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The Life And Times Of Louis Xiv
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Author : Alfredo Panicucci
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
The Life And Times Of Louis Xiv written by Alfredo Panicucci and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with France categories.
It was Voltaire who gave to the 17th century the name that it retains to this day, 'The century of Louis XIV'. This phrase is not just a fond tribute to a favourite ruler; it is a factual description of an age that was dominated by the longest reign in European history - the reign of the 'Sun King'. Louis was King of France for 72 years, during which time France became the most powerful and brilliant country in Europe. What was it like to live in the splendid age of the Sun King? this book is your chance to see for yourself. It is a recreation of the life and times of Louis, a living portrait of the King and his world.
The Life And Times Of Louis Xiv
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Author : George Payne R. James
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1838
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The Life And Times Of Louis Xiv The Fourteenth
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Author : George Payne Rainsford James
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1838
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The Life And Times Of Louis Xiv
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Author : George Payne Rainsford James
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1890
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Life Times Of Louis Xiv
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Author : Enzo Orlandi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
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The Life And Times Of Louis The Fourteenth
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Author : George Payne Rainsford James
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1838
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Louis Xiv
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Author : Olivier Bernier
language : en
Publisher: New Word City
Release Date : 2018-02-17
Louis Xiv written by Olivier Bernier and has been published by New Word City this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-17 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Louis XIV - the Sun King or Louis the Great, as he was also known - ruled France with an iron fist for over half a century, from 1651 to his death in 1715, outliving his son and even his grandson. His court at the Palace of Versailles became the most dazzling on the Continent, and through his intelligence and cunning, he made France the leading power of Europe. Now, in this masterful biography, historian Olivier Bernier brilliantly recreates Louis XIV's world to reveal the secrets of this monarch's unequaled sovereignty and to explore the singular mystique that surrounds him today. Not only was Louis heir to his father's throne, he felt he was divinely chosen to rule France. From the year he became king at the age of thirteen, he oversaw every aspect of government, from waging war and making political appointments to supervising the building of his many palaces. Along with political treachery that marked Louis XIV's long reign, Bernier also brings to light the personal scandals. We witness the poignant resignation of Louis XIV's queen to her husband's parade of mistresses and illegitimate children, the infamous intrigue when the king's brother was accused of poisoning his wife in a jealous rage, and the momentous building of Versailles, not an act of monstrous self-indulgence that bankrupted the nation but the visible expression of Louis XIV's new monarchy - his ingenious methods of centering all activity around court life, thus preventing his courtiers from fomenting rebellion. Under the Sun King, architecture, painting, music, and theater flourished, making France not only a great political force but a paradigm of fashion and culture as well. Louis XIV takes us from the grandeur of Versailles to the battlefields of the countryside, from the bedrooms of the king's mistresses to the chambers of his ministers, and presents an engrossing portrait of royal life and a commanding leader.
The Life And Times Of Louis Xiv
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Author : George Payne R James
language : en
Publisher: Palala Press
Release Date : 2016-05-21
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Louis Xiv
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Author : John Stevens Cabot Abbott
language : en
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Release Date : 1898
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King Of The World
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Author : Philip Mansel
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2020-09-01
King Of The World written by Philip Mansel and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Louis XIV was a man in pursuit of glory. Not content to be the ruler of a world power, he wanted the power to rule the world. And, for a time, he came tantalizingly close. Philip Mansel’s King of the World is the most comprehensive and up-to-date biography in English of this hypnotic, flawed figure who continues to captivate our attention. This lively work takes Louis outside Versailles and shows the true extent of his global ambitions, with stops in London, Madrid, Constantinople, Bangkok, and beyond. We witness the importance of his alliance with the Spanish crown and his success in securing Spain for his descendants, his enmity with England, and his relations with the rest of Europe, as well as Asia, Africa, and the Americas. We also see the king’s effect on the two great global diasporas of Huguenots and Jacobites, and their influence on him as he failed in his brutal attempts to stop Protestants from leaving France. Along the way, we are enveloped in the splendor of Louis’s court and the fascinating cast of characters who prostrated and plotted within it. King of the World is exceptionally researched, drawing on international archives and incorporating sources who knew the king intimately, including the newly released correspondence of Louis’s second wife, Madame de Maintenon. Mansel’s narrative flair is a perfect match for this grand figure, and he brings the Sun King’s world to vivid life. This is a global biography of a global king, whose power was extensive but also limited by laws and circumstances, and whose interests and ambitions stretched far beyond his homeland. Through it all, we watch Louis XIV progressively turn from a dazzling, attractive young king to a belligerent reactionary who sets France on the path to 1789. It is a convincing and compelling portrait of a man who, three hundred years after his death, still epitomizes the idea of le grand monarque.