as it was with King Louis XIV of France, his accretion to an absolute leader was not solely at his behest as he was barely five years old when he became king at the death of his father ...

behind French King Louis XIV. She died at age 96 on September 8, 2022. She was married to Philip Mountbatten from 1947 until his death in April 2021. The marriage of 73 years produced four ...