Comparison Of Queen Elizabeth And King Louis XIV
The idea of divine power is what links Queen Elizabeth and King Louis XIV. Queen Elizabeth I was regin England from November 17,1558 through March 23, 1603 her death. King Louis XIV reign France from 14 May 1643 to his death 1 September 1715. He reign much longer than Queen Elizabeth but they both had different styles in ruling over this country. They did however believe they got their strength and power from God. God was leading them to the right path for their country. Elizabeth I was Protestant while King Louis XIV was Catholic and they both showed different degrees of religious freedom to their people. Their attitude towards how God has given them power is one of the major difference that will be seen between Queen Elizabeth I and King
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Again, Queen Elizabeth I has more subtle than King Louis XIV with how they embody God’s power to them. During Queen Elizabeth I speech to the troop, she says, “Let tyrants fear, I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good-will of my subjects; and therefore I am come you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved, in the midst and heat of battle, to live and die amongst you all; to lay down for my God, and for my kingdom, and my people, my honour and my blood, even in the dust.” She asking her people to put their life on the line for her, God, and the kingdom. She is showing strength with the guidance of God and how her kingdom will succeed because of God. “...we shall shortly have a famous victory over those enemies of my God, of my kingdom, and of my people.” Her win is also, God’s win. She connects her success and failures with God because she gets her will and power from him. Queen Elizabeth is who she is because of God but doesn’t recognize how Louis XIV. “For just as God has made each person depends on the help of others for various needs. He has differentiated their status and their employments for the sake of all these needs, assigning to people the place in which they should function” God has chosen Louis XIV to rule the France beings of what he can provide to the people. He is entitled to his right and his proposed. “Since government is necessary for the public good, and God Himself has established it, it is consequently also necessary for those who are subject to government, to be submissive and obedient.” He has the power from God to rule the government and have the “backing” of God because he is chosen. He is very out there with his idea of divine kings, where Queen Elizabeth I almost tiptoes around
Again, Queen Elizabeth I has more subtle than King Louis XIV with how they embody God’s power to them. During Queen Elizabeth I speech to the troop, she says, “Let tyrants fear, I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good-will of my subjects; and therefore I am come you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved, in the midst and heat of battle, to live and die amongst you all; to lay down for my God, and for my kingdom, and my people, my honour and my blood, even in the dust.” She asking her people to put their life on the line for her, God, and the kingdom. She is showing strength with the guidance of God and how her kingdom will succeed because of God. “...we shall shortly have a famous victory over those enemies of my God, of my kingdom, and of my people.” Her win is also, God’s win. She connects her success and failures with God because she gets her will and power from him. Queen Elizabeth is who she is because of God but doesn’t recognize how Louis XIV. “For just as God has made each person depends on the help of others for various needs. He has differentiated their status and their employments for the sake of all these needs, assigning to people the place in which they should function” God has chosen Louis XIV to rule the France beings of what he can provide to the people. He is entitled to his right and his proposed. “Since government is necessary for the public good, and God Himself has established it, it is consequently also necessary for those who are subject to government, to be submissive and obedient.” He has the power from God to rule the government and have the “backing” of God because he is chosen. He is very out there with his idea of divine kings, where Queen Elizabeth I almost tiptoes around