Ch.13 The Sun King
The Sun King of France
Louise XIV, “visible divinity” - God’s representative on earth
He decided to build a huge new palace in Versailles.
During his reign, France became the largest and most important nation in Europe.
But in the last years of his life, France lost some of its new territory.
Dauphin died, his grandson’s wife died, grandsons died.
When he died, his only remaining grandson, a sickly five-year-old, inherited the throne of France.
