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Louis XIV

The ‘Sun King’, who reigned for seventy-two years, built Versailles and became the model of absolute monarchy.

Lived1638 – 1715
Known asKing of France
Birthplace or main placeSaint-Germain-en-Laye
Places on the mapParis
Map of the world around Louis XIV in 1650Saint-Germain-en-Laye
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Who ruled these places in his lifetime

PlaceAt birth (map of 1600)At death (map of 1700)
Saint-Germain-en-LayeFrancesame
ParisFrancesame

From the border maps nearest to each date; borders are approximate.

Battles and sites of the time

Further reading

Contemporaries

LivedPerson
1643 – 1727Isaac NewtonScientist
1618 – 1707AurangzebMughal emperor
1654 – 1722Kangxi EmperorQing emperor
c. 1660 – 1717Osei TutuFounder of the Asante Empire
c. 1648 – 1695Sor Juana Inés de la CruzPoet and scholar
1672 – 1725Peter the GreatTsar of Russia
1632 – 1677Baruch SpinozaPhilosopher
1606 – 1669RembrandtPainter
1685 – 1750Johann Sebastian BachComposer
1592 – 1666Shah JahanMughal emperor

Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.