","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70972"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7742#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"art collector","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10732476"},{"text":"actor","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q33999"},{"text":"monarch","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116"},{"text":"statesperson","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q372436"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7742#P106"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Maria Theresa of Spain","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q152549","start":"1660-06-09","end":"1683-07-30"},{"text":"Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q230670","start":"1683-10-10","end":"1715-09-01"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7742#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"King of France and Navarre (14 May 1643 – 1 September 1715)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3439798","start":"1643-05-14","end":"1715-09-01"},{"text":"French co-prince of Andorra (14 May 1643 – 1 September 1715)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19808845","start":"1643-05-14","end":"1715-09-01"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7742#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Order of the Holy Spirit","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1335445"},{"text":"Order of Saint Michael","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1347889"},{"text":"Order of Saint Louis","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q247777"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7742#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XIV","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7742"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Louis XIV born?","a":"Louis XIV was born on 5 September 1638 in Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye."},{"q":"What positions has Louis XIV held?","a":"Positions held by Louis XIV include: King of France and Navarre (1643–1715); French co-prince of Andorra (1643–1715)."}],"related":[{"name":"Charles X of France","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/charles-x-of-france"},{"name":"Louis XIII","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/louis-xiii"},{"name":"Napoleon","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/napoleon"},{"name":"Vincent Auriol","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/vincent-auriol"},{"name":"Philippe Pétain","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/philippe-petain"},{"name":"Louis XVIII","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/louis-xviii"},{"name":"Raymond Poincaré","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/raymond-poincare"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/louis-xiv-c65e13bb13.jpg","width":500,"height":710,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Hyacinthe Rigaud","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Louis_XIV_of_France.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Louis XIV","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XIV","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q7742","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7742","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Louis XIV of France.jpg by Hyacinthe Rigaud (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Louis_XIV_of_France.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Louis XIV, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Louis XIV of France.jpg — Hyacinthe Rigaud, Public domain.","cite":"\"Louis XIV\". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/louis-xiv. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-04T06:57:40Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-04","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/louis-xiv","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/louis-xiv","ne":null}}