Louis XIV Essay

In 1701, Hyacinthe Rigaud painted an oil portrait of King Louis XIV. This portrait would soon become one of the most famous portraits of the sun king. All elements of the portrait are meant to show the king’s power and wealth, like the coronation robes, the scepter, and the crown. However, aspects of the portrait ambiguously reflect on Louis XIV’ influence in the fashion industry during the late 17th century. A few examples of this are his wig, his sword and its sheath, and his shoes and stockings in the portrait. The facts presented in this essay will conclude the idea that Louis XIV had a definite impact on the fashion community and it is shown through his 1701 portrait painted by Hyacinthe Rigaud through his periwig, sword and sheath, and shoes and stockings. One of the main reasons this portrait was chosen instead of his others is because of its popularity. Not only…

Louis XIV was the king of France from 1643 until his death September 1st, 1715. Known as the Sun King, he ruled for 72 years, longer than any other European monarch in history (History.com). Although he was a power-driven man who believed in the divine right of kings and established the system of absolute monarchical rule that lasted for 74 years until the French revolution in 1789, he was also an avid purveyor of the arts, especially ballet. It was through his passion of dance amid the…

In 1681, King Louis XIV of France wrote a letter to the King of Tonkin requesting permission for Christian missionaries to be allowed to convert the people in Vietnam. King Louis did not only want to trade with the Vietnamese, but he also felt that the people should be allow to be taught about the one true God of the Christian religion. He argues that if the King of Tonkin knew of the truths that Christianity taught that he would be the first of his subjects to convert. Louis also mentions the…

In the seventeenth century, people believed that the king should be the head of the country. The king also refused to follow the advice of others. Rulers wanted to know what was going on in the lives of the nobles, so they kept an eye on them. They would have spies reporting to them about what they were saying and doing. If the king believed that the nobles were doing something against him, he would have them executed. Therefore, everybody who was against the king would be dead or too afraid to…

Peter the Great used the Table of Ranks which placed superiority to those who were endowed and served in the military – not by birthright – with the highest civil rank being a chancellor. This improved Peter the Great’s control over how much power certain nobles had because they could not skip ranks and need to be promoted to advance. Louis XIV used the two main classes Nobles of the Robe and Nobles of the Sword. The Nobles of the Sword were those in the nobility by birthright – their…

Absolutism states that monarchs have the divine right to rule people and received their authority from God. The monarchs have all of the power and everyone else must obey the monarchs. To do that, the monarchs must take away the power of the powerful nobles. Louis XIV did this by moving the powerful nobles to his court at Versailles where they were occupied with numerous activities. He then appointed people from the middle class to government positions, where he could dominate them and keep them…

an academic historian who wrote on Louis XIV’s instruments of power, high politics and war, Wolf provides an accurate and well researched display of the king’s impact on the emergence of a new Europe. Louis XIV used the Palace of Versailles as a strategic device in order to achieve this greater Europe throughout his reign. Louis’ political acumen is further displayed through the fact that his main objective was to weaken the aristocrats by drawing them away from Paris estates and by keeping them…

Louis XIV son of Louis XIII and Anne of Austria also known as “the sun king” is the perfect example to describe absolutism. The sun king is born in 1638 and died in 1718 in versailles. His reign of 72 year was longer than any other european sovereign. During his reign he established his kingdom as the dominant european power by transforming the monarchy centralizing the control of his country and harshly ruling his country with absolute power. Louis XIV also made a mark to art literature music…

Dormer Global 10 20 December 2016 Louis XIV of France Despite questionable decisions, Louis XIV of France is the best example of an absolute monarch in the age of absolutism. Soon after Cardinal Mazarin died Louis XIV gained full power over all of France. During his reign, Louis lived a grand and luxurious life style, filled with expensive jewelry(among other trinkets), servants, and food. His central idea during his reign was to make France the central power of Europe. Since this was his…

I found the extent to which Louis XIV was an "absolute" monarch to be fairly broad. Not only was the absolute power in politics, but he also at absolute control of the military, and even some aspects of religious freedoms and practices. I think that with all these added together, it's fair to say that he was an absolute monarch. There are multiple examples of how he had control of politics, religious freedoms and the military. The best place to start is the beginning; where Louis XIV assumed…