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‚ he was too
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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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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 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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1641-1715 Louis XIV Louis the 14th ascended to the throne at the age of four. Jules Cardinal Mazarin served as the ruler of France until Louis came of age. However‚ after Louis came of age‚ he did not take over until Mazarin’s death in 1661. Louis believed he was a gift from God and therefore had the divine right to rule as a dictator. He considered all disobedience and rebellion to be sinful. Louis employed Jean-Baptiste Colbert as the controller general of finance in France. Colbert reconstructed
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After the death of his father‚ King Louis XIII‚ young Louis XIV inherited the throne of France at age 4 in 1643. However‚ he became king during a time in which France was unstable. For instance‚ during his early reign as king‚ young Louis was driven from his palace in Paris to another palace by the name of Saint Germain due to one of the many riots that took place during the French civil war known as the Fronde. This instance‚ proved to be one young Louis would never forget‚ as it sparked his desire
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Louis XIV the Sun King’s Absolute Rule Louis XIV is one of the most famous examples of an absolute ruler. Louis had a complete control over his country. Louis’s father had died leaving France in a civil war. Louis XIV obtained power after his father died and through hatred over the nobility that threatened his life and his mothers‚ though Cardinal Mazarin ruled until Louis XIV took power after Mazarin’s death. He vowed he would never be so weak that he could not have power. Louis XIV was
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Louis XIV also known as “The Sun King” was one of the most absolute of rulers that ever ruled France. His primary goals as king were “One King‚ One Law‚ One Faith.” He achieved this in such ways; he declared himself his own prime minister “I am the state”‚ he kept the nobility in check‚ disbanded the General Assembly‚ and the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. However‚ his great ambitions and lavish lifestyle would ultimately lead France into dept‚ and set the building blocks for the French Revolution
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who did not have a good reputation in the land. Because of his reign‚ he was able to collect taxes on special occasions‚ but abused this privilege by collecting taxes annually. This ruler was influenced by Louis XIV and his extremely long reign. To make a long story short‚ Louis XIV tried to have power over everything and everyone possible‚ including the clergy. Absolutism became a well-known term during this period and basically was a political theory that sought to ?encourage rulers to
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