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| 1638 | Birth |  |
| 5th Sep Paris Birth of Louis XIV the Sun King, son of Louis XIII & Anne of Austria |
| 1643 | Battle of Rocroi | |
| 19th May Rocroi Victory over Spain gives France hegemony in Europe in place of Spain |
| 1643 | Succession | |
| 14th May Paris Succeeds as King of France |
| 1646 | Exile of Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| 14th Aug Paris Receives his cousin Charles II during his exile from the English Civil War |
| 1649 | Peace | |
| 11th Mar Paris Peace between the frondeurs, rebels, & the French court |
| 1651 | Succession | |
| Sep Paris Declared of age |
| 1655 | Diplomacy | |
| Paris Agrees to a commercial Treaty with England |
| Paris A secret clause includes expulsion of Charles II from France |
| Paris A secret clause includes expulsion of the Condeans from England |
| 1657 | Diplomacy | |
| Flanders England will provide a fleet & 6,000 men & France 20,000 for war against Spain |
| Paris It is agreed France will capture Gravelines & England will capture Dunkirk & Mardyck |
| 1658 | Capture of Dunkirk | |
| 25th June Paris Hands Dunkirk over to Lockhart, the English Commander |
| 25th June Paris Marches into Dunkirk after its capture from the Spanish |
| 1658 | Edict Nantes | |
| 18th Oct Nantes Revokes the edict in an effort to force all his subjects to practise Catholicism |
| 1659 | Marriage | |
| Paris Marries Marie-Therese daughter of Philip IV of Spain |
| 1659 | Rule of Holland | |
| Under the treaty of the Pyrenees France receives part of the Netherlands |
| 1659 | Rule of Rousillion | |
| Rousillion Under the treaty of the Pyrenees France receives Rousillon |
| 1659 | Treaty of Pyrenees | |
| Pyrenees Ends the war with Spain, France receives Rousillon & part of the Spanish Netherlands |
| 1660 | Marriage | |
| Paris Marries Maria Teresa, daughter of Philip IV of Spain |
| 1661 | Constitution | |
| 10th Mar Appointed Prime Minister of France, appoints himself |
| 1661 | Death | |
| 9th Mar Paris On the death of Mazarin assumes complete control |
| 1661 | Economy | |
| Paris After the Thirty Year & Civil War debt is œ143 million, revenue is œ71 million |
| 1661 | Invasion of Flanders | |
| Flanders Writes to Clarendon saying when Phlip IV dies he will sieze Flanders |
| 1661 | Papal Bull | |
| Paris Enforces the Papal Bull condeming many Jansenist beliefs as heresy |
| Paris Expels Jansenist novices |
| 1661 | Prime Minister | |
| 10th Mar Appointed Prime Minister of France, appoints himself |
| 1661 | Taxation | |
| Paris After the Thirty Year & Civil War debt is œ143 million, revenue is œ71 million |
| 1662 | Alliance | |
| Paris Signs the Franco-Dutch defensive alliance with Holland against England |
| 1662 | Legislation | |
| Paris The land tax, the heaviest tax on the peasantry, reduced by 10% by cutting his troops |
| 1662 | Purchase Dunkirk | |
| Paris Purchases Dunkirk from England |
| 1662 | Reform | |
| Paris The land tax, the heaviest tax on the peasantry, reduced by 10% by cutting his troops |
| 1664 | Exile of Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| Paris Expels 12 chief nuns & places Jansenist convents under military guard |
| 1665 | Death | |
| Philip IV of Spain dies, Maria-Teresa renounces the Spanish throne on marrying Louis |
| 1665 | Heresy | |
| Paris The Assembly of the Clergy presses Louis to punish heresy |
| 1665 | Journal des Sav | |
| Paris Encourages Frenchmen to record inventions in the world's first technical journal |
