1 Jan 1643 Jahr - People: Louis XIV of France Louis XIV was one of the most influential rulers of France. He popularized absolutist monarchies, he brought order in a time of chaos, and he was a patron of the arts and sciences as well as having a small team of advisors to help him make decisions. I chose Louis XIV and not his father, Louis XIII, because Louis XIV had much more influence over France and over Europe as a whole. (Band der Zeit)