<P> Louis XIV ( Louis Dieudonné ; 5 September 1638 -- 1 September 1715 ) , known as Louis the Great ( Louis le Grand ) or the Sun King ( Roi Soleil ) , was a monarch of the House of Bourbon who reigned as King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715 . Starting on 14 May 1643 when Louis was 4 years old , his reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest recorded of any monarch of a sovereign country in European history . In the age of absolutism in Europe , Louis XIV 's France was a leader in the growing centralisation of power . </P>
<P> Louis XIV ( Louis Dieudonné ; 5 September 1638 -- 1 September 1715 ) , known as Louis the Great ( Louis le Grand ) or the Sun King ( Roi Soleil ) , was a monarch of the House of Bourbon who reigned as King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715 . Starting on 14 May 1643 when Louis was 4 years old , his reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest recorded of any monarch of a sovereign country in European history . In the age of absolutism in Europe , Louis XIV 's France was a leader in the growing centralisation of power . </P>
who was called the king of the sun
who was called the king of the sun
Louis XIV
Louis XIV