context: After his father Ludvig XIII died, Ludvig XIV inherited the throne. He was only four years old at the time, so his mother Anna, Austria, served as deputy governor, but handed over power to Cardinal Mazarin. The French High Task Force was dissatisfied with the transfer of power because it could not accept a transfer of power to Cardinal Richelieu's loyal assistant.
question: Who ruled Ludvig XIV before?
answers.text: Ludvig XIII