Most of the time, over 1,000 nobles and their 4,000 servants lived at Versailles
The Palace of Versailles.
Originally, prior to the French Revolution, the French monarchs such as Louis XVI lived in the palace of Versailles.
Louis XIV lived in the Palace of Versailles.
Three kings of France made a residence at the Palace of Versailles before the French Revolution. The kings were: Louis XIII, Louis IV, and Louis XV.
Louis XVI lived in Versailles, his palace 15 miles from Paris.
During the reign of Louis XIV, the Palace of Versailles housed around 10,000 residents at its peak, including the king's court, nobles, and servants. The court was a vibrant hub of political and social life, with nobles vying for favor and influence. The number fluctuated as the king required various courtiers to live at Versailles to maintain control over them and to centralize power. This environment fostered a unique blend of opulence and competition among the French aristocracy.
Their main palace was ofcourse the Versailles palace. Besides Versailles they had quite some locations they often went to: Fontainbleu, Rambouillet (their summer palace), and eventually the Tuillerie Palace.
They had to do tasks that were asked to do by Louis XIV. The tasks included helping him dress in the morning, going hunting with him, perfoming the ceremonies of the coury and handing him his nightshirt when he went to bed.
They had lived in The palace of Versailles when they were the Dauphine and the Dauphin. And when they got married, they lived still lived in the Palace of Versailles!
His principal home was the court, at the Versailles palace. He did have some summer retreats where he liked to stay for a few weeks, but his main home was the Versailles palace. When he and his family were arrested, they lived in the Tuilerie palace (which once used to be the principal and only palace of France, before Louis XIV decided to build the Versailles palace) and after that he and his family were captured in the Temple prison.
Initially, during the process of the french revolution, the new government planned to keep the figure of a King for protocol as this would make a transition easier. Louis however did not accept the terms of the 'agreement' and was executed.
He was an extravagant French king who built Versailles, controlled nobles, and lived a luxurious lifestyle. He boasted " I am the State" and also that he was the Sun King .