B:King Louis。C:The French Revolution.D:Europe.答案: C(2)、Which did not happen in 1789?A:The French Revolution broke out。B:The national economy was developing rapidly.C:The government wasn't well run。D:King Louis XIV was in power.答案: B(3)、Where were the political prisoners kept...
Who was the court composer to Louis XIV?Question:Who was the court composer to Louis XIV?King Louis XIV:King Louis XIV of France ruled from 1643 to 1715, making him the longest ruling European monarch in history. He established a court that encouraged the arts, including music, painting, ...
The article reviews the book "The Man Who Outshone the Sun King: A Life of Gleaming Opulence and Wretched Reversal in the Reign of Louis XIV," by Charles Drazin.doi:10.1080/03612759.2009.10527347HurtJohn J.History Reviews of New Books
The Crusading King of England: Richard the Lionheart was one of four sons born to Henry II and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine. After the death of his older brother, he became the heir to the throne of England and eventually King of that country, despite rarely living in England and never...
10. His Future Wife Was A Spanish Princess Louis’ second cousin was Anne of Austria, daughter of the King of Spain. She had this rather confusing name because the Spanish royal family in those days was originally from Austria. Anne had ash blonde hair, a pink face, and was very beautifu...
First, let’s set the scene. We’re in the reign of Louis XIV of France, the Sun King, who ruled from 1643 to 1715. It’s the era of the “divine right of kings”–the king’s power was absolute and unquestioned. To Louis XIV is attributed the quote: “L’état, c’est moi!
a The extensive wars wherewith Louis XIV was burdened during his reign, while draining the State’s treasury and exhausting the substance of the people, none the less contained the secret that led to the prosperity of a swarm of those bloodsuckers who are always on the watch for public ...
The great Italian-French musicianJean-Baptiste Lully, who worked for a large part of his life in the court of the King Louis XIV, met with one of the strangeness of deaths — he accidentally killed himself whilst conducting. At the time it was customary to mark the beat not with a baton...
Reputedly one of the richest men in the world, he was described as a "merchant of death" and the "mystery man of Europe." Also known as the 'Armaments King'. BEAU BRUMMELL - (1778-1840). Iconic figure in Regency England, the arbiter of men's fashion, and a friend of the Prince ...
The Rivals of Versailles is about King Louis XV’s mistressMadame de Pompadour. When I lived in France, I heard a lot about her but never knew her story. I was surprised how much the French knew about her (so American of me — shocked at the lack of French shame about affairs and ...