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    began his deep mistrust and hatred of traditional ways in Russia. Another similarity of Peter and Louis was their handling of their nobles. They both took power from them in different ways. Louis built the luxurious palace of Versailles. The grand building project of Versailles employed many artisans and common builder for a lifetime. Thus it was supported by the population of France. Many of the most prominent nobles were forced to live there for about half a year in apartments. Their actual

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    (Compare and Contrast how Louis XIV‚ Peter the Great and the Hohenzollern family (btw. 1640-1740) created successful absolute monarchies through their use/manipulation of nobility‚ religion‚ bureaucracy‚ and economics.) The absolute age of Europe (roughly 1600’s-1750) was a time when absolute monarchy had begun becoming more popular by countries such as Habsburg’s lands‚ France‚ and Russia. There Is no one specific formula for an absolute monarchy however‚ in studying several such monarchies of

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    Why Is Louis Xiv Effective

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    kick them out if they didn’t convert or execute them if they stayed‚ because they left‚ the businesses they owned and ran‚ left with them. In fact‚ I thought Louis XIV was effective at one point because he was very smart about something; he built Versailles and paid the nobles well to live

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    LOUIS XIV OF FRANCE AND ABSOLUTISM QUESTION: In Louis XIV’s view‚ what were the qualities of an effective monarch? In his opinion‚ what were the main obstacles to absolute rule? Louis XIV is known as being one of the most remarkable monarchs in history. He reined for seventy-two years (1643-1715) and from 1661‚ he personally controlled French government. The 17th century is labelled as the age of Louis XIV. Louis XIV‚ was a strong believer in “absolutism” - term used to describe a form of monarchical

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    Louis XIV became the king of the French state‚ in other words‚ France‚ in 1643 at the age of five after the passing of Louis XIII and assumed the personal direction of affairs in 1661 at the age of 23. Louis XIV reigned over the French state until 1715. A historian proclaimed that “Louis XIV carried the principle of monarchy to its utmost success and abused it to the point of excess”. This statement can be proven to be true and false through his political‚ social‚ and economic development throughout

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    Baroque Art

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    Baroque one big misshapen pearl STYLE ARTISTS and IMAGES VOCAB HISTORICAL NOTE Baroque art falls into the period of Counter-Reformation led by the Catholic church against the Protestants. Much of the Baroque art‚ especially in Italy‚ reflects reaction to Mannerism‚ but also the social turmoil of the time. According to the Council of Trent and the Catholic church artworks should be a clear‚ intelligible subject realistically interpreted in order to stimulate piety. This was part of the reason

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    The movie is set to take place in 1662‚ the film shows King Louis as a womanizer‚ which indeed he was and unmarried‚ in reality King Louis had married María Teresa of Spain in 1660. Also a section of the Palace of Versailles serves as a setting for part of the movie construction of the palace did not start until 1664. D’Artagnan’s death is also historically rendered to fit the plot. The real D’Artagnan died in battle at the siege of Maastricht‚ more than ten years later then he died in the movie

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    When Louis XIV began his reign in 1643‚ France’s capital was on the move‚ undergoing one of the greatest periods of expansion in its history. Louis was a young king with a great sense of style and history‚ and decided to make both himself and his country legendary. In the sixteenth century‚ the French were not thought of as the most elegant or sophisticated European nation‚ but by the end of the early eighteenth century France had a firm hold on culture‚ style‚ and luxury living. Before the mid-seventeenth

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    XIV. It’s obvious that when anyone is hurt by another‚ they develop hatred toward the other person. So in turn‚ Louis XIV developed ways to eliminate the Nobility from the government. He made a hinting lodge ten miles from Paris in a place called Versailles into an elegant place for the Nobles relax and enjoy a good opera. By getting rid of the Nobles less people stood in the way of Louis XIV of accomplishing his dream of an absolute monarchy in France. In fact‚ he never had to once meet with the nobles

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    lead to Louis having complete power of his monarchy. He did not like the idea of any help while he ruled. King Louis XIV committed eleven years to the French economic health. France was in a state of bankruptcy caused by warfare and the building of Versailles‚ located 17 miles out of paris (Rowlands). He reduced the money owed to other countries by building factories to produce and sell goods. The system of taxation was very disorderly‚ so Louis had reorganized how the country spent their taxes. Although

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