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Louis XIV (Louis Dieudonné; 5 September 1638 - 1 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great (Louis Le Grand) or the Sun King (Le Roi Soleil), was King of France from 14 May 1643 until his death in 1715. His reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest recorded of any monarch of a sovereign country in history. Although Louis XIV's France was emblematic of the age of absolutism in Europe, the King surrounded himself with a variety of significant political, military and cultural figures, such as Mazarin, Colbert, Louvois, the Grand Condé, Turenne, Vauban, Boulle, Molière, Racine, Boileau, La Fontaine, Lully, Charpentier, Marais, DE Lalande, Le Brun, Rigaud, Bossuet, Le Vau, Mansart, Charles Perrault, Claude Perrault and Le Nôtre.

Antoine Galland was born on 6 April 1646 in : Rollot, Somme, France. Antoine was a writer, known for Les contes les plus célèbres (1994), Aladdin (1992) and Sinbad (1992). Antoine died on 17 February 1715 in Paris, France.

After he wrote the play, "The Gentleman Master", (1672), it was panned by critics, so in the prologue to his most famous play, "The Country Wife", (1676), he offered the actors, mistresses and matrons to the critics in case this was equally badly received. His last play was, "The Plain Dealer", (1676).

He was buried, possibly in Covent Garden, London on January 8 1716. He was a member of King Charles II's court and married in ill health, less than a month before his death.

Nahum Tate was born in 1652 in Dublin, Ireland. He was a writer, known for Mr. Turner (2014), The man who cried - Les larmes d'un homme (2000) and Le jackpot de Noël (2006). He died on 12 August 1715 in London, England, UK.