| 1666 | Declaration of War | |
| France & Holland declare War on England, France takes Antigua, Monsterrat & StKitts |
| 1666 | French Academy | |
| Paris Founds the French Academy of Sciences |
| 1666 | Persecution | |
| Paris Begins the persecution of France's 2 million Hugenots |
| 1667 | Declaration of War | |
| 24th May Begins the War of Devolution by invading Flanders & Hainault |
| 24th May Brabant Says the law in Brabant makes his wife Maria Teresa a better claimant than Charles II |
| 1667 | Invasion of Holland | |
| 24th May A French army under Turenne crosses the border and invades the Spanish Netherlands |
| 1667 | Police | |
| Paris Founds the Lieutenant general de police de Paris |
| 1667 | Reform | |
| Paris Enacts the reforms of the Civil Code |
| 1667 | Rule of Acadia | |
| 21st July Acadia Under the Treaty of Breda France retains French Acadia |
| 1667 | Rule of Guiana | |
| 21st July Guiana Under the treaty of Breda France retains French Guiana |
| 1667 | Taxation | |
| Paris Doubles most of the import tariffs to make France more self-sufficient |
| 1667 | Treaty of Breda | |
| 21st July Breda Ends the England-Netherlands War |
| 21st July Breda The French retain French Acadia & French Guiana |
| 1668 | Rule of Belgium | |
| 2nd May Aix la Chapelle Under the treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle France gives up the Belgian provinces |
| 1668 | Rule of Holland | |
| Leopold signs a treaty with Louis promising 1/2 the Spanish land in the Netherlands |
| 1668 | Treaty of Aix la Chapelle | |
| 2nd May Aix la Chapelle Britain & the United Provinces form an alliance against France which Sweden joins |
| 2nd May Aix la Chapelle Ends the war over Louis XIV's claim to the Spanish Belgian provinces |
| 2nd May Aix la Chapelle Louis makes peace which is signed at Aix-la-Chapelle |
| 2nd May Aix la Chapelle Spain regains Franche-Comte in return for Lille, Tournay & 10 other fortified towns |
| 1668 | Triple Alliance | |
| An alliance of England, the United Provinces & Sweden against Louis XIV |
| 1669 | Treaty of Dover | |
| Dover A secret alliance with Charles II for the restoration of Catholicism in England |
| Dover Louis agrees to supply funds for Charles ' war in the Netherlands |
| 1670 | Reform | |
| Paris Enacts the reforms of the Criminal Code |
| 1672 | Declaration of War | |
| Begins the Franco-Dutch War |
| 1672 | Reform | |
| Paris Enacts the reforms of the Maritime Code |
| 1673 | Reform | |
| Paris Enacts the reforms of the Commercial Code |
| 1675 | Diplomacy | |
| Paris Secret alliance between Charles II of England & Louis XIV is renewed |
| 1679 | Treaty of Nijmegen | |
| Nijmegen France gains Franche Comte |
| 1683 | Marriage | |
| Paris Marries Francois widow of the poet Paul Scarron |
| 1684 | Rule of Casale | |
| Casale Under the treaty of Regensburg France gains Strasbourg, Luxemburg & Casale in Italy |
| 1684 | Rule of Luxemburg | |
| Luxemburg Under the treaty of Regensburg France gains Strasbourg, Luxemburg & Casale in Italy |
| 1684 | Rule of Strasbourg | |
| Stasbourg Under the treaty of Regensburg France gains Strasbourg |
| 1684 | Treaty of Regensburg | |
| Regensburg Under the terms of the treaty France gains Strasbourg, Luxemburg & Casale in Italy |
| 1685 | Edict Fontainebleau | |
| Fontainebleau It becomes illegal to be a Protestant & 200,000 flee France |
| Fontainebleau Revokes the religious toleration of the Edict of Nantes |
| 1685 | Edict Nantes | |
| Fontainebleau Revokes the religious toleration of the Edict of Nantes |
