HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Louis XVIII
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Louis XIV
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King WIlliam
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Phillip II
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Detailed explanation-1: -After Mazarin’s death in 1661, Louis XIV broke with tradition and astonished his court by declaring that he would rule without a chief minister. He viewed himself as the direct representative of God, endowed with a divine right to wield the absolute power of the monarchy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Upon coming to the throne in 1774, Louis XVI inherited a kingdom beset with serious problems. In 1789, faced with a grave financial crisis, the king summoned a meeting of the Estates General at the palace.
Detailed explanation-3: -1601-1643. Louis XIII regularly came to hunt the abundant game at Versailles, and consequently commissioned the construction of a hunting pavilion here. Later, Louis XIV built a majestic palace from his father’s small château that became the symbol of his reign.