vanderbilt:On this day in history, 5 September, in 1638, birth of Louis Dieudonné (Louis the God-giv
vanderbilt:On this day in history, 5 September, in 1638, birth of Louis Dieudonné (Louis the God-given), later known as Louis XIV or the Sun King, in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.The Queen, Anne of Austria, gave birth to her first son at the end of the morning. She was already 37, and the birth of an heir, in a climate of violent distrust inside the royal couple as much as outside, was considered as “a marvel when it was least expected”. Louis’ birth securited the Bourbon line for at least five more generations. King when he was 5, crownded at 16, Louis XIV remained as one of the greatest rulers in European History. After 72 years on the throne, Louis died at Versailles on 1 September 1715. -- source link
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