16 moments

1. Birth at Saint-Germain-en-Laye

   1638-09-05 · Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France

   

   Louis XIV was born at the royal Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye.

2. Fronde crisis in Paris

   1651-02-01 · Paris, France

   

   During the Fronde, the twelve-year-old king was in the royal palace in Paris when a crowd entered his bedchamber and demanded to see him. The cited text identifies a royal palace in Paris but does not name the building; coordinates represent central Paris.

3. Coronation at Reims Cathedral

   1654-06-07 · Reims Cathedral, Reims, France

   Louis XIV was crowned king at Reims Cathedral.

4. Treaty of the Pyrenees signing

   1659-11-07 · Pheasant Island, Bidasoa River, France-Spain border

   

   Louis signed the Treaty of the Pyrenees, ending the Franco-Spanish War, on Pheasant Island in the Bidasoa River. Coordinates represent Pheasant Island in the Bidasoa River.

5. Marriage to Maria Theresa

   1660-06-09 · Church of Saint John the Baptist, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France

   

   Louis XIV married Maria Theresa of Spain at Saint-Jean-de-Luz as part of the settlement following the Treaty of the Pyrenees. The source identifies the town and church as the wedding venue; coordinates are for the Church of Saint John the Baptist.

6. Visit to Vaux-le-Vicomte

   1661-01-01 · Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, Maincy, France

   

   At Nicolas Fouquet's château of Vaux-le-Vicomte, Louis was lavishly entertained in an episode that preceded Fouquet's downfall. The surrounding passage dates the episode to 1661; the quoted sentence directly establishes the king's presence at the château.

7. Crossing of the Lower Rhine

   1672-06-12 · Lobith, Gelderland, Netherlands

   

   Louis was present with the French army at Lobith during the crossing of the Lower Rhine in the Franco-Dutch War. The source places the action at Lobith on 12 June 1672; coordinates are those supplied for the battle location.

8. Siege of Maastricht

   1673-06-01 · Maastricht, Netherlands

   

   Louis accompanied the French army during the siege and capture of Maastricht, a major operation of the Franco-Dutch War. The siege ran from 13 to 30 June 1673; the source does not support a more precise date for Louis's individual presence.

9. Retreat to Saint-Germain-en-Laye

   1674-01-01 · Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France

   

   After the French retreat from most of the Dutch Republic, Louis withdrew for a time to Saint-Germain-en-Laye. The surrounding chronology places this retreat in 1674.

10. Versailles becomes permanent royal seat

    1682-05-06 · Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France

    

    Louis moved permanently with the court and royal government to Versailles, making the palace the core of his political system.

11. Reception of the Doge of Genoa

    1685-05-15 · Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France

    

    Louis received the Doge of Genoa at Versailles after the French bombardment of Genoa. The evidence is a dated image caption in the cited article.

12. Edict of Fontainebleau

    1685-10-01 · Palace of Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, France

    

    At the Palace of Fontainebleau, Louis gave the edict revoking the Edict of Nantes and ordering measures against French Protestants. The source supports October 1685, but not a specific day of Louis's presence at the palace.

13. Departure for the siege of Namur

    1692-05-10 · Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France

    

    Louis left Versailles for Flanders to take part in the campaign culminating in the siege of Namur. This card records the documented departure point; the source subsequently places the campaign at Namur.

14. Siege of Namur

    1692-06-01 · Namur, Belgium

    

    Louis was present at the French siege of Namur, one of the notable operations of his reign during the Nine Years' War. Louis's departure for Flanders on 10 May and the siege's 25 May–30 June dates are documented by the same source; coordinates represent Namur's citadel area.

15. Permanent residence at Versailles

    1700-01-01 · Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France

    

    During the Spanish-succession crisis, Louis continued to reside permanently at Versailles with the court and royal government. The stated year falls within the explicitly documented period of Louis XIV's permanent residence at Versailles.

16. Death at Versailles

    1715-09-01 · Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France

    

    Louis XIV died at Versailles after a reign of more than seventy-two years.