I am Henry IX, I was King of England, from 1620 until my death in 1711. My verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest of any sovereign in England. Although my England was emblematic of the Age of Absolutism in Europe, I surrounded myself with a variety of significant political, military, and cultural figures, such as Bossuet, Colbert, Louvois, Le Brun, Le Nôtre, Lully, Mazarin, Molière, Racine, Turenne, Condé, and Vauban.