Louis XIV - The King of France (1643-1715) - The Sun King

Louis XIV, was a king of France and Navarre, and known as "The Sun King". He was born September 5, 1638 at the Château Neuf of Saint-Germain-en-Laye and died September 1, 1715 in Versailles. His reign extends from May 14, 1643 - under the regency of his mother Anne of Austria until September 7, 1651 - until her death in 1715. His reign, lasted 72 years, was one of the longest in the history of Europe and the longest in the history of France.

Director : Dominique Mougenot, Thierry Bruant et Catherine Mignot

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[harrietharlow]

Louis XIV was my father's favourite French king. I remember being told as a young child that he was the "Sun King" and some of the first French I learned was "l'etat c'est moi" ("I am the State). Being something of a French royalty buff, I find him the most interesting of the last three French kings (Louis XVI wsn't a bad sort, but didn't seem to realize that the age of constitutional monarchs had arrived).

[WallyBDO]

"Your majesty, you are a Catholic monarch; you can't call yourself a God-King"
"...Fine. Sun King then?"
"...Fine"

[robnewman]

I wish France was a Kingdom today. A Monarch.
Its so sad & such a shame its not anymore.
R.I.P French Royalists.
R.I.P gone Kingdom of France.

[johnlandau]

Excellent presentation. Full of factual detail, and told in a dignified, serious manner. Would that all YouTube documentaries were this good.

[ucheokoroafor]

Please post the other King of France documentaries in English. They are very interesting.

[thegoodlydragon]

There's an irony in that he chose as his metaphor the sun outshining all the other stars because in reality the sun is a pretty average star.

[HarbingerOfBattle]

I know this is from a 30 episode series covering all the French Monarchs.

[bobbyokeefe]

Why keep posting just the first parts of all these documentaries?

[АлександрНикитин-ьъ]

Thank you for the video. I got a lot of pleasure and inspiration from the video, thank you.

[BenTrem]

34:23 I think someone may have written a resonant essay, just here, just now ...

[ruthrath]

Really enjoyed the documentary but why stop before the dragonnades and the persecution of protestants?

[remcoremco]

Watch "versailles" it's a great series about Louis XIV

[saratorres]

En español por favor. Me encanta la historia.😘🇨🇱

[juanolivares]

France and the French people, restore the Monarchy to bring more glory and prestige to the nation. Yes, a Constitutional monarchy works just fine.

[robnewman]

72 years reign on the throne of France.

[alanhorton]

The costumes in these dramatizations look like they come from a Halloween store.

[johnnycasteel]

I had the same infection and surgery as Louie did 😂😂😂

[Thepourdeuxchanson]

22:25 The "Bottle-Nosed Dolphin" is how the subtitle rendered "Dauphin". I've seen some rotten attention to detail, but that's just ludicrous.

[jenipugh]

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[emmilypalmer]

I think there might have been a fake pregnancy “23 years later miracle baby”. I feel like I’ve seen that Desperate House Wives episode.