Fan Casting Louis XIV of France in Actors by Historical Figures They've Played

Louis XIV, also known as Louis the Great, or the Sun King, was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. An emblem of the age of absolutism in Europe, Louis XIV's legacy includes French colonial expansion, the conclusion of the Eighty Years' War involving the Habsburgs, a controlling influence on the style of fine arts and architecture in France, including the transformation of the Palace of Versailles into a center of royal power and politics.