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He succeeded his father as King of France in 1643 at age 4 & reigned for 72 years |
Louis XIV
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$800 |
DJ |
KINGS & QUEENS |
2012-04-30 |
#6366 |
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This "Sun King" sniffed, "England is a little garden full of sour weeds" |
Louis XIV
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$600 |
J |
ROYALTY |
2007-05-01 |
#5222 |
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In 1661 this king, no slouch as a dancer himself, founded the Academie Royale de Danse |
Louis XIV
DD
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$1,000 |
DJ |
ROYALTY & BALLET |
2006-02-03 |
#4930 |
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This king was the great-grandfather of France's King Louis XV |
Louis XIV
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FJ |
ROYALTY |
2004-11-03 |
#4637 |
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The early part of his reign, from 1643 to 1661, was dominated by Cardinal Mazarin |
Louis XIV
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$800 |
DJ |
ROYALTY |
2002-04-05 |
#4060 |
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Succeeding his father when he was only 4, he had the longest reign of any French king |
Louis XIV
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$1,000 |
DJ |
KINGS & QUEENS |
1994-12-16 |
#2370 |
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"The Man in the Iron Mask" was rumored to be the twin of this longest-reigning French monarch |
Louis XIV
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$500 |
J |
ROYALTY |
1987-03-27 |
#600 |
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King for 72 years, he devoted more than 40 to building Versailles |
Louis XIV (of France)
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$200 |
J |
ROYALTY |
1984-09-12 |
#3 |