KING LOUIS XIV AUTOGRAPH ON DRAGONS REGIMENT ORDER 1698 König von Frankreich

  

Order to the Regiment of Dragons. Gned by the King Louis XIV at Versailles on April 13, 1698. France (5 September 1638 1 September 1715), authentic. Autographed manuscript document dated January 26, 1694.

Known as King Louis the Great or the Sun King. He ruled as King from 1643. Until his death - a tenure of over 72 years and the longest of monarchs in major. After the death of his. Chief Minister, Cardinal Mazarin, Louis began his own personal rule of France. A champion of the system of absolute. The remnants of feudalism and by inviting several. Members of the nobility to live at the Palace of Versailles, for which.

Louis had moved his family and the court of government to in 1682. Royal Families of France remained at Versailles until the outbreak of the. French Revolution in October of 1789. France became the leading power of the European countries and participated in.

Three major wars: the Franco-Dutch War, the War of the League. Louis and his wife Maria Theresa of Spain. Had six children, all for which only one survived to adulthood.

He was succeeded by his five-year-old great-grandson, Louis XV. Size of unfolded document: 19.2" x 14.5 " (48.5 cm x 37 cm), Signed and Watermarked.

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• Date of Publication: April 13, 1698
• Material: Paper
• Region: Europe
• Type: Handwritten Manuscript
• Author: LOUIS XIV OF FRANCE
• Subject: History
• Original/Facsimile: Original
• Language: French
• Place of Publication: Versailles
• Special Attributes: Signed