Louis XIV had many names. Louis the Great‚ Louis the Grand Monarch‚ or the Sun King. He was born September 5‚ 1638‚ in France. He was named “gift of God”. A younger brother‚ Philippe‚ followed two years later. When the king died on May 14‚ 1643‚ that’s when Louis took the crown at 4 years old. In a series of wars between 1667 and 1697‚ he extended France’s eastern boarders at the expense of the Habsburgs. In the War 1701-1714‚ the Spanish succession engaged a vicious European alliance in order
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Joe Social Studies Louis XIV Louis XIV‚ known as Louis the Great or the Sun King was a monarch of the House of Bourbon‚ who ruled as King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His reign of 72 years is the longest of any monarch of a major country in European history. In this age of absolutism in Europe‚ Louis XIV’s France was a leader in the growing centralization of power. Louis began his personal rule in France in 1661 after the death of his chief minister‚ the
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Louis XIV embodies the most prestigious form of absolutism in France; he is one of the monarchs who most influenced the history of France and Europe. The installation of his government and his court at Versailles occurred in 1682‚ where numerous alterations and expansions were undertaken. Versailles not only became the symbol of power but also was actually an instrument of power. The Palace of Versailles reflects the style and tastes of Louis XIV and the image he has of the functions of a royal:
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Around the 17th and 18th centuries‚ political power was a main objective to all rulers. Many monarchs weren’t successful with their attempts to have absolute power‚ but Louis XIV did‚ and it was the longest reign in European history. Louis XIV noticed that the qualities to becoming an absolute monarch were to not let servants have too much authority‚ lowering the power of the nobility‚ and controlling religions in his kingdom. The main obstacle he saw of getting absolute rule was controlling the
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Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong‚ arguably the greatest entertainer‚ and trumpet player during the renaissance era. Louis Armstrong was inspired by people such as Joe the king Oliver‚ Lil Hardin‚ and Peter Davis. Louis Armstrong was one of the most famous and influential performers in the entire history of jazz. Louis Armstrong began to be noticed by important people in the 1920’s and the early 1930’s. Louis Armstrong was born august 4th 1901 in the ghettos of New Orleans. He learned
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Louis Pasteur Louis Pasteur was born in Dole on December 27‚1822‚ the only son of a poorly educated tanner. Louis Pasteur grew up in the small town of Arbois. Louis was not an outstanding student during his years of elementary education‚ preferring fishing and drawing to other subjects. Louis Pasteur’s father‚ however‚ did not see his son becoming an Artist‚ and Louis‚ himself‚ was showing increasing interest in chemistry and other scientific subjects. The highest wish that father Pasteur had
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Topic:Joe Louis I. Introduction A.Background - Joe Louis Barrow‚ the seventh child of Monroe and Lily Barrow‚ was born May 13‚ 1914 in a cabin in the cotton fields of Lexington‚ Alabama. While Joe was still a young boy‚ his father suffered a mental breakdown and later died.His mother later married Pat Brooks‚ a widower with many children of his own‚ and the combined family moved to Detroit when Joe was ten. B.Thesis Statement- Joe Louis was a professional boxer during the great
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“LOUIS BRAILLE A LIGHT IN THE DARK” In this world today tons of people are blind‚ like Louis Braille. Today some of the blind kids are poor that cannot go to school and some of them are that can go to blind schools. In this story Louis Braille struggles rigorously to create new system of reading for blind people. and how his system is received at the the first and second time and the differences between them. Louis Braille’s dot system received at first .for example “In 1824 he made his reading
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Principles of Vaccination? Louis Pasteur ‚ he was a French Chemist And microbiologist who is well known for microbial fermentation and pasteurization. He also reduced morality from puerperal fever‚ he created the first vaccine for rabies and anthrax. He is mainly known for treating milk and wine to stop bacterial contamination‚ also known as Pasteurization. Pasteur is known as “the father of microbiology”. Louis Pasteur was one of the most important
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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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