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September 5th, 1638 Louis XIV was born. Have book “Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency” by the Duke of Saint-Simon, in two volumes, published in 1910. This book is perhaps the foremost authority on court life for Louis XIV. The Duke of Saint-Simon was actually Louis XIV’s god-child, baptized inContinue reading “September 5 “roi soleil’”