Unlike ancient Chinese history, the Christian Kingdoms of Europe adopted a monogamous system, so there was no primogeniture system, but most of the thrones were inherited by the oldest and purest sons (except for illegitimate children).
In medieval Europe, in order to compete for inheritance and throne, it is also not uncommon for the royal family to fight for the inheritance and the throne, and the next one to be said can be regarded as the emperor with the best luck in the world, his throne does not have to be robbed, and his great-grandfather actually took all the relatives who can inherit the throne instead of him, which allows him to pick up the throne in vain.
This was the fourth king of the Bourbon dynasty of France, Louis XV. Many people who do not know much about European history will mistakenly believe that Louis XVI, who was beheaded in the French Revolution, is the son of Louis XV, in fact, Louis XVI is only the grandson of Louis XV, and as for the relationship between Louis XV and Louis XIV, it is even further, he is the great-grandson of Louis XIV.
All this, of course, is due to the long life of Louis XIV. The historical Louis XIV, known as the "Sun King", symbolizes his vigorous vitality and long-lasting rule as the sun, born in 1640, he died of illness at the age of three, at the age of three, China was still in the Ming Dynasty Chongzhen period, but by the end of his life he died in 1715, at this time the Kangxi Emperor's rule, has also entered the old age. Louis XIV also reigned for 72 years and 110 days, surpassing the 60 years of Qianlong and the 68 years of the current Queen of England, maintaining the record of the longest reigning sovereign monarch in the history of the world.
During Louis's reign, the influence on France can also be said to be incomparably far-reaching, when Louis was still young, by her mother Anna and the French prime minister Mazaran to govern, until the age of 21, Louis got the opportunity to pro-government, he abolished the prime minister system, and began to establish a monarchical centralized state in France, so that the whole of France is under his control, in the outside world, Louis represents the interests of France and the Bourbon family, Three large-scale wars were waged: the Spanish Netherlands with Spain, the Dutch for land and sea supremacy, and the Grand Alliance.
After three battles, France established itself as the hegemon of Europe and became an unstoppable presence, but Louis was always worried about the question of heir in his later years. He and Queen Maria Theresa had three sons and three daughters, but all but The Crown Prince Louis grew up, and all the rest died prematurely. In addition, he has 16 recognized adopted children.
As for Louis's grandsons, in addition to the second grandson Philippe being crowned King of Spain, and the grandson of Louis the Prince and the Duke of Charles Bailey, they all died earlier than Louis XIV, and in desperation, Louis had to push the selection of the heir to the third generation, who was the son of Louis the Crown Prince, Louis XV. Thus Louis XV also received a title, "Le Bien-Aimé'".
In the later years of Louis XIV's life, because of years of war and overhauls, the old king also knew this deeply, so before his death, he called his 5-year-old grandson to the hospital bed and said to him a famous sentence: "My child, you will become a great king." Don't get as obsessed with architecture and warfare as I am. You have to make peace with your neighbors. Give God what you should give. Be good at what you say. Trying to save people from suffering is something I can't do. ”
But Louis, who won the throne because of luck, grew up in peace and enjoyment, but could not appreciate the painstaking heart of his great-grandfather, he lived a rotten life, became one of the most unpopular kings in French history, France's national strength further weakened, and civil contradictions intensified, which laid the groundwork for the later French Revolution.