HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
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Louis XVI
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Louis II
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Louis XIV
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Louis IIV
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Detailed explanation-1: -How old was Louis XIV when he acceded to the throne? Louis XIV succeeded his father as king of France on May 14, 1643, at the age of four years eight months. According to the laws of the kingdom, he became not only the master but the owner of the bodies and property of 19 million subjects.
Detailed explanation-2: -Son of the Duke of Burgundy and Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, and great-grandson of Louis XIV, Louis XV became heir apparent upon the death of his father in 1712. He then became king in 1715 at just five years of age upon the death of Louis XIV.
Detailed explanation-3: -Eldest son of Louis XIV Louis de France, known as “Le Grand Dauphin” or “Monseigneur”, died before his father, Louis XIV, and so never inherited the throne.
Detailed explanation-4: -Louis IV, byname Louis d’Outremer (Louis from Overseas), (born 921-died Sept. 10, 954, Reims, France), king of France from 936 to 954 who spent most of his reign struggling against his powerful vassal Hugh the Great.