Louis XIV of France

King of France and of Navarre from 1643 to 1715 (1638-1715)

Louis XIV was King of France from 14 May 1643 until his death in 1715. He is a symbol of the Age of Absolutism in Europe for styling himself as "The Sun King", which portrayed him as supreme leader. He presided over a great expansion of the French colonial empire and a patronage of arts in his court at the Palace of Versailles that defined the Baroque style of French architecture. His reign of 72 years and 110 days remains the longest of any sovereign monarch in history.

Also known as...

Louis XIV, Louis the Great, Louis the Grand Monarch, Louis le Grand Monarque, Louis le Grand, the Sun King, Sun King, Lewis XIV, and Lewis the Fourteenth

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France Repeals Code Noir

French Parliament unanimously votes to repeal the 17th-century 'Code Noir' slavery law.

French parliament inches towards symbolic repeal of 'Code noir' slavery legislation 📹 Euronews — May 28, 17:52 PM · 1min
French parliament votes to repeal slavery-era Black Code PBS — May 28, 17:36 PM
France’s parliament votes to repeal slavery-era Black Code 📹 Associated Press — May 28, 17:09 PM · 1min
What is France's 'Black Code' that MPs finally voted to repeal? Le Monde — May 28, 16:13 PM
France’s parliament votes to repeal slavery-era Black Code 📹 AP News — May 28, 15:05 PM · 1min
France’s parliament votes to repeal slavery-era Black Code, with tears and history in the chamber Boston Globe — May 28, 21:48 PM
French parliament inches towards symbolic repeal of 'Code noir' slavery legislation Euronews — May 28, 17:47 PM
French Parliament votes to repeal slavery-era Black Code that classified humans as property NY Post — May 28, 16:23 PM
France votes to end slavery-era law which classed people as property The Guardian — May 28, 14:38 PM
France repeals colonial-era ‘Code Noir’ Politico EU — May 28, 14:08 PM
What to know about Code Noir, a shocking French law that oversaw the slavery of 1.4 million Africans ABC News — May 28, 13:30 PM