HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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King James II
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King Phillip
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Louis XIV
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Louis XXI
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Detailed explanation-1: -1638 – 1715. The reign of Louis XIV is often referred to as “Le Grand Siècle” (the Great Century), forever associated with the image of an absolute monarch and a strong, centralised state. Coming to the throne at a tender age, tutored by Cardinal Mazarin, the Sun King embodied the principles of absolutism.
Detailed explanation-2: -Death of Louis XIV, 1715 1st September 1715. After a week of agonising pain, four days before his 77th birthday, Louis XIV died in Versailles just after 8.15 am on 1 September. He had been king for 72 years, the longest reign in the history of France.
Detailed explanation-3: -Louis XIV’s reign was important in French history not just because it lasted so long but because he was a strong-willed ruler who was determined to make his subjects obey him and to make his kingdom the predominant power in Europe.
Detailed explanation-4: -He became king at the age of four on the death of his father, Louis XIII. While Louis was a child, his mother, Anne of Austria, served as regent, assisted by Louis XIII’s chief minister, Cardinal Mazarin.