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4 days ago · The Palace of Versailles (/ v ɛər ˈ s aɪ, v ɜːr ˈ s aɪ / vair-SY, vur-SY; French: château de Versailles [ʃɑto d(ə) vɛʁsɑj] ⓘ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about 19 kilometers (12 mi) west of Paris, France.
- Louis XIV
Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 1638 – 1 September...
- History of The Palace of Versailles
Louis XV. After the death of Louis XIV in 1715, the...
- Public Establishment of The Palace, Museum and National Estate of Versailles
The Public Establishment of the Palace, Museum and National...
- Hall of Mirrors
Hall of Mirrors, Palace of Versailles. The Hall of Mirrors...
- Marie-Antoinette
Marie Antoinette (/ ˌ æ n t w ə ˈ n ɛ t, ˌ ɒ̃ t-/; French:...
- Petit Trianon
Aerial view of the gardens of the Petit Trianon. The Petit...
- Louis XIV
4 days ago · Subsequently, he was tasked with diplomatic missions for his principality, affording him encounters with notable figures including Louis XII of France, Pope Julius II, and the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I. However, perhaps most pivotal for Machiavelli was his interaction with Cesare Borgia a Prince of the Papal States.
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5 days ago · Louis XI was King of France in the latter half of the 15th Century. He did much to restore prestige in the monarchy and solidify its control over the realm. He was born on July 3, 1423, in Bourges. His father was Charles, whose father had been King Charles VI. Because of a treaty signed by that king in 1420, the king's son was not the Dauphin ...
2 days ago · The French invasion of Russia, also known as the Russian campaign ( French: Campagne de Russie) and in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812 ( Russian: Оте́чественная война́ 1812 го́да, romanized : Otéchestvennaya voyná 1812 góda ), was initiated by Napoleon with the aim of compelling the Russian Empire to comply with ...
4 days ago · Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone ( c. 1181 – 3 October 1226), known as Francis of Assisi, [b] was an Italian mystic, poet and Catholic friar who founded the religious order of the Franciscans. He was inspired to lead a Christian life of poverty as a beggar [7] and itinerant preacher.
5 days ago · 600. Inscription. 1991 (15th Session) The Eiffel Tower ( / ˈaɪfəl / EYE-fəl; French: Tour Eiffel [tuʁ ɛfɛl] ⓘ) is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower from 1887 to 1889.
5 days ago · By Vincenzo De Meulenaere. On October 25, 1555, the grandees of the Habsburg Netherlands gathered in the Great Hall of the Coudenberg Palace in Brussels to witness an extraordinary event. A weary old man with a grey beard and a limp shuffled into the room to deliver a speech that would change the course of the land. The man was Emperor Charles V.
