winterhalters:On this day in history, 5 September 1638, Louis Dieudonné (Louis the God-given)
winterhalters:On this day in history, 5 September 1638, Louis Dieudonné (Louis the God-given) later known as Louis XIV or the Sun King, was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. King at the age of 5 upon the death of his father, he went on to rule for some 72 years, bringing the Kingdom of France to the peak of its power and influence over the known world. -- source link
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