Giant wigs were a must-have for any man in the court of Louis XIV. The king’s absolute love for big hair sparked a trend that spread all over 17th-century Europe.

Alan Rickman as King Louis XIV. Alex Bailey/©Focus World Alan Rickman dons a wig and ornate costume to play France’s King Louis XIV in “A Little Chaos,” which he also directed.

Taylor Swift is related to the French King Louis XIV who built Versailles and Johnny Depp, a researcher at MyHeritage says.

Louis XIV: What France's Sun King did for art Heike Mund / ad09/02/2015 He didn't care for politics, but Louis XIV left behind artistic treasures. He died 300 years ago this month and France is ...

In this week's history column, Ken Bridges looks at the life of French King Louis XIV and the small role he played in Texas history.

The previous year, Sun King Louis XIV had signed the Truce of Ratisbon, which ended the War of the Reunions against Spain and the Holy Roman Empire and brought France a welcome respite.

The Death of Louis XIV, which unspools in chronological fashion, first sees various members of the court ask Louis to join their parties and gatherings, which he politely refuses.

In 1661 the 23 year-old French king Louis the XIV had been on the throne for 18 years when his chief minister, Cardinal Mazarin, died. Louis is reported to have said to his ministers, “It is now ...

“The King’s Daughter,” starring Pierce Brosnan and Kaya Scodelario, dares to pose the question: “what if King Louis XIV of France met a mermaid?” ...

Instead of an iron fist, King Louis XIV ruled with his dancing shoes.

Brosnan’s take on Louis XIV is a velvet-clad, swashbuckling royal with a magnificent mane and plenty of eyeliner, a sort of modernist musketeer type.