Louis XIV went down in history as the “Sun King,” and perhaps he can be called the most famous among the French monarchs. There are few people who have not heard of him. For some, Louis is the hero of exciting love stories, for others - the ruler of the most magnificent court in the history, for others - the founder of Versailles, the most luxurious country estate in Europe. Louis appears on the pages of the most popular novels by Alexandre Dumas, Anne and Serge Golon, Juliet Benzoni, Louis becomes the hero of many films and even the famous musical... A lot of popular science books have also been written about him, but most of those that are available to the Russian reader talk about Louis XIV - king, politician, military leader. The new book by Tatyana Umnova and Elena Prokofieva tells about the personal life of the “sun king”, about his family, about his immediate circle, about everyday habits, about vices and virtues. Everything that is usually ignored by serious historians, but allows us to create a clear picture of what kind of person this great king was.