Around the 17th and 18th centuries‚ political power was a main objective to all rulers. Many monarchs weren’t successful with their attempts to have absolute power‚ but Louis XIV did‚ and it was the longest reign in European history. Louis XIV noticed that the qualities to becoming an absolute monarch were to not let servants have too much authority‚ lowering the power of the nobility‚ and controlling religions in his kingdom. The main obstacle he saw of getting absolute rule was controlling the
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Louis XIV was the outcome of the despotism convention that was insinuated into him from childhood. Right from his early years he was taught to follow the changes that took place in French monarchy from earliest times to the present and was accustomed about various individuals‚ procurements and non-fulfilment of his antecedents. French monarchy could be mustered of a rich and varied heritage as it had substantial aid at his conveyance‚ some ambrosial in inception while others ascend from the rights
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Chateau‚ the Main Palace Buildings and Rooms‚ and the purpose of the Palace of Versailles. The Palace of Versailles is located outside of Paris at Versailles‚ France‚ and was built in 1631 in the order of Louis XIII. It has served as the royal palace and numerous other purposes‚ which include it being a museum now in which many people visit daily. The Chateau was first constructed in 1623‚ as a hunting lodge made of brick‚ stone‚ and slate. Brick‚ stone‚ and slate were very expensive at that time
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a king or queen who has total control over all aspects of society. Another absolute monarch is Louis XIV. Louis XIV was born on September 5‚ 1638 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. He stated to ruling at only age 13 and was also engaged in the Franco-Spanish war. When he was 22 he got married to Maria-Theresa which helped him become the most powerful monarch in Europe. During the first 20 years of Louis XIV ruling he make many contributions and achievements. Some contributions he made is that he helped
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Explain why Louis xiv ordered the construction of Versailles. There are many reasons why Louis built the palace of Versailles. The main reason Louis xiv ordered the construction of Versailles was because it would give him all the power in France (absolutism). He would get this by making it his official residence in 1682 and by the moving government there. By moving his government to Versailles it would mean all the nobility will be at his palace. He never achieved this as the cost of the construction
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and they were above the law. The views of being a proper role as an absolute monarch differed very much between rulers and their subjects. Certain rulers had ideas that both the people and ruler should be united‚ some abused their power with no sympathy towards the people they rule‚ and the subjects that suffered from the rulings of the monarch had a completely different perspective than the rulers that were in power. Absolute
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EXPLAIN WHY LOUIS XIV DID NOT APPOINT A PRINCIPAL MINISTER IN 1661? (12MARKS) Before Louis received absolute power‚ there were several principal ministers before him; these were Cardinal Richelieu-father of Nicholas Fouquet- and Mazarin. When Louis came into power in 1643‚ Mazarin was the current principal minister‚ and it was only eighteen years later in 1661 when Mazarin died did Louis receive absolute power. When Mazarin died in 1661‚ Nicholas Fouquet aspired to become the next principal minister
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Theseus and the Minotaur The idea of Theseus fighting the Minotaur was a popular neo-classical subject among sculptors. Although‚ Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875) finished his sculpture about 1850 that is in the late part of what is meant by neo-classicism‚ Barye’s modelling of the surfaces has a vibrancy and movement characteristic of the French romantic sculpture. Barye is well-known for his animal production and Theseus and the Minotaur is only one of a series produced by Barye from the early
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The Absolute Monarch of Louis XIV absolutism - a form of government in which all power is vested in a single ruler or other authority The Sun King‚ Louis XIV of France‚ inherited the throne upon his father’s death in 1643. Only 5 years old and by law too young to rule‚ his mother Anne of Austria became Queen Regent and appointed Cardinal Mazarin as chief minister. Louis’ mother instilled in him at a young age the concept of divine right of the king to do what he chooses. Mazarin proved
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Louis XIV had many great successes in the period of his ruling. One of his most significant achievements was to leave in his wake the image of grandeur and order that it be remembered in the future. In 1670‚ Louis finally finished his memoir of the early years of his reign‚ which was intended to advise his first son‚ the Dauphin‚ about the secrets of effective rule. Throughout the memoir Louis provides useful suggestions and information about being the king of France. He informs the Dauphin
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