Louis+XIV

Louis XIV was born on September 5 th , 1638 and died on September 1 st , 1715 at the age of 76. Louis XIV reigned as the King of France from 1643 until his death. He was known as Louis the Great. During his reign, France was the leading European power and fought three major wars. The wars were the Franco-Dutch War, the War of the League of Augsburg, and the War of the Spanish Succession. France was successful in these wars. Louis XIV also holds the longest reign of any major country in European history.  Louis XIV is very well known because of his power. He expanded French territories by a large scale and the wars fought. In all of these major wars, France was very successful. He also gained an alliance with the nation's enemy at the time, Spain. Louis XIV also set France to political and social reforms. Louis XIV was also very supportive in the arts. He almost set the royal treasury into bankruptcy with his financial support of music, arts, and literature. This made him known as the Sun King.  Louis XIV changed France. He was very supportive of the arts. France is now known for the many paintings and other forms of art it holds. This may not have been as great if Louis XIV had not come into power. Louis XIV also became allies with Spain, if this had not happened France could still be enemies with Spain and another war could have happened which would have majorly affected France. 