Louis VI of France

The source is an excerpt of a biography about King Louis VI, who is a Capetian king of France that ruled from 1108 to 1137. It is written by Abbot Suger who was the abbot of the royal monastery of St. Denis, Paris from 1122 until his death in 1151.The excerpt is a primary source and it is located in Chapter 24: The Overthrow of Thomas of Marle’s castles at Crècy and Nouvion in The Deeds of King Louis The Fat. Suger served as an aide and advisor to the French king. He was the primary chronicler of his reign, and wrote the biography to celebrate the triumph of the King. It is written to demonstrate what the nature of 'good' kingship should be through King Louis’s life. It is by to be fair and justice, to protect the weak and the helpless, and defend both the Church and State from those who are pursuing…

battle between England and France. The war was not limited to England and France; Scotland, a French ally, battled against England. It was further complicated by a civil war in France from 1407 to 1435 between the Burgundians and Armagnacs, noble factions in France. The English and French both supported different sides of the civil war in Spain, which prolonged the Hundred Years War. It was actually 116 years in length, despite what its name suggests. The cause of the war was both territorial…

One of the films that attempts to portray the gap between the law courts and France, as a country, is Ridicule. In essence, this movie symbolizes the deeply religious and ideological split in England during the Revolution in the 1640s. Likewise, the same rift between the provincial France and the Court of Versailles was also observed in France. During the Enlightenment period, this split between the cruel life of the court and the tedious grueling life in the provinces was intensified. To…

Queen of Many Talents Eleanor of Aquitaine appeared to live life disregarding any normality expected of her; she reaped a reputation of being rebellious and unconventional from an early age, surely, that did not change once she was older. She was one of the most desired heirs in Europe grounded upon the land her family possessed; positioning her to become the most powerful woman during the middle Ages. One of the greatest abilities Eleanor developed was to subdue the people around her, in doing…

In the 1780’s, France conditions were bad. The food prices were way up , and the crops were not good at all. The taxes in France were up because of King Louis XVI. King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were spending so much money, they put themselves far into debt. The taxes were so bad, poor people were left even poorer because they were spending their paychecks on taxes. Only Nobles and other higher classes/ranking people didn 't have to pay taxes. The king and queen didn 't care about the…

armour and carried lances. They ran across the country appalling Europe with women dressed like amazons and thousands of knights. They arrived at the city of Antioch, where they visited Eleanor’s uncle, Raymond, who was prince of the city. Raymond thought that to capture Edessa was the best strategic of the Crusade, and that they need to defend the Western presence in the Holy Land, Eleanor supported this idea. Determined to reach Jerusalem was Louis, Eleanor’s husband. Eleanor was commanded by…

Philip II : Philip II was King of Spain from 1556 and of Portugal from 1581 Absolute Monarch : government in which the monarch has absolute power among his or her people. Divine Right : political and religious doctrine of royal and political legitimacy Edict of Nantes : Stated that Huguenots could live peacefully in France Cardinal Richelieu : Louis XIII's advisor, really ruler of France, wanted France to be powerful, weakened the Protestants, strengthened the middle class, Started the 30…

Do you know who King Louis XIV is? Well King Louis XIV is the Sun King and is the longest reigning monarch in European history. King Louis XIV left a permanent mark on France’s economy and destiny. King Louis XIV was not just a king, but a leader, he built France’s to its highest point in that time. Louis did this using many tactical policies and strategies. If it was not taxing the nobility to incorporating mercantilism. Not only did Louis build a great economy for France but he also built up…

A Series of Unfortunate Events – The Trial and Execution of Louis XVI Why was Louis XVI overthrown in August 1792? What were the issues which divided republicans over his fate? A series of unfortunate events led to the deposition and ultimate execution of Louis XVI in January 1793. Louis’ plight, from the flight to Varennes in June 1791 to the guillotine on 21 January 1793, was one of constant blunders and calamitous decisions. Along with this, Louis was unable to rely on his closest…

were in critical positions in the monarchy. Those positions were the French Army and the Church. The Guises family learned of a plot by a rival Protestant family to remove Francis II from power. Leading the Protestant family was the Bourbon Duke of Conde. He was sentenced to death, but his execution was halted by the death of Francis II. Charles IX was now the new ruler of France. However, since he was only ten years old, his mother Cathrine de Medicis ruled until Charles was no longer a minor. …