He did say, "Every time I appoint someone to a vacant position, I make a hundred unhappy and one ungrateful."[146][147] Louis is
recorded by numerous eyewitnesses as having said on his deathbed: "Je m'en vais, mais l'État demeurera toujours." ("I depart, but
the State shall always remain.")[148]
Coat of arms of Louis XIV
NotesUpon his accession to the throne Louis assumed the royal coat of arms of France &
Navarre.[149]
Adopted1643–1715Crest The Royal crown of FranceHelmAn opened gold helmet, with blue and gold mantling.EscutcheonAzure, three fleurs-de-lis Or (for France) impaling Gules on a chain in cross saltire and orleOr an emerald Proper (for Navarre).SupportersThe two supporters are two angels, acting as heralds for the two realms. The dexter angelcarries a standard with the arms of France, and wears a tabard with the same arms. Thesinister angel also carries a standard and wears a tabard, but that of Navarre. Both arestanding on puffs of cloud.MottoThe motto is written in gold on a blue ribbon: MONTJOIE SAINT DENIS the war cry ofFrance, Saint Denis was also the abbey where the oriflamme was kept.OrdersThe escutcheons are surrounded first by the chain of the Order of Saint Michael and by thechain of the Order of the Holy Spirit, both were known as the ordres du roi.Other elementsAbove all is a pavilion armoyé with the Royal crown. From it, is a royal blue mantle with asemis of fleurs-de-lis Or, lined on the inside with ermine.Banner
 Royal standard of the king
On 5 April 1693, Louis also founded the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis (French: Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint-
Louis), a military order of chivalry.[150][151] He named it after Louis IX and intended it as a reward for outstanding officers. It is
notable as the first decoration that could be granted to non-nobles and is roughly the forerunner of the Légion d'honneur, with
which it shares the red ribbon (though the Légion d'honneur is awarded to military personnel and civilians alike).
Ancestors of Louis XIV
8. Antoine of Navarre[154]
4. Henry IV of France[152]
9. Jeanne III of Navarre[154]
2. Louis XIII of France
10. Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany[155]
5. Marie de' Medici[152]
11. Joanna of Austria[155]
1. Louis XIV of France
Arms
Order of Saint Louis
Family
Ancestry