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Impatience for victory guarantees defeat

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Louis XIV
Age: 76 †
Born: 1638
Born: September 5
Died: 1715
Died: September 1
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Chateau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Louis XIV
roi de France Louis XIV
Louis Le Grand Monarque
Louis Le Grand
Rey de Francia Luis XIV
The Sun King
King of France Ludwig XIV
King of France Louis XIV
Le Roi Soleil
Louis the Great
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Impatience
Guarantees
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