Louis XIV was so powerful he took his name from the sun itself. So dominant he made the haughtiest aristocrats bend to his will. He was so insatiable that no one mistress could satisfy him for long. Throughout a long and turbulent life, Louis sought magnificence in all things. At the heart of this was the world's most famous palace Versailles. You're his child he had with his wife; Maria Theresa of Spain. You're a beloved young royal to the French monarchy. You're Louis XIV's child.