The Final Gruesome Days Of Louis XIV's Reign, As It Happened

In the final weeks of his 72-year reign, the long-lived and "immortal" Sun King, Louis XIV, faced a dramatic decline. His last illness, gangrene in his leg, began in August 1715. Despite his doctors' incompetence and his failing health, he maintained the public rituals of his court and continued to...

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