Have you ever heard of Louis XIV?

[Julie4]

[FunkyMonkee]

Yes, and I've also heard of Napoleon XIV! But, as far as I know, Louis never made any records.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/xyXCkjMBK70https://www.youtube.com/embed/bRAs5rs54z4

[Cubus]

I know.
- he ruled for a very long time
- he was the Sun King
- I heard everyone were dancing to his tune (literally, he was the sun in the middle, and others were planets dancing around him)

[Julie4]

He was an artistic king who financed many artists, writers, architects and for the sciences. Of course Versailles will be the great symbol.

What interests me beyond this aspect is that it is under his reign that the "second hundred years war" between France and England will begin, which will last until 1815 for world domination.

[lrina]

oh yes, i did a project on him before in 3rd or 4th grade

[Julie4]

He was an artistic king who financed many artists, writers, architects and for the sciences. Of course Versailles will be the great symbol.

What interests me beyond this aspect is that it is under his reign that the "second hundred years war" between France and England will begin, which will last until 1815 for world domination.

[lrina]

i don't remember much about him, other than the fact that he loved ballet and made it become more popular, and was known as the sun king.

[RyanEC]

Yes one of the last great French kings.


I recommend watching the TV series Versailles if you find him an interesting historical figure.

[Julie4]

He is the greatest King of France for me.

I like many other kings, like St Louis, Philippe Auguste, Henry 4, Louis XI, Louis XVI too. but the greatest remains Louis XIV. in France his reign is called "the century of Louis XIV".

[RyanEC]

From my outside perspective I would say the greatest French kings were.

Clovis.
Charlemagne.
Phillip the fair.
Henry IV.
Louie XIV.
Napoleon I.

[Julie4]

What made you interested in French history?

Indeed Clovis is really the founding myth of the French Monarchy.

Do you consider Napoleon a king?

[RyanEC]

I consider myself a Francophile and admirer of French culture.
As well as all other cultures of Europe.
I also enjoy learning history.

I don’t consider Napoleon a king I did not make a distinction since he was the only emperor other then his nephew.

[Julie4]

Charlemagne was emperor of the west lol.

Well it's quite rare to meet Francophile Americans lol. I think you have to go back to Jefferson to find that 🤣

[RyanEC]

I just used king interchangeable with monarch.

American is that anti French.

Some people are just petty nationalist who want to make fun of other countries like France because they think it makes them look better.
Sort of like how people say French are cowards for surrendering in WW2, even though there was a resistance the whole time.

[Julie4]

The majority of Americans are cool, there are idiots in every country.

[RyanEC]

That’s true.

[Hellodownthere]

Vaguely. I know he had one of the longest if not the longest reign of any European king.

[skytatoe]

Yep, he emptied the ENTIRE treasury of France to build his palace and host badass parties until he died.
The economic consequences hit later and his grandson got decapitated for it lol

[Julie4]

Not really lol. Indeed he spent a lot of money for Versailles, the Invalides and to finance all the artists, and all the wars. Add to that a climatic catastrophe that will create a famine that will kill a million people. But the economic consequences will be felt from the end of his reign

[skytatoe]

Yeah well after he died it started going to shit, didn't take long for people to get fed up ^^

[Julie4]

Well economically it was hard, the Necker system despite its bankruptcy allowed to pay off part of the French debt. But Louis XV lost the Seven Years War, Louis XVI found himself having to manage a country with a weak Navy and practically no colonies, added to this the fact that the parliaments refused economic reforms. it could only end with a revolution

[Sun_Kim-Ai]

Yes, he's one of my main role models, alongside Peter the Great and Suryjong.

[Julie4]

Are you kidding me, or are you serious?

[Sun_Kim-Ai]

No, I'm serious.
Strong leader, he delegated nothing and cured all the State affairs, working some 18 hours a day. His motto was "I am the State", and I share it completely in my own political position.

[Julie4]

You know Peter the Great greatly admires France. Unfortunately France considers the Russians as the "Barbarians of the North".

What interests me with Louis XIV is that it is the period during which there was the "second hundred years war". which will last until 1815 for world domination between France and England

[Sun_Kim-Ai]

Yes, he embarked on a great project of "europeization" of Russia, which launched the country into the modern era, even if some of his initiatives had high loss of human lives.

The Second Hundred Years' War is a very complex period, but ultimately it weakened France's position. Louis XIV was forced into this one. In my opinion though, one of his real mistakes was the involvement in the Spanish Succession War.

[Julie4]

It's not that complex, France and England were in rivalry for world domination and in the end it was the United Kingdom who won.

Despite all the genius that I recognize in the English, they ultimately benefited from a profitable geographical position. in this second hundred years war France had to be strong both on land and at sea, an untenable position for us in the long term.

For the War of Spanish Succession the Spanish Empire was too tempting for Louis XIV. Do not forget that despite everything, to bring down the French power, the English and the Dutch, who were in rivalry, will decide to join forces to bring down the French power on land and at sea.

anyway, congratulations on your knowledge.
what is your country?

[Sun_Kim-Ai]

Thank you, although I admit I haven't read anything on the topic for quite a while, a year or so.
I live in Italy and I'm the mayor of a small municipality, but my mother is French.
I must say that your knowledge is really impressive!

[Julie4]

Thank you very much sir, I return the compliment. I would love to see Italy, what a beautiful country.

I thought you were Korean lol.

[Stoner710]

Yea he was the king of France the one who ruled 2 before king Louis the 16 who got his head cut off

[Jersey2]

Was he the one that rode his horse down the hallways of what is now the Louvre. Yes, I’ve heard of him.

[whereismyjohnny]

The Sun King 😆

[Julie4]

do you like this character?

[Anonymous]

Yes I have. I love history.

[Julie4]

do you like this character?

[SignedAutographs]

Yeah

[Julie4]

what have you heard about him?

[SignedAutographs]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XIV

[Julie4]

I see lol

[Anonymous]

Yes, he appeeared regularly on my tests

[KatanaSlice]

Yes I have heard of him.

[Bluemax]

Le roi soleil

[Julie4]

As Louis XIV was humble he gave himself this nickname 🤣

[Bluemax]

Vraiment? I didn't know he gave himself that nickname. 😊

I had read that after the discovery of Titan around Saturn and 2 other moons (I forget which) going around either Saturn or Jupiter, the total number of known bodies in the solar system was 14. At that point, some astronomer from the French Royal Academy of Science declared Louis as king of the solar system! This led to a decline in searching for moons from French astronomers and an increased effort in astronomers from neighboring nations!

[Bluemax]

Both he and Richelieu interest me. Indeed, that time in European history interests me.

[Julie4]

No not really lol. the functioning of the court during his reign was organized as if he were the sun, a star around which all the planets revolve.

Indeed Richelieu was a genius, I did a Mytakes on him. Mazarin was also a genius.

For Louis XIV he really favored the arts and sciences. And in addition these under his reign that the "second hundred years war" will begin which will last until 1815, for the domination of the world between France and England

[Iron_Man]

Yes from you

[Gwenhwyfar]

The Sun King

[JesseJayNeak]

Yes, I have

[Illyrian]

Yes why