Louis XV of France

Louis XIV ordered André le Nôtre to build the gardens years before the rebuilding of the château itself, and the park and the gardens truly disclose the significance of the palace, the court, and the nature of absolutism. Le Nôtre erected more than 50 fountains and hundreds of sculptures, and there are overall 365 hectares of gardens. Louis XIV embedded his royal authority in the aesthetic of the royal gardens, and he made it both material manifestations and symbolic legitimations of his divine,…

Phillips 1/7/2018 World History pt.1 King Louis XVI Introduction A leader is who in charge or showing the correct way and is a higher ranking of something. King Louis XVI was a leader of France, for many many years. A lot of events took place during his time as2 king; some were good some were bad. Throughout this assignment I will be discussing King Louis XVI early life, his reign as king, and the role he played in the French Revolution. His early life King Louis XVI had a rough and early…

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…

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 from being a problem. It also allowed him to create the “nobles of the robe” that would be used to undermine the prestige of the “nobles of the sword.” As a result, Louis can make laws, declare wars, and raise…

The palace of Versailles is a great expression of the absolutism of the monarch. Louis XIV’s palace underwent a huge transformation from a small hunting lodge surrounded by swampland to an extravagant palace that rerouted waterlines, uprooted land, and tamed nature. Nature at Versailles was a means of invoking thoughts of immortality, absolutism, and the domination of nature. Romantic paintings and poetry use nature as a way to access a deeper part of the mind and remind people of their own…

to spend more than “two times her yearly allowance” on her closet (Rhone). Marie Antoinette had developed the nickname “Madame Deficits” which attributes to her a lavish lifestyle (Rhone). Aristocrats had given her the nickname because they wanted to place the blame of France’s debt on Marie rather than make it well known that they pay little to no taxes (Covington). The aristocrats had easily placed the blame on her because she stood out, not only because she was a queen, but also because of…

person), and respectable political figure. He was made a bishop in 1607, and later entered politics, becoming Secretary of State in 1616. His father, François du Plessis de Richelieu, was a soldier and courtier who served as the Grand Provost of France. his mother, Susanne de La Porte, was the daughter of a famous judge. When Richelieu was five years old, his father died fighting in the French Wars of Religion, leaving the family in debt. However, the family was able to avoid financial…

King Louis XIV of France’s reign is one of the most frequently studied models of absolutism we analyze in history today. Absolutism is the “theory of the state in which the unlimited power of the king under God is emphasized” (Sivers et. al., 574). Many roles of absolutism were demonstrated during his time in power in attempt to improve France. These roles include controlling the nobles, unifying the country and extending state authority at home and abroad. Versailles was King Louis XIV’s…

To begin, the economic situation prior to the onset of the revolution needs adequate explanation. According to political economist, Dr. Eugene Nelson White, “In the century preceding the Revolution, the French Crown was subject to persistent budgetary crises.” These budgetary crises stemmed from Imperial Overstretch and the Great Price Revolution. While the stress caused from these situations was profound, many other European nations and nation-states found ways of working around this issue…

Louis XIV, King of France and Navarre, believed in the principle, "Un Roi, Un Loi, Une Foi," or "One King, One Law, One Faith." Consequently, Louis XIV saw the Huguenots as a threat to the religious unity he wanted and had promised the his people as their newly crowned monarch. For the king, Protestantism represented, what he perceived as, a mark of powerlessness in his otherwise absolute rule. He became devoted to eradicating this one aspect of weakness in his otherwise absolute reign. Louis…