Louis XIV and the Palace of Versailles

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Louis XIV and the Palace of Versailles

Louis XIV Nicknamed the “Sun King”… what inferences can you make about this?

“L’etat, c’est moi!” What does this translate to? “The State, it is me!” What inferences can you make about the King based on this popular expression?

Louis XIV described… Strong, healthy & athletic Devoted to hunting Not particularly smart, but Interested in architecture, Landscape, theatre, ballet & the arts.

Philippe I, Duc d’Orleans He wasn’t an only child His younger brother, Philippe I, Duc d’Orleans

At 4 years and 8 months of age, he became King of France – named “Louis le Dieu-Donne”

Through his reign he increased France’s already enormous debt

He tried to increase France’s power through 3 major wars

War of the Grand Alliance Franco-Dutch War War of the Grand Alliance War of the Spanish Succession

And he built a Palace at Versailles…

And who paid for it all??? There were several taxes That the people of France paid: The taille – based on land a man owned 2. The aides – levied on wines & spirits 3. The gabelle – a tax on salt

Louis XIV died at the age of 77 Louis XIV died at the age of 77. Once adored by France, he was now blamed for the sorry state of the nation. Though some 80 years in the future, the scene for the French Revolution had been set. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G93EhIGlVS0