The Passing of Louis XIV, Vol. 5

The Passing of Louis XIV, Vol. 5
Author: Francis Arkwright
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 550
Release: 2015-07-17
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781331577621
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Excerpt from The Passing of Louis XIV, Vol. 5: 1714 1717, an Abridged Translation With Notes From the Memoirs of the Duke De Saint-Simon Duchess of Orleans - Her personal appearance-her character Her extraordinary pride - Madame Lucifer - Her timidity and lazi ness - Relations with her brothers - Her household - The Saint Pierres - Madame Sforza - The Duchess of Orleans tries to conciliate society - Dinner-parties - The Duchess of Berry - Her appearance and character - Her intrigue with La Haye - Her hatred for her mother - Her father alarmed about her - Madame - Her character and manners - A Princess of the old type - Her hatred of the bastards - Her relations with her son - Her afiectionate treatment of her - The Duke of Orleans' difficulties in his family circle - The Duchess prefers her brother's interests to his - Necessity for concealing his plans from her pp. 138453. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Wars of Louis XIV, 1667-1714

The Wars of Louis XIV, 1667-1714
Author: John Albert Lynn
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Total Pages: 448
Release: 1999
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:
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A study of the wars during the reign of Louis XIV, this text sets the wars, and their consequences, in their full diplomatic, military, administrative and institutional contexts, providing an insight into 17th- and 18th-century warfare.

1715 Deaths

1715 Deaths
Author: Olene Gardner
Publisher:
Total Pages: 78
Release: 2012-05-10
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9781477433218
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What's so special about Louis XIV Of France?In this new, compelling book from author Olene Gardner, find out more about Louis XIV Of France ...Louis XIV, known as Louis the Great or the Sun King, was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre. He holds the distinction of being the longest-reigning king in European history, reigning for 72 years and 110 days.Louis began his personal rule of France in 1661 after the death of his chief minister, the Italian Cardinal Mazarin. An adherent of the theory of the divine right of kings, which advocates the divine origin and lack of temporal restraint of monarchical rule, Louis continued his predecessors' work of creating a centralized state governed from the capital. He sought to eliminate the remnants of feudalism persisting in parts of France and, by compelling the noble elite to inhabit his lavish Palace of Versailles, succeeded in pacifying the aristocracy, many members of which had participated in the Fronde rebellion during Louis' minority. By these means he consolidated a system of absolute monarchical rule in France that endured until the French Revolution.During Louis's reign France was the leading European power and fought three major wars: the Franco-Dutch War, the War of the League of Augsburg, and the War of the Spanish Succession???and two minor conflicts???the War of Devolution and the War of the Reunions. Louis encouraged and benefited from the work of prominent political, military and cultural figures such as Mazarin, Colbert, Turenne and Vauban, as well as Moli??re, Racine, Boileau, La Fontaine, Lully, Le Brun, Rigaud, Bossuet, Le Vau, Mansart, Charles and Claude Perrault, and Le N??tre.Upon his death just days before his seventy-seventh birthday, Louis was succeeded by his five-year-old great-grandson, Louis XV. All his intermediate heirs???his son Louis, le Grand Dauphin; the Dauphin's eldest son Louis, duc de Bourgogne; and Bourgogne's eldest son and his second eldest son, Louis, duc de Bretagne ???predeceased him.So, what seperates this book from the rest?A comprehensive narrative of Louis XIV Of France, this book gives a full understanding of the subject.A brief guide of subject areas covered in "1715 Deaths - Louis XIV Of France" include -- Louis XIV of France- War of Devolution- Franco-Dutch War- Orientalism in early modern France- War of the Grand Alliance- Treaty of Ryswick- War of the Spanish Succession- Descendants of Louis XIV of FranceFind out more of this subject, it's intricacies and it's nuances. Discover more about it's importance. Develop a level of understanding required to comprehend this fascinating concept.Author Olene Gardner has worked hard researching and compiling this fundamental work, and is proud to bring you "1715 Deaths - Louis XIV Of France" ...Read this book today ...

Louis XIV (Jovian Press)

Louis XIV (Jovian Press)
Author: John Abbott
Publisher:
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2017-07-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9781548558550
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"Now, in the hour of death, O my God, come to my aid."These were his last words. He sank back insensible upon his pillow. A few hours of painful breathing passed away, and at eight o'clock in the morning of the 1st of September, 1715, he expired, in the seventy-seventh year of his age and the seventy-second of his reign. It was the longest reign in the annals of France. Had he been governed through this period by enlightened Christian principle, how many millions might have been made happy whom his crimes doomed to life-long woe!An immense concourse was assembled in the court-yard at Versailles, anticipating the announcement of his death. The moment he breathed his last sigh, the captain of the body-guard approached the great balcony, threw open the massive windows, and, looking down upon the multitude below, raised his truncheon above his head, broke it in the centre, threw the fragments down into the court-yard, and cried sadly, "The king is dead!"Then, instantly seizing another staff from the hands of an attendant, he waved it joyfully above his head, and shouted triumphantly, "Long live the king, Louis XV.!" A huzza burst from the lips of the assembled thousands almost loud enough to pierce the ear of the king, now palsied in death.There were few to mourn the departed monarch. As his remains were hurried to the vaults of St. Denis, those vaults which he had so much dreaded, the populace shouted execrations and pelted his coffin with mud. Not the slightest regard was paid to his will. The Duke of Orleans assumed the regency with absolute power. His reign was execrable, followed by the still more infamous reign of Louis XV. Then came the Revolution, as the sceptre of utterly despotic sway passed into the hands of the feeble Louis XVI. The storm, which had been gathering for ages, burst with fury which appalled the world. A more tremendous event has not occurred in the history of our race. The story has too often been told by those who were in sympathy with the kings and the nobles. The time will come when the people's side of the story will be received, and the terrible drama will be better understood.

Status Interaction during the Reign of Louis XIV

Status Interaction during the Reign of Louis XIV
Author: Giora Sternberg
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2014-07-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 0191651567
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Who preceded whom? Who wore what? Which form of address should one use? One of the most striking aspects of the early modern period is the crucial significance that contemporaries ascribed to such questions. In this hierarchical world, status symbols did not simply mirror a pre-defined social and political order; rather, they operated as a key tool for defining and redefining identities, relations, and power. Centuries later, scholars face the twofold challenge of evaluating status interaction in an era where its open pursuit is no longer as widespread and legitimate, and of deciphering its highly sophisticated and often implicit codes. Status Interaction during the Reign of Louis XIV addresses this challenge by investigating status interaction - in dress as in address, in high ceremony and in everyday life - at one of its most important historical arenas: aristocratic society at the time of Louis XIV. By recovering actual practices on the ground based on a wide array of printed and manuscript sources, it transcends the simplistic view of a court revolving around the Sun King and reveals instead the multiple perspectives of contesting actors, stakes, and strategies. Demonstrating the wide-ranging implications of the phenomenon, macro-political as well as micro-political, this study provides a novel framework for understanding early modern action and agency.