On the 300th anniversary of The Sun King's death, New Day explores King Louis XIV's impact on current culture. King Louis XIV died 300 years ago today (Sept. 1, 2015).

The future Louis XIV was born in 1638 at the royal palace of his father, King Louis XIII, and his mother, Queen Anne. Born into ostentatious luxury and unlimited power, he wanted for nothing.

Louis XIII may have started the trend, but his successor, Louis XIV, would take it to new heights. The four-year-old king succeeded his father in 1643, when Europe’s fashion capital was Madrid.

King Louis XIV ruled from 1643 to 1715 — a total of 72 years, the longest of any European sovereign to this day. Queen Elizabeth II, for context, reigned for 70 years.

Moulay Ismail, who ruled Morocco from 1672 to 1727, was a contemporary of Louis XIV, the Sun King of France. In 1698, after 22 years on the throne, Moulay Ismail dispatched his ambassador ...