Louis Xiv Research Paper
Comparative essay between the social significances of Louis xiv and Louis xvi
Submitted by: - Avaljot Kaur Randhawa
Submitted to: -Ms. Finn
Course code: -CHY 4U7
Due date: -6th Oct, 2014
Introduction
Louis xiv and Louis xvi were the two rulers of France. Louis XIV (1638-1715) exemplified the characteristics of absolute monarchy during his 72-year reign. He created the most centralized nation state in Europe and gave birth to a new sense of French nationhood. The monarchy as the personification of the state is epitomized in the palace and gardens of Versailles. He was one of the best rulers of France. But Louis XVI was not as great as his great grandfather. Louis XVI, also called …show more content…
In this “Hollywood of the 17th century”, Louis encouraged the nobility to busy themselves with gossip, hunting, affairs of the heart, ceremonial tasks, and elaborate court etiquette. Nobles vied for ceremonial, but highly paid and highly respected, offices such as Master of the Royal Tennis Courts and Master of the Royal Clocks. Elaborate rituals performed by eager and privileged nobility accompanied the king’s rising in the morning and retiring at night. The Chapel Royal l where Louis attended daily mass is an impressive architectural accomplishment in the palace. Louis tried to unite his country under the Roman Catholic faith. In 1685, he revoked the Edict of Nantes, which had given equal rights to the Huguenots in …show more content…
It was a very useful article as it provided a lot of information to help me write the topic.
2) Encyclopædia Britannica Online, s. v. "Louis XVI", accessed October 05, 2014,http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/349122/Louis-XVI.
This topic was very useful as it helped me understand all about Louis XVI.
It helped me find lots of information on my topic about his lifestyle and how much he loved art.
3) Encyclopædia Britannica Online, s. v. "house of Bourbon", accessed October 05, 2014, http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/75716/house-of-Bourbon.
This article told about the history of French art and culture. It was very useful in order to understand the topic. It gave me lots of details regarding my topic.
4) Louis XIV and the Parlements: The Assertion of Royal Authority by John J. Hurt
Review by: William Beik
Past & Present, No. 188 (Aug., 2005), pp. 195-224
Published by: Oxford University Press on behalf of The Past and Present Society
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3600836
This article told me all about the lifestyle of Louis XIV. It told me all about his court life and artists during his reign. This information was very useful for my
Submitted by: - Avaljot Kaur Randhawa
Submitted to: -Ms. Finn
Course code: -CHY 4U7
Due date: -6th Oct, 2014
Introduction
Louis xiv and Louis xvi were the two rulers of France. Louis XIV (1638-1715) exemplified the characteristics of absolute monarchy during his 72-year reign. He created the most centralized nation state in Europe and gave birth to a new sense of French nationhood. The monarchy as the personification of the state is epitomized in the palace and gardens of Versailles. He was one of the best rulers of France. But Louis XVI was not as great as his great grandfather. Louis XVI, also called …show more content…
In this “Hollywood of the 17th century”, Louis encouraged the nobility to busy themselves with gossip, hunting, affairs of the heart, ceremonial tasks, and elaborate court etiquette. Nobles vied for ceremonial, but highly paid and highly respected, offices such as Master of the Royal Tennis Courts and Master of the Royal Clocks. Elaborate rituals performed by eager and privileged nobility accompanied the king’s rising in the morning and retiring at night. The Chapel Royal l where Louis attended daily mass is an impressive architectural accomplishment in the palace. Louis tried to unite his country under the Roman Catholic faith. In 1685, he revoked the Edict of Nantes, which had given equal rights to the Huguenots in …show more content…
It was a very useful article as it provided a lot of information to help me write the topic.
2) Encyclopædia Britannica Online, s. v. "Louis XVI", accessed October 05, 2014,http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/349122/Louis-XVI.
This topic was very useful as it helped me understand all about Louis XVI.
It helped me find lots of information on my topic about his lifestyle and how much he loved art.
3) Encyclopædia Britannica Online, s. v. "house of Bourbon", accessed October 05, 2014, http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/75716/house-of-Bourbon.
This article told about the history of French art and culture. It was very useful in order to understand the topic. It gave me lots of details regarding my topic.
4) Louis XIV and the Parlements: The Assertion of Royal Authority by John J. Hurt
Review by: William Beik
Past & Present, No. 188 (Aug., 2005), pp. 195-224
Published by: Oxford University Press on behalf of The Past and Present Society
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3600836
This article told me all about the lifestyle of Louis XIV. It told me all about his court life and artists during his reign. This information was very useful for my