1638 - 1715
Louis XIV (Louis Dieudonné; 5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great (Louis le Grand) or the Sun King (le Roi Soleil), was King of France from 14 May 1643 until his death in 1715. His reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest recorded of any monarch of a sovereign country in European history. Louis XIV's France was emblematic of the age of absolutism in Europe. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis XIV of France has received more than 15,715,622 page views. His biography is available in 120 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 116 in 2019). Louis XIV of France is the 5th most popular politician, the 2nd most popular biography from France and the 2nd most popular French Politician.
Louis XIV of France is most famous for his lavish lifestyle and his long reign. He is also famous for the Palace of Versailles.
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Among politicians, Louis XIV of France ranks 5 out of 15,710. Before him are Napoleon, Julius Caesar, Adolf Hitler, and Donald Trump. After him are Augustus, Thomas Jefferson, Joseph Stalin, Vladimir Lenin, Charlemagne, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, and Elizabeth I of England.
1769 - 1821
HPI: 95.88
Rank: 1
100 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 95.84
Rank: 2
1889 - 1945
HPI: 95.49
Rank: 3
1946 - Present
HPI: 94.95
Rank: 4
1638 - 1715
HPI: 93.37
Rank: 5
63 BC - 14
HPI: 93.32
Rank: 6
1743 - 1826
HPI: 92.69
Rank: 7
1879 - 1953
HPI: 92.61
Rank: 8
1870 - 1924
HPI: 92.52
Rank: 9
748 - 814
HPI: 91.86
Rank: 10
1881 - 1938
HPI: 91.37
Rank: 11
1533 - 1603
HPI: 90.91
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1638, Louis XIV of France ranks 1. After him are Maria Theresa of Spain, Shunzhi Emperor, Nicolas Malebranche, Nicolas Steno, Catherine of Braganza, Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons, Emperor Go-Sai, Meindert Hobbema, James Gregory, Elisabetta Sirani, and Carlo Fontana. Among people deceased in 1715, Louis XIV of France ranks 1. After him are Nicolas Malebranche, Thomas Savery, François Fénelon, Dom Pérignon, Marie Mancini, Antoine Galland, William Dampier, Gülnuş Sultan, Pu Songling, Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, and Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.
1638 - 1715
HPI: 93.37
Rank: 1
1638 - 1683
HPI: 79.38
Rank: 2
1638 - 1661
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 3
1638 - 1715
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 4
1638 - 1686
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 5
1638 - 1705
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 6
1638 - 1708
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 7
1638 - 1685
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 8
1638 - 1709
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 9
1638 - 1675
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 10
1638 - 1665
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 11
1638 - 1714
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 12
1638 - 1715
HPI: 93.37
Rank: 1
1638 - 1715
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 2
1650 - 1715
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 3
1651 - 1715
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 4
1639 - 1715
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 5
1639 - 1715
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 6
1646 - 1715
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 7
1651 - 1715
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 8
1642 - 1715
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 9
1640 - 1715
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 10
1636 - 1715
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 11
1694 - 1715
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 12
Among people born in France, Louis XIV of France ranks 2 out of 5,234. Before him are Napoleon (1769). After him are René Descartes (1596), Joan of Arc (1412), Charlemagne (748), Voltaire (1694), Blaise Pascal (1623), Louis Pasteur (1822), Victor Hugo (1802), Claude Monet (1840), Montesquieu (1689), and Jules Verne (1828).
1769 - 1821
HPI: 95.88
Rank: 1
1638 - 1715
HPI: 93.37
Rank: 2
1596 - 1650
HPI: 92.74
Rank: 3
1412 - 1431
HPI: 92.46
Rank: 4
748 - 814
HPI: 91.86
Rank: 5
1694 - 1778
HPI: 90.89
Rank: 6
1623 - 1662
HPI: 90.70
Rank: 7
1822 - 1895
HPI: 90.54
Rank: 8
1802 - 1885
HPI: 89.96
Rank: 9
1840 - 1926
HPI: 89.34
Rank: 10
1689 - 1755
HPI: 89.08
Rank: 11
1828 - 1905
HPI: 88.85
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in France, Louis XIV of France ranks 2. Before him are Napoleon (1769). After him are Charlemagne (748), Louis XVI of France (1754), Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (1122), Napoleon III (1808), Louis XV of France (1710), Henry IV of France (1553), Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807), Philip IV of France (1268), Claudius (-10), and Louis XIII of France (1601).
1769 - 1821
HPI: 95.88
Rank: 1
1638 - 1715
HPI: 93.37
Rank: 2
748 - 814
HPI: 91.86
Rank: 3
1754 - 1793
HPI: 88.73
Rank: 4
1122 - 1190
HPI: 86.62
Rank: 5
1808 - 1873
HPI: 86.45
Rank: 6
1710 - 1774
HPI: 86.19
Rank: 7
1553 - 1610
HPI: 86.09
Rank: 8
1807 - 1882
HPI: 85.56
Rank: 9
1268 - 1314
HPI: 85.36
Rank: 10
10 BC - 54
HPI: 85.30
Rank: 11
1601 - 1643
HPI: 84.74
Rank: 12