The Palace of Versailles was not always the Grand Palace
The Palace of Versailles was not always the Grand Palace
King Louis XVI - The Awful Leader King Louis XVI, born August 23, 1754, was the last King of France and he wasn't a particularly strong leader. Although he’s one of the most famous monarchs in the 18th century who went down in history, he miserably failed at his job. The kings before him, Louis XIV and Louis XV, put the country in debt and the unemployment dropped to 50%. He was a beloved king at the beginning of his reign, but as he made more decisions he slowly became a despised king. His people stormed the Bastille to show a defiance towards him, his family got charged with treason, and he was guillotined by his people on January 21, 1793.…
Louis ruled as the sole influential leader, making him the epitome of an absolute leader. He had divine power and did not give anyone a chance to interfere with that. These views made France an…
When his son Louis XIV was finally born, the boy was not given much of a government or even country to work with. Although Louis XIV was not given much, he seemed to surprise many with what he was able to do with the country of France. Louis’ rule beginning at a young age, building power with Versaille, and making some major decisions…
Louis XIV identified himself directly with the governing of the nation. One of his most famous statements…
5. 1682: Louis XIV Moves to Versailles Louis XIV coming into power was the start of France being the superpower of the European world. He came into power shortly before the Thirty Years War ended and was able to obtain land from Spain at the end of the war, giving France more power and wealth than it had before. Therefore, Louis wanted to have all governing power to himself, so he instructed Versailles to be built with that in mind. Although France had gained wealth from forcing land from Spain, the palace cost 3.3 billion dollars in today's money to build.…
During the early eighteenth century, France experienced radical social and political change with the decline of the Baroque and advent of the Rococo. Prior to this transformation, France was ruled by the absolutist monarch Louis XIV, who used the extravagant style of the Baroque to reflect his absolute power – demonstrated most prominently through the Palace of Versailles. The King’s “large-scale royal work projects” nearly bankrupted the nation and characterized the Baroque as “a period of austerity and solemnity marked by an etiquette which verged on the liturgical.” Following the death of Louis XIV in 1715, his great-grandson Louis XV claimed the throne, and established a new pleasure-seeking lifestyle through the innovative style of the…
There are several reasons why Louis XIV of France is the one of the greatest and the most memorable king of the world. The initial reason is he was the king in the golden era of Europe. Louis XIV was Europe's longest reigning monarch and he had the strong commitment to expand France's territories. He became a king since he was five, and he was on the throne for 72 years. When he was young his mother had to served as his regent until he grew enough to undertake this big duty.…
In the seventeenth century, people believed that the king should be the head of the country. The king also refused to follow the advice of others. Rulers wanted to know what was going on in the lives of the nobles, so they kept an eye on them. They would have spies reporting to them about what they were saying and doing. If the king believed that the nobles were doing something against him, he would have them executed.…
At age 23, Louis assumed the title King Louis XIV of France and became an official monarch of the House of Bourbon. He had Versailles converted into a royal and extravagant palace, and forced the royal court to live there. As he grew older, his reputation as a great and powerful absolute monarch grew. As a result of Mazarin’s death, Louis XIV became extremely greedy for power. Therefore, he was titled ‘the Sun King.’…
An angry mob even went to Louis XIV’s bedchamber. This revolt was known as the Fronde. Then when Louis XIV came to power he stated, “I am the state” which meant that he controlled everything. This made him say that cause when he witnessed the Fronde he thought the parliament couldn’t be trusted. So he never called the parliament.…
In 1763, a large statue of king Louis XV was erected at this site to celebrate the recovery of the king after a serious illness. The square surrounding the statue was created later, in 1772, by the architect Jacques-Ange Gabriel. It was known as the place Louis XV. In 1792, during the French revolution, the statue was replaced by a another, large statue, called 'Liberté' (freedom) and the square was called Place de la Révolution.…
When led by Maximilien’s power, ideas of the Enlightenment came about and the new National Assembly created new laws. But people started to revolt against King Louis. Once the Reign of Terror started, the government started killing those in and out of republic who were against any of their rule. After this terrible time, the people gave rule to Napolean Bonaparte, who helped France to its former greatness.…
The nobles even had to survive through his generosity, this gave much power to Louis. Lastly, Louis increased the military 's France by tenfold. This was done by Louis having skilled men from the street and having a lottery to bring people in and join. In 1635 France’s military was at 25,000 by 1959 it went up to 250,000. King Louis XIV was the best absolute ruler throughout history because of his ability to gain absolute control over France by using his strategic and skillful policies.…
An absolute monarchy could only be successful under the leadership of an extraordinary ruler who had complete power over his people. An absolute monarch should be able to overachieve the abundance of obstacles placed in front of him. King Louis XIV was able to obtain much of his prodigious power by creating a new, modernized army. Louis was an exceptional mastermind at trade and he had dramatically increased France’s revenue. These actions allowed him to have the unique ability to create such a powerful army.…
(All of the people are in King Louis’s Castle in a big room. There is a table in the middle that Charles Darnay, Mr. Defarge, King Louis 16, Robespierre, Locke, Rousseau, Jean Paul Marat, Stalin, Lenin, Monsenguir the Marquis, Rasputin, Nick II, and Alexander III are sitting around. There is a banner that say Revolution conference. King Louie 16th starts the conversation,) King Louis 16: (Tapping his glass) Everybody, we are here today to talk about the Social contract and to discuss the guidelines to be a citizen because both the French revolution and the Russian revolution were both affected by it greatly.…