In that time, note "After me, the Flood." Louis XIV was born on 5th September 1638 and died on 1st September 1715, four days before his 77th birthday. Four days before he turned 77, on September 1, 1715, Louis died of gangrene at Versailles. Her name was Louise Marie-Therese. — Louis XV to the Madame de Pompadour (or perhaps her to him. There’s quite a lot of trading with North Africa, he sets up the Senegal Company. But unofficially Mauresse de Moret continued to receive the royal pension and frequent visits from her royal relatives. Browse channels Sign in to like videos, comment, and subscribe. Louis XV in 1748, by Maurice Quentin de La Tour Après moi, le déluge . Louis XIV holds the record of being the ruler for the longest period of time of any of the major European monarchies. The reign of France’s Louis XIV (1638-1715), known as the Sun King, lasted for 72 years, longer than that of any other known European sovereign. “Perhaps Louis has had a romp with one of his servants? He ruled France for 72 years, 3 months and 18 days. There were a few black servants. All of his intermediate heirs had died before him. Louis was born on 5 September 1638 at St Germain-en-Laye. Fact Two. Louis XIV's black daughter Louise Marie-Therese, the Black Nun of Moret The above portrait, dated 1695, is displayed in the library of St. Genevieve in the Latin Quarter of Paris (bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, 10, place du Panthéon, 75005 Paris). Louis XIV, c.1701 © Louis XIV, the 'Sun King', was king of France from 1643 to 1715 and widely held to be the greatest monarch of his age. Docudrama about the life of Louis XIV nicknamed "the Sun King", the King of France who ran a glamorous court, expanded the borders of France, loved women and parties and built an incredible palace for himself - the Versailles. When the doctor who had delivered the child decided to explain to the king that the presence of a black domestic in the proximity of his wife, Marie-Therese, could… His five-year-old grandson succeeded him as Louis XV. Louis XIV (Louis Dieudonné; 5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), known as Louis the Great (Louis le Grand) or the Sun King (le Roi Soleil), was King of France from 14 May 1643 until his death in 1715. Explore the life and times of France's King Louis XV, the ruler who started out as 'The Well-Beloved,' but died a hated man, on Biography.com. And yes, officially she has died a few days after birth.