Louis XIV

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Charles Le Brun: Portrait of King Louis XIV

Peter Paul Rubens: portrait of Anne of Austria

Jules Cardinal Mazarin

Who was Louis XIV, king of France?

Jean-Baptiste Colbert

Nicolas de Largillière: Louis XIV and His Family

Palace of Versailles: gardens

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Louis XIV: Quotes

Leaders and Rulers
I am the state! (L'état, c'est moi!)Louis XIV of France