| 1685 | Reform | |
| Paris Enacts the reforms of the Code Noir for slaves in the colonies |
| 1688 | Declaration of War | |
| 26th Nov Declares war on The Netherlands |
| 1688 | Invasion of Germany | |
| 25th Sep Louis XIV invades Germany to weaken the German states before they join the Grand Alliance |
| 1688 | Siege of Cologne | |
| Sep Cologne The French lay siege to Cologne |
| 1689 | Declaration of War | |
| Declares war on Spain |
| 7th May Declares war on England |
| 1689 | Grand Alliance | |
| An alliance of England, the United Provinces, Austria & Savoy against the French |
| 1689 | Invasion of Palatinate | |
| Palatinate Forced to withdraw from the Palatinate after the formation of the Grand Alliance |
| Palatinate Invades the Palatinate to secure his sister-in-law's claims for its succession |
| Palatinate Invades to prevent William of Orange deposing James II of Great Britain |
| 1690 | Battle of Boyne | |
| 1st July Boyne James II, supported by French troops, is defeated in Ireland |
| 1690 | Battle of Fleurus | |
| 1st July Fleurus The French led by Marshal Luxembourg defeat the Grand Alliance |
| 1692 | Battle of Hogue | |
| 29th May Hogue The French are heavily defeated by the Grand Alliance at La Hogue |
| 1692 | Battle of Steenkerke | |
| 3rd Aug Steenkerke The French forces under Marshal Luxemburg defeat the English at Steenkerke |
| 1693 | Alliance | |
| 29th July Neerwinden The Grand Alliance is crushed by the French |
| 1693 | Battle of Neerwinden | |
| 29th July Neerwinden The Grand Alliance is crushed by the French |
| 1693 | Four Articles Repudiation | |
| 15th Sep Paris Repudiates the 1682 declaration in an attempt to improve relations with the Pope |
| 1697 | Treaty of Rijswijk | |
| Rijswijk France cedes Pinerolo, Casale, Nice Lorraine & Luxemburg |
| 1700 | Testament Charles II | |
| 16th Nov Paris Accepts the testament of Charles II |
| 1st Dec Paris Charles ' testament is questioned by Monssieur |
| 1701 | Succession | |
| Louis XIV recognizes James Frances Edward as James III of England & VIII of Scotland |
| 1701 | Treaty of Partition | |
| Paris Louis XIV claims the Spanish throne for his grandson Philip V of Spain |
| Paris Signed by Britain, Austria, the Netherlands, Portugal & France |
| 1702 | Declaration of War | |
| 14th May The war widens in Europe as the Grand Alliance declares war on France |
| 1709 | Arrest | |
| Paris Arrests Jansenist nuns |
| 1709 | Peace | |
| 22nd Mar Paris Turns down peace proposals from Spain |
| 1712 | Conference of Utrecht | |
| 1st Jan Utrecht First day of the Utrecht Peace Conference |
| 1713 | Papal Bull | |
| Paris Gets the Pope to issue a Papal Bull condemning Jansenist views |
| 1713 | Treaty of Utrecht | |
| 16th Mar Utrecht France renounces its claim to the Spannish throne |
| 16th Mar Utrecht Philip V renounces his claim to the French throne |
| 1714 | Succession | |
| Paris Under the treaty of Utrecht Louis recognizes the Protestant succession in England |
| 29th July Paris Louis gives the Duke du Maine the right to succeed to the French throne |
| 29th July Paris Louis gives the Duke du Toulouse the right to succeed to the French throne |
| Aug Paris Louis XIV draws up his will |
| 1715 | Death | |
| 1st Sep Paris Dies age 76 at St Germain-en-Laye after reigning for 72 years |
| 1715 | Succession | |
| 26th Aug Paris The contents of Louis XIV's will are revealed to Orleans |
| 1770 | Marriage | |
| 16th May Paris Marries the Dauphin to Marie Antoinette |
