Have you ever wondered how it would be to get married‚ right now‚ at your age? More importantly‚ with someone your mom chose and you’ve never met? And finally‚ accept the fact that you had to have kids with them? Marie Antoinette went through all of this and more in her marriage. Archduchess Marie Antoinette was married at the age of 14 to the future Louis XVI. They were basic strangers on their wedding day‚ which was on May 7‚ 1770. The young Dauphine had already been expected to begin the
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– Pierre Beauchamp Pierre Beauchamp lived from 1636 to 1705 he was born in Versailles a wealthy French area into a family of French dance masters; he was a French dancer‚ teacher and choreographer. He was the ballet tutor of King Louis XIV also known as the Sun King and was regarded as one of the finest dancers of his time. Beauchamp is also known to be the first to officially codify the five basic positions of ballet. The first assigned date of ballet is in 1581‚ when the so called Ballet Comique
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publicly proclaim their religion stating‚ “The members of the so-called Reformed religion‚ while awaiting God’s pleasure to enlighten them like the others‚ can live in the towns and districts of our kingdom.” Despite this we see many Protestants abandon France for other opportunities which are presented by The Great Elector of Prussia on P.404. On P.404 Frederick William welcomes the Protestant refugees with open arms as well as offer many incentives‚ stating‚ “…they shall be admitted to the domiciliary
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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. When Louis
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30 September 2012 Was Louis XIV an effective ruler? Want an effective leader? Then Louis XIV would not be a great choice. I believe he is an ineffective leader because of a few reasons; one‚ he lost all four wars that he placed wages on‚ leading France to bankruptcy. Two‚ he failed at his goal of becoming the master of Europe. And third‚ because protestants would not convert to Catholicism‚ he threatened to kick them out if they didn’t convert or execute them if they stayed‚ because they left‚ the
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to marry in order to form a new alliance with France. Just at the age of 14‚ she was married and then became queen of a foreign country. Seems like a huge responsibility for such a young girl... And nevertheless it was. At the end of her reign‚ Marie Antoinette ended up being an unfit ruler and was hated by the majority of France. France was the most powerful country at the time of Marie Antoinette’s rule. Just before Marie was shipped over to France to become queen‚ the Seven Years War was ending
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reign of terror. During this time‚ the monarchy in France had undergone major change and finally overthrown by the unhappy French citizens. There were many reasons for this action of overthrowing the government‚ some of which being high taxes‚ which only the third estate had to pay‚ the lack of participation that king Louis and Marie Antoinette had shown whilst in power towards ruling the country. King Louis XVI was not entirely to blame as France could have been left in a bad stage from King Louis
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itself carries weight and the responsibilities could be unbearable. Some of the duties and things consist of making important decisions‚ leading and overseeing many of people‚ maturity and being able to rule. However‚ King Louis XVI was the king of France and his successes to rule was short lived because he lacks the duties‚ the ability to make important decisions‚ and responsibilities that it took to rule as king. In this paper we will discuss his early life‚ his reign‚ and the role he played as king
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golden age of art and literature. He established his country as the dominant European power as well. During the final decades of Louis XIV’s rule‚ France was declined by several wars. Early life and reign of Louis XIV Louis XIV was born on September 5‚ 1638 ‚ he was his parents’ first child after 23 years of marriage. His father the King Louis XIII of France and his mother queen‚ Anne of Austria. So he was as a “gift of God.” For the king’s family. The king Louis XIII ruled
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very different degrees with the monarchs Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain‚ and Louis XI of France. Isabella and Ferdinand were strong‚ ferocious leaders who implemented local and state level authority impressively. They also cleverly established a guilded appearance as religious figures connected through diplomatic alliance to the Catholic church. They follow Machiavelli’s suggestion to the T. Louis XI of France‚ tells a different tale. Although he was known as the “Spider King”‚ infamous of his scheming
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