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- The eldest son of Philip and Joan of Navarre, he took the title of king of Navarre on his mother’s death (April 4, 1305). But when he succeeded his father as king of France (Nov. 30, 1314), he resigned Navarre to his next brother, the future Philip V of France.
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Louis X (born Oct. 4, 1289, Paris—died June 5, 1316, Vincennes, Fr.) was the Capetian king of France from 1314 and king of Navarre from 1305 to 1314, who endured baronial unrest that was already serious in the time of his father, Philip IV the Fair.
- Why Did Louis XIV Build The Palace of Versailles?
- The Party Palace
- Louis XIV's Death
Following Mazarin’s death in 1661, Louis XIVcaused a shock by announcing he would rule without a chief minister, taking absolute control of government. He was of the belief that the divine right of kings made him answerable only to God. He instigated a series of administrative and military reforms, as well as the construction work at Versailles. Th...
Enough progress had been made for Louis to hold his first lavish get-together at Versailles in May 1664. He started as he meant to go on: ‘The Pleasures of the Enchanted Island’ lasted for six days and six nights. There were horse parades, firework displays and theatrical performances, even the premiere of a ballet. Though it was officially all in ...
By the 1680s, the parties, feasting and debauchery that had come to be expected at Louis’ palace had begun to wane, making the orchestrated daily schedule and etiquette unbearably tedious. Following the Queen’s death in 1683, Louis married Madame de Maintenon, a woman much more subdued and pious than any of his mistresses. The ailing King may have ...
Oct 29, 2019 · By the time the sun king’s great-grandson, Louis XV, took the throne in 1715, public sentiment was beginning to turn against the crown—and Versailles. By the time his grandson Louis XVI was...
When the King of France, Louis XIV, first decided to build a new palace and move his court out of Paris, there was nothing on his chosen site at Versailles but a smallish hunting lodge. Today, the palace stands as a prime example of the over-the-top excesses of the French nobility that led to the French Revolution.
- During Louis VI's reign, commoners were facing starvation and the economy was failing. They were frustrated at the king for living in such luxury w...
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- The original article, at https://smarthistory.org/chateau-de-versailles/ uses the US$ at its value in 2015 as the standard. How 2015 dollars compar...
- The Palace of Versailles is a landscape architecture(it has gardens), which becomes an important artistic expression in the Baroque. Also, its inte...
- I think that ancient Greek architecture was interpreted differently in the later American context. Athens, in particular, is famous as an ancient d...
- I read in a book ( _The Human Oddessey_ Volume 2 by K12 Inc) that the outdoor fountains of Versailles alone used more water than the city of Paris....
Oct 5, 2017 · It was his successor, Louis XIV (1638-1715), the "Sun King," a ruler who chose the sun as his emblem and believed in centralized government with the king at its center, who would radically...
Jan 13, 2023 · Hemis/Alamy. The hidden history of Versailles (Credit: Hemis/Alamy) Louis XIV's iconic "bachelor pad" is one of the most-visited palaces in the world. But to understand his vision for the place ...
