1. POWER OF ROYALTY Kings: Philip II and Louis XIV

2. Versailles

3. Palace of Versailles Located: Versailles Louis XIII – built a hunting lodge Louis XIV --- enlarges the lodge a. built to have galas & show his power b. brought nobles under his thumb c. Centralized the government by taking power away from the nobles

4. Palace of Versailles

5. El Escorial

6. Located: Madrid Philip II of Spain Designed: chosen to honor Saint Lawrence & celebrate victory over Henry II (France) on 10 August 1557 (feast of St. Lawrence) a. martyred: roasted to death on a gridiron b. floor plan: gridiron to honor the saint c. main building: palace & monastery (decades to build) d. turn complex upside down: 4 corner legs and middle is the grill e. bedrooms: Philip’s on the right & his wife’s on the left each with window looking into the chapel

7. El Escorial

8. Assignment Philip II of Spain (1556-1598) built the Escorial and Louis XIV of France (1643-1715) built Versailles. Starting with the pictures of these palaces analyze the similarities and differences in the conception and practice of monarchy of these two kings.