Louis was also a master at cultivating a powerful public image, employing the great artists of the French Baroque to paint and sculpt his image in glorious manner. The centerpiece of this public display was his palace at Versailles, the most impressive royal residence of its day.

Founded in the 7th century by Dagobert I on the burial place of Saint Denis, a patron saint of France, the church became a place of pilgrimage and the burial place of the French kings -- all but three from the 10th to the 18th centuries are buried here, as well as other notables including Marie de Medici, consort of Henry IV; Henrietta Maria ...

The longest-reigning monarch in The World, Louis ascended the throne at the age of four with his mother, Anne of Austria, acting as regent and her adviser, Cardinal Jules Raymond Mazarin, serving as first minister.

French Monarch. The longest-reigning monarch in history, Louis ascended the throne at the age of four with his mother, Anne of Austria, acting as regent and her adviser, Cardinal Jules Raymond Mazarin, serving as first minister. While still a child, Louis saw his reign threatened by a series of rebellions collectively...

The longest-reigning monarch in history, Louis ascended the throne at the age of four with his mother, Anne of Austria, acting as regent and her adviser, Cardinal Jules Raymond Mazarin, serving as first minister.

Louis was also a master at cultivating a powerful public image, employing the great artists of the French Baroque to paint and sculpt his image in glorious manner. The centerpiece of this public display was his palace at Versailles, the most impressive royal residence of its day.

2016年5月14日 · Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84194998/louis_xiii: accessed ), memorial page for Louis XIII (27 Sep 1601–14 May 1643), Find a Grave Memorial ID 84194998, citing Saint Denis Basilique, Saint-Denis, Departement de Seine-Saint-Denis, Île …

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3234/louis_xvi: accessed ), memorial page for Louis XVI (23 Aug 1754–21 Jan 1793), Find a Grave Memorial ID 3234, citing Chapelle Expiatoire, Paris, City of Paris, …

2015年2月15日 · King of France and Navarre. Louis XV, third son of Louis, Duke of Burgundy, and his wife Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, was born in the Palace of Versailles. He succeeded his great-grandfather King Louis XIV at the age of five.

Celebrated musician (Organist, harpsichordist and composer). Organist in the royal chapel, who played for Louis XIV at age 6. Composer of Noels for Organ and harpsichord suites.