King Louis XIV is famously known as the “Sun King.” He currently holds the record of the longest reigning monarch in hisotry, at 72 years. He was throned at age 4! King Louis is known as a figurehead of absolutism, his reign highlighted by a strong and centralized government, which he controlled well. He was also the monarch who commissioned the famous Palace of Versailles, a gorgeous wonder of art and architecture. Famously declared “L’État, c’est moi.” (“I am the state.”)