[DOC] [TLE] Louis XIV of France - Wikipedia [PAR] On the death of Mazarin in March 1661, Louis assumed personal control of the 
reins of government and astonished his court by declaring that he would rule... [DOC] [TLE] Cardinal Mazarin - Wikipedia [PAR] Jules Raymond Mazarin, Cardinal-Duke of Rethel, Mayenne and Nevers born 
Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino [duljo raimondo maddzarino] or Mazarini, 
was an Italian cardinal, diplomat, and politician, who served as the Chief Minister 
to the King of France from 1642 until his death. ... Mazarin studied at the Jesuit 
College in Rome, though he declined to join... [DOC] [TLE] Jean-Baptiste Colbert - Wikipedia [PAR] Jean-Baptiste Colbert was a French politician who served as the Minister of 
Finances of France from 1665 to 1683 under the rule of King Louis XIV. His 
relentless hard work and thrift made him an esteemed minister. He achieved a 
reputation for his work of improving the state of French ... In 1661, Mazarin died 
and Colbert "made sure of the King's favour" by... [DOC] [TLE] Louis XIV (1643-1715) - The Latin Library [PAR] (born 1638, ruled 1643-1715) inherited this power from his father and carried it 
further. ... the government was largely in the hands of the wily Italian Cardinal 
Mazarin. At the cardinal's death Louis declared that he would be his own prime 
minister. ... lives and the millions in treasure that the French king wasted in the 
struggle. [DOC] [TLE] Ruler of France: Louis XIV - College Term Papers [PAR] In France Louis XIV, though he complained of having only a few suitable men ... 
Xiv upon taking power declared that "it was his 'will never to take a prime minister' 
and ... However, Louis did not effectively become ruler until after the death of 
Cardinal Mazarin in 1661. ... Louis XIV served as King of France from 1643 to 
1715. [DOC] [TLE] King Louis XIV - The Spanish Succession [PAR] Louis XIV is remembered as the greatest King of France. ... Born: 5 September 
1638; Coronation: 7 June 1654; Starts rule: March 1661; Died: 1 September 1715 
... He became so powerful that everybody had to submit to his authority. .... 
became known that Anne of Austria had appointed Cardinal Mazarin as prime 
minister. [DOC] [TLE] French Decorative Arts during the Reign of Louis XIV (16541715 ... [PAR] In the still small but gay and colorful pavilion devised by Le Vau, now his ... 
Colbert's vision for the young Louis XIV (16381715), to whom he was to 
dedicate all his gifts as ... when all the arts would revolve around the king's 
personal tastes and will ... by Cardinal Mazarin (16011661), prime minister and 
godfather to Louis. [DOC] [TLE] French History of the Bourbon Dynasty - tgv reservation [PAR] With the course of time, the House of Bourbon would become one of the ... In the 
same year he became king Henry III of Navarre, succeeding his .... During her 
relatively brief reign, Cardinal Mazarin served as France's chief minister. ... Louis 
did not effectively become ruler until after the death of Cardinal Mazarin in 1661. [DOC] [TLE] Louis XIV of France - Bruce and Bobbie's Home Page [PAR] He is also popularly known as The Sun King (in French le Roi Soleil) because of 
... Jean-Baptiste Colbert served as the French Minister of Finance from 1665 to 
1683 ... XIII died and his young son became Louis XIV, Anne had her husband's 
will ... Within France, upon the death of Cardinal Mazarin, his first minister, in 
1661,... [DOC] [TLE] Jean Baptiste Colbert - History of Economic Thought Website. [PAR] He is the architect of the French strain of Mercantilism, known as Colbertisme. ... 
The new king, Louis XIV, was merely five years old, and a regency council was ... 
Cardinal Mazarin died in 1661, and recommended his proteg Colbert as his ... 
decided enough was enough, and that he would be his own prime minister. [DOC] [TLE] Kings Henry III, Henry IV, Louis XIII, and Louis

Question: At the death of Cardinal Mazarin in 1661, this French king declared that he would serve as his own prime minister
Answer: Louis XIV