Infanta of Spain, daughter ofFelipe V, King of Spain(who had been born Philippe of France, Duke of Anjou, a grandson ofLouis XIV, King of France) and his second wifeElisabeth Farnese. The purpose of this marriage was to strengthen the alliance of Bourbon France and Bourbon Spain. Maria...
In 1792 during the French Revolution, the half-reliefof LouisXIV on horseback, in the middleofthe facade was removed and replaced only during the Restoration by HenryIV of France, in the same posture. 1792年,在法国革命期间,立面中间的路易十四骑马浮雕被拆除,复辟期间换上了亨利四世同一姿势的浮雕...
Louis, Duke of Burgundy, the eldest of the three sons ofLouis, Dauphin of FranceandMaria Anna Victoria of Bavaria, was born at thePalace of Versaillesin France on August 16, 1682, and received the title of Duke of Burgundy. At the time of his birth, Louis’ grandfatherLouis XIVwas King...
Louis XIV born: Sept. 5, 1638,Saint-Germain-en-Laye,France died: Sept. 1, 1715,Versailles Louis XIV - the Sun King Louis-Dieudonné de France Introduction Louis XIV ofFranceranks as one of the most remarkable monarchs in history. He reigned for 72 years, 54 of them he personally ...
Louis was the second surviving son of Louis, Duke of Burgundy, and his wife, Princess Marie Adelaide of Savoy. The Duke of Burgundy was the eldest son of the Dauphin, Louis, who was in turn the eldest son ofKing Louis XIV, the “Sun King.” The Duke of Burgundy was known as “Le...
advisors to King Louis XIII. Upon the King’s death in 1643, he had instructed in his will that Queen Anne not serve as regent for their young son, the new King Louis XIV. However, the Queen had the will annulled, was declared Regent, and named Mazarin as Chief Minister of France. ...
Wikimedia Commons 19. He Overthrew His Own Mother Louis XIII finally became the ruler of France when he turned 16. He had grown tired of doing everything his mother said—after all, he was the king! In response, Louis rebelled in a very teenage way: He plotted a coup de d’etat of...
WikiMatrix The Albera Range became the border between France and Spain following the Treaty of the Pyrenees, when PhilipIVof Spain ceded a part of the Spanish kingdom toLouisXIV of France, dividing Northern Catalonia from Historical Catalonia. ...
LouisXIV born:Sept.5,1638,Saint-Germain-en-Laye,France died:Sept.1,1715,Versailles LouisXIV-theSunKing Louis-DieudonnédeFrance Introduction LouisXIVofFranceranksasoneofthemostremarkablemonarchsinhistory. Hereignedfor72years,54ofthemhepersonallycontrolledFrenchgovernment. ...
This is the Louis I dreamed about |Portrait of Louis XV of France (1710-1774) by Maurice Quentin de La Tour, 1748, Louvre Museum The real, non-dream Louis was born in 1710; he was the great-grandson of Louis XIV. He came to the throne at only age 5, because his grandfather (Loui...