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King Louis XIV

King Louis XIV. Born September 5, 1638. Ruled France from: 1643-1715. Parents of Louis XIV- Louis XIII and Ann of Austria. Born 23 years after their Marriage. Father died when he was 5. Grew up in a poverty stricken court. King’s Assets: Handsome Brilliant Well Educated

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King Louis XIV

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  1. King Louis XIV Born September 5, 1638 Ruled France from: 1643-1715

  2. Parents of Louis XIV- Louis XIII and Ann of Austria Born 23 years after their Marriage Father died when he was 5 Grew up in a poverty stricken court

  3. King’s Assets: • Handsome • Brilliant • Well Educated • Skilled listener • Trustworthy • Excellent memory • Good Judge of character • Hard working • Good common sense • Excellent dancer • Good musician • Charming story teller • Master of perfect manners • Well Disciplined

  4. Kings’ Character Flaws: • Selfish • Arrogant • Egotistical • Always wanted people to be happy around him

  5. Married: 1660 Marie Therese Of Spain 10 September 1638 – 30 July 1683 Age 44

  6. Marquese of Montespan Mistress to Louise XIV

  7. Monstespan and 4 of her 7 children with Louis XIV

  8. Hired a Nanny- Madam De Maintenon

  9. secretly Married King Louis XVI In July of 1683, six months after the death of Louis XIV's wife, Maria Theresa She died on 15 April 1719

  10. Versailles Located about 15 miles outside of Paris

  11. Exterior was a combination of classical and Baroque styles in architecture

  12. Baroque style • 1600-1750 • Known as a “State of Mind” • Effects • Architecture, painting, music and literature • Extravagant • The age of exquisite and refined manners

  13. Mercury Room

  14. Ballet The King took ballet lessons for 22 years. At the age of 15 he played the role as the Sun King “Le Roi Soleil” in the production of the: “Ballet of the Night”

  15. Court Life At Versailles

  16. Education at St. Cyr

  17. AGE: 7-12 • Subjects taught: • Catechism (religion) • Sacred History • Reading • Writing • Arithmetic • Elements of Music Age: 11-14 • Added to their curriculum: • Geography • Mythology AGE: 14-17 • Added to their curriculum: • Language • Advanced religion • Conduct • Dancing

  18. AGE: 17-21 • Subjects taught: • This group was devoted to Moral instruction and advanced needlework. After completing her education at St. Cyr every girl was given a complete outfit of clothes and a dowry of 3000 Francs. She could enter the Royal Abbey as a Nun, become a schoolteacher or marry.

  19. Affair of the Poisons IN 1676 A scandal rocked the court of Louis VIV. When it was all said and done, 147 Confessed to serious crimes and all escaped death but were imprisoned for life. The results: Nobility declined in the sight of the lower class. The sale of poisons was strictly controlled after 1682 and Private Laboratories were forbidden Nicholas Gabriel De La Reynie La Voision, Witch Marquise De Brinvilliers

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