best Breakthrough Performance and the Saturn Award for Best Young Actress. Jason Schwartzman plays King Louis XVI‚ has also starred in I ♥ Huckabees‚ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy‚ and Bewitched. Marie Antoinette is a biographical drama; meaning it is a dramatic portrayal of her life. The movie is set in the late seventeenth century in Vienna‚ Austria‚ and then moves to Versailles France. There are also many scenes shot at Marie’s Petit Trianon‚ a small “village” for her own personal use
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French Revolution Table of Contents Unit one: Enlightenment (page 1) Enlightened Despots France Henri IV Louis XIII Louis XIV Cardinal Richelieu Louis XV Louis XVI Holy Roman Empire Prussia Friedrich Wilhelm Friedrich Wilhelm I Friedrich II Austria Charles VI Pragmatic Sanction Maria Theresa War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years’ War Extra Information Les Philosophes Voltaire - Candide Diderot - Encyclopedie Rousseau - The Social Contract
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Politically‚ this revolution is considered by some to be an “undermining of the absolutism of Louis XIV.” The political situation in France was indeed one with a focus on absolutism‚ and this structure limits the independence of the masses. As it is clear throughout history‚ placing limits onto a strong majority is never a good idea‚ and usually ends with an uprising of a sort. The economic situation in France prior to the Revolution did not leave much to be desired. After the Seven Years War‚ the
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The royal Château de Chambord at Chambord‚ Loir-et-Cher‚ France‚ is one of the most recognizable châteaux in the world because of its very distinctive French Renaissance architecture which blends traditional French medieval forms with classical Renaissance structures. It is located between the untamed royal river and the wild woodlands‚ which is home to many boar and deer. Building of the château was begun by Francis I in 1519‚ and was completed in 1547. The design itself can be attributed
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The Renaissance in France began in the mid 1400s. During this time period‚ there was a renewed fascination in arts‚ philosophy‚ and humanities. The word “renaissance” is defined as rebirth‚ so it is fitting that there was resurgence in interest in these topics. The period also offered an expansion upon more rational views of life‚ as well as new ways of thinking and expression. There was an abundance of “artistic experimentation” during this time‚ resulting in new styles of dance‚ music‚ and even
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The Role of the Courtesan in Classic European Society (18th and 19th Century) May 26‚ 2010 Throughout history kings‚ emperors‚ and other aristocracy have always had their mistresses‚ concubines‚ and maybe even multiple wives‚ but the late 17th century and the 18th and 19th centuries to the beginning of the 20th century‚ was the age of the courtesan. A courtesan is defined as a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for payment; a lady of easy virtue. (2003. In Roget & apos;s II The
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most significant cause of the French Revolution because it forced a weak leader such as Louis XVI to have the power to ruin a whole country. Absolutism is a form of government in which the king or queen has absolute control over the land and people. King Louis XIV‚ an absolute monarch and heir‚ inherited the French throne at his grandfather’s death in 1643. He was only 5 at the time he started to rule. Louis XIV has been perceived in history as someone who is lazy‚ shy and awkward‚ characteristics
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absolutism that made it justifiable at all. In the time of Louis XIV absolutism was justified by divine right and that‚ especially in the very Catholic French empire‚ made it acceptable to most people. There were many positive outcomes for absolutist France‚ such as the creation of a strong standing army and the unity and stability provided by a strong monarch . The previously unheard of sense of nationhood and pride felt throughout France during Louis XIV’s reign was another positive result. Even the banishment
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The palace of Versailles was built by Louis XIV of France (1643-1715)‚ and the Escorial was built by Philip II of Spain (1556-1598). By examining the aerial and frontal facades of these two palaces‚ it may be seen that there were many similarities and differences between the two kings’ perception and practice of monarchy. Each king set his own goals for his life‚ and concluded as to how a monarch ought to behave. Both Louis XIV and Philip II had religious duties to pay attention to‚ organized the
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in France‚ nobles lost a lot of their power due to Louis XIV and his predecessors; also‚ in Eastern Europe‚ rulers such as Frederick William of Prussia changed the status of the nobility with his polices. In France‚ starting with Henry IV‚ the status of nobility started to fall when Henry started the idea of "nobles of the robe" in which middle class citizens could buy nobility from the king. This diluted the nobles‚ which weakened their power and hurt them considerably. Louis XIII
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