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- He successfully gained an alliance with his nation's greatest enemy, Spain, and set France on a road toward political and social reforms that other nations later followed. He appeased the aristocracy by inviting them to live at Versailles, an act that reduced the possibility of rebellion; and he rid the country of the last vestiges of feudalism.
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Apr 29, 2024 · Louis XIV, king of France (1643–1715) who ruled his country during one of its most brilliant periods and who remains the symbol of absolute monarchy of the classical age. He extended France’s eastern borders at the expense of the Habsburgs and secured the Spanish throne for his grandson.
Mar 22, 2024 · Louis IV was the king of France from 936 to 954 who spent most of his reign struggling against his powerful vassal Hugh the Great. When Louis’s father, Charles III the Simple, was imprisoned in 923, his mother, Eadgifu, daughter of the Anglo-Saxon king Edward the Elder, took Louis to England.
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Dec 2, 2009 · Louis XIV, the Sun King, ruled France for 72 years. He built the opulent palace of Versailles, but his wars and the Edict of Nantes left France drained and weak.
Louis XIV is significant for radicially altering the balance of power in French politics: centralizing power in the monarchy and establishing a system of patronage and despotism that survived...
Apr 16, 2024 · Louis XVI approved French military support for the American colonies in their successful struggle against the British, but the expense nearly bankrupted the country. Louis convened the Estates-General in an effort to solve his budget crisis, but by doing so he unwittingly sparked the French Revolution.
- Who were Louis XVI’s parents?Louis XVI’s father was the dauphin (heir apparent) Louis, and his mother was Maria Josepha of Saxony. Although Louis was his father’s third son, he...
- What were Louis XVI’s siblings’ names?All of Louis’s elder siblings died when they were children. His younger brothers would succeed him as Louis XVIII and Charles X. His sister Elizabe...
- How did Louis XVI die?Ultimately unwilling to cede his royal power to the Revolutionary government, Louis XVI was found guilty of treason and condemned to death. He was...
Louis defeated Frederick in 1322, but John forbade him to exercise imperial authority until he, as pope, settled the dispute. Louis’s answer was the Sachsenhausen Appellation (May 22, 1324), in which he denied papal authority over imperial elections and attacked John’s condemnation of the Spiritual Franciscans.
The Legislative Assembly created a constitutional monarchy, stripping Louis XVI of most of his powers. What did Louis still have the power to do during this limited monarchy?
