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<H2>Louis XIV</H2>
Louis XIV of France was known as the <I>Sun King</I>.  During the early years of his reign, he deferred to his mother and the Prime Minister, Italian Cardinal Mazarin.  He had his first serious love affair with Mazarin's niece, Marie Mancini.


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   French Monarchy
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        http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/Rulers/bourbon.html
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        Bourbon

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        http://www.homeschoolchristian.com/Books/FrenchKings.html
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        Kings of France


Glossary:
   Keyword
        Sun King
   Definition
        Louis XIV chose the sun as his royal emblem.  The name was derived originally from his performance as the Sun in a ballet by Isaac Benserade.

   Keyword
        Mazarin
   Definition
        Born in 1602, Cardinal Jules Mazarin was the first minister of France after the death of Cardinal Richelieu in 1642.