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    Louis

    Birth: 9-5-1638

    Death: 9-1-1715

    Nickname: Louis the Great

Biography

Longest reigning monarch of France. He weakened the nobility and aristocracy and strengthened centralist rule. Mentioned when WHS and FWS are traveling in Canada in August of 1857.

Letter References

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 21, 1857

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, August 4, 1859

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, September 1833

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Biography: 
Longest reigning monarch of France. He weakened the nobility and aristocracy and strengthened centralist rule. Mentioned when WHS and FWS are traveling in Canada in August of 1857.
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http://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/history/great-characters/louis-xiv
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XIV_of_France
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7531/louis_xiv
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Louis XIV BIRTH 5 Sep 1638 Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France DEATH 1 Sep 1715 (aged 76) Versailles, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France BURIAL Saint Denis Basilique Saint-Denis, Departement de Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France Show Map MEMORIAL ID 7531 · View Source