- King Louis XIV, or the 'Sun King':
- Came to power at the young age of five and ruled for seventy-two years
- Born on September 5, 1638, in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
- Died on September 1, 1715, in the Palace of Versailles
- Married three times with Francoise d'Abigne, Marquise de Maintenon, and Maria Theresa of Spain
- How did he rule?
- He had to manage a rebellion known as 'The Fronde' at the tender age of ten
- Despite having his chief minster Mazarin quell the rebellion and negotiate between Hapsburg Spain and France, he never got over his fear of the possibility of having a civil war
- After the rebellion, France became a leading European power
- Louis XIV gained absolute control of his kingdom after Mazarin died