| Was also duc d'Aumale, comte d'Eu and prince de Dombes | Impelled by "a mix of commerce, revenge, and pique", he sensed that war was the ideal way to enhance his glory |
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| , Louis XIV and the craft of kingship 1969 | The Triumph of Pleasure: Louis XIV and the Politics of Spectacle U of Chicago Press, 2008 299 pp; focus on opera and ballet• Of particular interest: Documentary on Versailles—The Visit |
2 October 1666 3 May 1739 aged 73 Legitimised on 14 May 1667.
27| Madame de Maintenon: The Secret Wife of Louis XIV | He taught his diplomats that their job was to create tactical and strategic advantages for the French military |
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| The Wars of Louis XIV, 1667—1714 1999• A marked his entire childhood, while during his reign, the kingdom took part in three major continental conflicts, each against powerful foreign alliances: the , the , and the | Washington: Folger Books and Cranbury: Associated University Presses, 1992 |
In peacetime he concentrated on preparing for the next war.
30| 3 October 1667 18 November 1683 aged 16 Legitimised on 20 February 1669 | An adherent of the concept of the , Louis continued his predecessors' work of creating a governed from the capital |
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| Louis XIV's France was emblematic of the in Europe | 17 June 1676 12 September 1718 aged 42 In 1696 she married Bernard de Prez, Baron de La Queue |
20 June 1672 10 January 1683 aged 11 Legitimised on 20 December 1673.
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