Born September 5, 1638 at 11:11 am in Paris
Died September 1, 1715
Louis Bourbon, nicknamed the Sun King, is known for his interminable wars, the building of Versailles, and the establishment of a centralized government. He demanded “un foi, un loi, un roi—one faith, one law, one king.” Hated and admired, he was conspired against in the Affair of the Poisons. Shortly after the death of his wife, he married Mme de Maintenon, the former governess of the royal bastards.