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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The Absolute Monarch of Louis XIV absolutism - a form of government in which all power is vested in a single ruler or other authority The Sun King‚ Louis XIV of France‚ inherited the throne upon his father’s death in 1643. Only 5 years old and by law too young to rule‚ his mother Anne of Austria became Queen Regent and appointed Cardinal Mazarin as chief minister. Louis’ mother instilled in him at a young age the concept of divine right of the king to do what he chooses. Mazarin proved
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Louis XIV had many great successes in the period of his ruling. One of his most significant achievements was to leave in his wake the image of grandeur and order that it be remembered in the future. In 1670‚ Louis finally finished his memoir of the early years of his reign‚ which was intended to advise his first son‚ the Dauphin‚ about the secrets of effective rule. Throughout the memoir Louis provides useful suggestions and information about being the king of France. He informs the Dauphin
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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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The Sun King King Louis XIV was the absolute ruler of France from 1638-1718. He came into thrown at the age of five and ruled until his death just before his 77th birthday. Louis was a strong‚ powerful and lavish ruler of France. He believed in the Divine Rights of the King and ruled with total authority. King Louis faced many problems‚ and attempted to solve them by issuing policies however they did not all have positive effects on France. King Louis worked to improve the economy and industry of
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Kangxi vs. Louis XIV- Absolutism Absolute monarchy or absolutism means that the sovereign power or ultimate authority in the state rested in the hands of a king who claimed to rule by divine right. Kangxi and Louis XIV were both shining examples for absolutist rule. Age of Absolutism was between 1610 and 1789. Absolutism is a term used to depict a type of monarchical power that was not at all restrained by institutions‚ for example‚ legislatures‚ social elites‚ or churches. Both Kangxi
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Louis XIV’s was also known as Louis the Great or the Sun King was a monarch of House of Bourbon who rules as a king of France. Louis was born on September 5‚ 1638 at Saint-Germain‚ France‚ the son of Louis XII and his wife‚ Anne of Austria. On May 16‚ 1643‚ his father died and Louis became the king at the age of 5 and lasted until 1715. He did not take control of government until the age of 23 and the death of Cardinal Mazarin. As he was only 5 years old‚ France was governed by his mother as regent;
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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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Louis XIV was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as the king of both France and Navarre with one of the longest reigns in European history with a span of over 72 years starting from when he was five years old. On the other hand‚ Peter the Great was a leader who ruled the Russian Empire and steered the Tsardom into becoming a huge empire which became a major European power. The efforts of Louis XIV and Peter the Great to gain absolute control over their respective countries were strikingly similar‚ yet had
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change‚ were lived through by some of the most influential leaders known today. Two of which were Louis XIV and Peter the Great. These monarchs‚ different as the separate continents they lived on‚ shared only minor similarities such as absolutism and territorial expansion. Louis XIV was for the flair‚ fun‚ and fancy‚ focusing on the fact that he was the ‘sun’ of France. A patron of the arts‚ Louis’ policies mainly focused on improving his own social standing and power over his nobility‚ making
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