Essay On King Louis Xiv

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; as well as Cardinal Mazarin. Mazarin trained Louis to be the king of France. When he was a child, Mazarin and Anne introduced polices about monarchy’s power that angered nobleman. Beginning in 1648, their discontent erupted into a civil war known as
During the training, Mazarin taught him that he was being trained to be a divine king. In addition to that, there were two rebellions that challenged the power of Louis, and Mazarin told Louis that they should be arrested and this would make example of them. Louis slogan was L’état, c’est moi” which illustrates that he is the state and no one can challenge him.
In the beginning, people like his mother and advisor was ruling for him under his name. Louis had a high opinion of himself and an exalted view of the office of king; he believed that God endowed kings with their power and expected them to rule personally. But he was also hard-working, spending many hours studying state papers. As mentioned in the text book, Louis was reserved, suspicious and secretive. When he was suspicious, he moved the royal court to the town Versailles. The palace at Versailles was an architecture achievement exhibiting the power of Louis XIV’s government, but it had a greater purpose. Louis built a palace in Versailles to show the world that it is the greatest castle in