When Louis XIV began his reign in 1643‚ France’s capital was on the move‚ undergoing one of the greatest periods of expansion in its history. Louis was a young king with a great sense of style and history‚ and decided to make both himself and his country legendary. In the sixteenth century‚ the French were not thought of as the most elegant or sophisticated European nation‚ but by the end of the early eighteenth century France had a firm hold on culture‚ style‚ and luxury living. Before the mid-seventeenth
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Louis XIV of France Louis XIV‚ France’s Sun King‚ had the longest reign in European history (1643-1715). During this time he brought absolute monarchy to its height‚ established a glittering court at Versailles‚ and fought most of the other European countries in four wars. The early part of his reign (1643-61)‚ while Louis was young‚ was dominated by the chief minister Cardinal Mazarin. In the middle period (1661-85) Louis reigned personally and innovatively‚ but the last years of his personal
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Louis XIV - The Sun King Georgia Perry November 18‚ 2011 Louis XIV became the most beloved king of France and then became despised. The consequences of his childhood and the people who raised him developed his calm and confident personality. This led him to create his own destiny. “While he never doubted that he had been chosen by God to sit on the throne‚ and that he was His direct representative‚ that meant he considered himself something like a trustee
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Charles-Louis de Secondat ‚ baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu Born: 18 January 1689 Château de la Brède Died: 10 February 1755 (aged 66) Paris‚ France Family: Jeanne de Lartigue (wife)‚ Jacques de Secondat (father)‚ Marie Françoise de Pesnel (mother) Early Life and Education: Montesquieu was born to wealthy noble parents in southwest France. He attended the Catholic College of Juilly‚ during a time of political change in the British Isles and in the midst of Louis 15th’s succession
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Louis Farrakhan Louis Farrakhan was born May 11‚ 1933 as Louis Eugene Walcott (Louis Farrakhan Bibliography). He was born in the Bronx‚ New York but raised near Boston (Louis Farrakhan Bibliography). He was raised by his mother who came to the United States from Kitts located in the islands of the Caribbean (Louis Farrakhan Bibliography). In Farrakhan’s early years he wanted to be a teacher and he was awarded a scholarship to Winston – Salem Teacher’s college that he did attend for 2 years (Louis
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of the famous kings are famous for their lack of virtue rather than their piety. In this regard‚ King St. Louis IX of France is an exception. This king lived a pious life and has over 65 miracles attributed to his prayerful intercession after his death. Being the only French monarch to receive the title of saint‚ the rift between Louis and an average king is quite a large one. King St. Louis IX became King of France when he was only 12 due to his father’s early death. Although named regent in 1226
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On December 25‚ 1878 Louis Chevrolet was born in the Bernese Jura region of La Chaux-de-Fonds Switzerland. When he was growing up he learned to repair and race bicycles. As a teenager he worked for a wine cellar‚ he invented a wine pump that made the process of making it even faster‚ it was used in that region for many decades. Louis went on to build his own bikes called Frontenac. That’s we’re he got the name for the car he made later own in his life. Louis eventually met William K. Vanderbilt a
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St. Louis Blues Bessie Smith and St. Louis Blues are two legends in the blues world‚ separately as well as together. When placed together one could not find a better example of classical blues from the 1920’s. St. Louis Blues is one of the most popular blues songs ever written. William Christopher Hardy wrote this song over 80 years ago. While on a trip to St. Louis‚ Hardy met a tormented black woman. She spoke to him in her deep southern broken English about the loss of her husband to another
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Henry Louis Vivian Derozio Henry Louis Vivian Derozio (18 April 1809 – 26 December 1831) was a fiery Indian teacher and poet. As a lecturer at the Hindu College of Calcutta‚ he invigorated a large group of students to think independently; this Young Bengal group played a key role in the Bengal renaissance. Derozio was generally considered an Anglo-Indian‚ being of mixed Portuguese descent‚ but he was fired by a patriotic spirit for his native Bengal‚ and considered himself Indian. In his poem To
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Louis XIV‚ the Sun King Historians over three centuries have both defended and criticized Louis XIV’s controversial reign. Many people hailed him as a great king; supreme as the sun he deemed his emblem. A great king is an unselfish one who is able to consider the people’s interest before their own. This is a direct contrast to how Louis XIV ruled France‚ but he still accomplished a remarkable amount for France. Even with his selfish agenda and lavish spending‚ it is without question that Louis
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