King Louis XIV

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How did they get their throne?
Louis XIV was declared king in (Less than 5 years old) when his father died in 1643 but began ruling as king upon the death of Mazarin (His mother, Anne of Austria) in March, 1661. He inherited his throne through this way.
Area(s) of World the Empire controlled
They ruled what is today France and had colonies in parts of Canada and America. Parts of South America. Some Polynesian Islands. Parts of Northw
Official religion of the empire
Roman Catholicism
Policies towards other religions, minorities, and/or outsiders. (Tolerance or intolerance?)
Persecuted Jansenists, believers of Jansenism which believed in predestination/Calvinists preachings. Intolerable to the five fundamental beliefs of Jansenism:
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