XIV. Louis, popularly known as Louis the Great, or the Sun King, was king of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. He was the longest-reigning sovereign monarch of all time, with a total reign of 72 years and 110 days. He exercised his power in the spirit of the divine right of kings and worked to build a centralized absolute monarchy. XIII. The son of Louis and Anne of Austria, after the death of his father, he ascended the throne at the age of five, until he came of age his mother as regent and the influential Cardinal Mazarin ruled in his stead. During the civil wars, the French nobles and supreme courts rose up against Mazarin, but Louis put down the Fronde rebellion and abolished feudalism with the Fontainebleau edict, it was abolished by the Huguenots earlier, even by his grandfather, IV. He secured their rights during Henry's reign, thereby essentially eliminating Protestantism in the country. When Mazarin died in 1661, he announced at his coronation that he would not appoint a prime minister, that he would run the government himself, and that he wanted to lead the country completely alone. The aim of the systematically reorganized government was to improve the economy and the development and support of the sciences, the expansion of the navy and the army, as well as the complete reorganization of the public administration. In 1667, he began to wage war until the end of his life, and in ten years he acquired significant territories and reached the peak of his power. The bigoted religious Lajos in 1685 revoked the Edict of Nantes, which provided Protestants with free religious practice, which had disastrous consequences. The richest and most industrious Huguenot subjects left the country, and he "succeeded" in uniting the Protestant powers as well. XIV. Louis made France the dominant European power while laying the foundations for the future revolution. The memorable reign of the Sun King became one of the most significant periods in French history. 1660. On June 9, the royal wedding of Maria Theresa and the eldest member of the Spanish royal house, entitled to inherit the throne, took place in the city of Saint-Jean-de-Luz in Aquitaine. XIV. 6 children were born from the marriage of King Louis and Queen Mária Theresia, but only the first-born son reached adulthood. XIV. Lajos was notorious for his open love adventures. In addition to the anonymous heroines, he had several official concubines, some of whom seriously influenced his decisions. Some of the children born to them were later legalized by Louis and he married them to members of princely families. XIV. King Louis died on September 1, 1715, as a result of a goitre in one of his legs, after three weeks of suffering. The body of the deceased king was cremated for 8 days in the Hercules salon of the Versailles castle, and then on the night of September 9, it was transferred in total secrecy to the Saint-Denis cathedral, the crypt of the Bourbons.

XIV. King Louis (the Great) of France reigned from 1643 to 1715, during which time French coinage underwent significant development. Louis, who was an ambitious general and builder, needed large amounts of money for his wars and constructions. As a result, the French royal mints significantly increased production and new coins were introduced. New coins were introduced in the 1640s, including the gold louis d'or and the silver livre tournois. These were roughly the same weight and value as the earlier coins, but were made with newer, more modern designs. New coins were minted in the 1680s, including the gold ecu and the silver sol. These were smaller and lighter than earlier coins, but of the same value. New coins introduced in the late 17th century included the copper sou and the denier. These were of lower value than earlier coins and were mainly used in everyday trade. Louis's coinage had a significant impact on the French economy and society. The new coins helped the development of trade and the financial system and contributed to the strengthening of the French kingdom.