Reign of Louis XIV

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:currency gptkb:livre_tournois
gptkbp:endDate 1 September 1715
gptkbp:governmentType absolute monarchy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Reign of Louis XIV
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Code_Louis
gptkb:Revocation_of_the_Edict_of_Nantes
gptkbp:location gptkb:France
gptkbp:monarch gptkb:Louis_XIV
gptkbp:nickname The Sun King era
gptkbp:notableAchievement Suppression of Protestantism
Expansion of French territory
Reform of tax system
Patronage of science and arts
Creation of a standing army
Development of mercantilism
Establishment of academies
Expansion of royal bureaucracy
Promotion of classical art and literature
Strengthening of French military
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Les_Invalides
gptkb:Palace_of_Versailles
gptkb:Place_Vendôme
gptkb:Grand_Trianon
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Nine_Years'_War
gptkb:War_of_the_Spanish_Succession
gptkb:Franco-Dutch_War
gptkb:Revocation_of_the_Edict_of_Nantes
gptkb:War_of_Devolution
gptkb:War_of_the_Reunions
gptkb:The_Fronde
Patronage of the arts
Centralization of royal power
Construction of the Palace of Versailles
Expansion of French colonial empire
Development of absolute monarchy
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Colbert
gptkb:Molière
gptkb:François-Michel_le_Tellier,_Marquis_de_Louvois
gptkb:Sébastien_Le_Prestre_de_Vauban
gptkb:André_Le_Nôtre
gptkb:Jean_Racine
gptkb:Madame_de_Maintenon
gptkb:Madame_de_Montespan
gptkb:Jules_Mazarin
gptkb:Charles_Le_Brun
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Reign_of_Louis_XIII
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:startDate 14 May 1643
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Reign_of_Louis_XV
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:History_of_France
gptkb:Crown_of_France
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6