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    King Louis XIV’s ideology for French power and centralization‚ “one king‚ one law‚ one faith‚” was his main focus during his reign as France’s ruler. He achieved “one king” by declaring himself as the absolute ruler of France‚ “one law” by limiting the power of other governmental figures and “one faith” by uniting the French religion. As an absolutist leader‚ with a centralized government‚ his many actions (including the removal of the Edict of Nantes) made France the supreme European power‚ but

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    created more centralization‚ main government having all of the power‚ and Power of Law‚ the ability to create their own laws. King Louis‚ also known as King Louis the Great and the Sun King‚ was a French monarch. He reigned from 1643 until his death just days before his birthday in 1715.He gained the title of king at the young age of 4 after the death of his father‚ King Louis XIII‚ and was responsible for an unruly and unstable France. In the early years of his rule

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    One similarity between Tokugawa and Louis XIV is decreasing power of Nobles. What Louis XIV did to decrease the power of the nobles is by breaking down their castles. The reason he broke down the castles was because he didn’t want the nobility to rebel against him. This relates to Tokugawa because he also destroyed the castles of daimyos (The nobles of Japan). Tokugawa had many restrictions for the daimyos. The reason he had restrained them from their property is so they don’t rebel against the shogun

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    CHY 4U - Modern Western Civilization - The West and the World Catherine‚ Frederick and Louis - Unenlightened Tyrants in an Enlightened Age It is better to be feared than loved‚ if you cannot be both. -- Niccolo Machiavelli‚ - The Prince The Enlightenment is touted by modern historians as a time of intellectual and social advancement‚ an era of optimism and freedom unheard of in earlier times. The era of absolutism is seen as a time of mounting liberty that contributed to the rise of democracy

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    Originally a hunting lodge for Louis XIII‚ Versailles is now a grand palace and a popular tourist attraction. Louis XIII’s son‚ Louis XIV‚ disliked his palace and wanted to live somewhere else. After searching‚ Louis found what he wanted‚ his father’s old cabin. He hired‚ Louis Le Vau‚ a famous architect‚ to build this humble estate of his father into a luxurious palace. Le Vau built much of the modern-day Versailles. Taking many years‚ Le Vau extended this building into a stone and brick palace

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    King and queen. First and foremost king louis xvi is largely at fault and is a leading cause to the outbreak of the french revolution. King louis had been regarded as ‘ one of the most uninterested and uninteresting spectators of his own reign” ( pg 153)‚ Louis was reluctant with enforcing political‚ social and economic action regarding concerning the community and he showed no sign of concern with any extraneous affairs and matters that did not involve him. The king however did initially have

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    Through the late 18th century to the early 19th century was probably the bloodiest time in French history. The French King Louis XV desperately tried to cling to his power as the French people‚ who continuously fought for their rights‚ starved to death. And‚ when I say french people I’m referring to the lower class or known in France as the Third Estate. Fed up with the Monocacy the Third Estate came together as one and fought against tyranny. This was known as the French revolution. Which‚ by the

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    King Louis IX of France King Louis IX‚ later canonized by the Holy Church as Saint Louis‚ was the model of the ideal Christian king‚ one who governed his life and ruled his kingdom according to the will of God. Through his actions and policies‚ Louis kept his faith‚ promoted good will‚ justice and peace in his kingdom‚ and protected the Church. King Louis IX was born on April 25‚ 1214 to King Louis VIII and Queen Blanche of Castille (Le Goff 3). As the eldest living heir to the throne‚ Louis became

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    Josh Webb Mr. Parmer CP World History 11 April 2017 Was the Execution of Louis XVI Necessary for the Survival of the French Revolution? Louis XVI was one in a long line of Bourbon kings who ruled France between 1774 and 1792. His rule accompanied troubled times as the country was facing bankruptcy by the mid-1780‚ This forced the king to promote radical fiscal reform that taxed heavily on the poor. King Louis’s failure to address France’s financial troubles to the content of the poor set in

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    Once upon a time‚ long ago in France‚ lived a king‚ Louis XIV and his beautiful wife‚ Marie Antoinette. Louis received a lot of debt from previous kings‚ and borrowed a great deal of money to help the American Revolution in their war against Great Britain. Louis who wanted to help improve the lives of common people was in a tough situation‚ when banks refused to lend him more money‚ and to make matters worse‚ Marie Antoinette gave Louis poor advice‚ interfered with the government‚ and spent excessive

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