Louis Xiv

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The palace of Versailles building is one of the strategies of Louis xiv centralized political power. Louis xiv completed Li Xiliu and massa Lin Jianli a centralised, authoritarian nation. His nobles will become members of the court, he lifted them as the governor of the right, in order to weaken the power of the nobles. So he built the palace of Versailles. On May 6, 1682, he moved into the huge palace in Paris suburb. The rules of the court forced aristocratic pay money for clothes, they have to stay in the palace dance from morning till night, banquets and other celebration activities, it is part of court life. Louis xiv is said to have amazing memory, after he entered a hall could see at a glance who is present, who is absent. So each hope

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