King Louis XVI - The Awful Leader King Louis XVI, born August 23, 1754, was the last King of France and he wasn't a particularly strong leader. Although he’s one of the most famous monarchs in the 18th century who went down in history, he miserably failed at his job. The kings before him, Louis XIV and Louis XV, put the country in debt and the unemployment dropped to 50%. He was a beloved king at the beginning of his reign, but as he made more decisions he slowly became a despised king. His people stormed the Bastille to show a defiance towards him, his family got charged with treason, and he was guillotined by his people on January 21, 1793.…
He would not elevate art to a special status above the political. As he says in his Nobel Speech, “I cannot live without my art. But I have never placed it above everything. If, on the other hand, I need it, it is because it cannot be separated from my fellow men. It obliges the artist not to keep himself apart; it subjects him to the most humble and the most universal truth.”…
He strived to further solidify France’s position as a cultural powerhouse. He emphasised the patronage of art, which brought forth one of the greatest results of Human ingenuity, the Palace of Versaille. During the course of his rule he spread and reinforced the his image. At one point during his rule, people began to refer to Louis XIV as the Sun King. His image slowly became self propagating and his reputation grew and everyone began to worship him even more.…
In the twelfth century, a variety of different genres in poetry and storytelling started to form to celebrate the allied cultures of chivalry and courtliness. Entertainment that focused on courtliness had a very different style, subject matter, and authorship. Many of them of them were composed by women. An example would be Marie de France, author of the collection of lais and The Life of Saint Audrey. Marie de France wrote during the time that Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine were ruling.…
Throughout the drawing, scientific instruments are found all throughout the painting. This signifies a separation from the Catholic Church, which at the time was trying to suppress scientific innovation because they did not want to be seen as incorrect. In the drawing human and animal skeletons, maps, globes, and people meeting with King Louis of France are the main focal points of the illustration. Out of the window in the drawing, there are geometric gardens as well as construction of new buildings. All of these characteristics of the painting represent the rapid development of innovative thinking.…
Louis IX was commonly known as Saint Louis. He was a Capetian king of France who reigned from 1226 until his death in 1270. During his time reigning, Louis worked for the political unification of France. He reformed the system of taxation along with the courts. He made it so that every man in France had a better chance of receiving justice than they would have in the past.…
To fully understand the twentieth century relationship between totalitarianism and the arts, we must first understand…
In France, salons became a new social hangout. “Meanwhile, other centers of intellectual life emerged outside the royal academies in the new salons of Paris” (Palmer 171). Salons were gathering places where anyone and everyone came to discuss culture and all things important in France. With Louis XIV’s rule French social customs and ideas spread throughout…
Based on the quote Louis persecuted the Huguenots (Protestants) until they eventually left the country and took their “talents” with them adding religious toleration to the list of reasons that sparked the French Revolution. These are the steps used by Louis XIV to solidify his power and the negative consequences it had on his citizens and country. Joseph Stalin controlled the information passed around Russia, controlled the way the Soviet economy developed, and had an impact with the policy he set on the Soviet Union. By controlling the social and economic aspects, Stalin just like Louis made the life of his people a complete misfortune.…
“Marie Antoinette was a person who liked people, and bore little resemblance to the cold villain portrayed by her protractors” . As an Austrian foreigner turned French Queen, she was one of the most attacked public figures in the history of France . Marie Antoinette was an innocent victim, despite public belief and conditions in France during her rule. Her marriage to Louis XVI was less than blissful, they were polar opposites and frustrated each other greatly.…
Jean-Louis had supported Philippe from the days when Philippe was a meer street performer in Paris. He helped Philippe accomplish his dreams of walking over Notre Dame and across the Sydney Harbour Bridge. When it comes to friends, Annie was Philippe’s rock and Jean-Louis was his source of wisdom. When Philippe attempted to perform “Le Coup” for the second time it was Jean-Louis who advised him to hold off and wait for another window. He told Philippe, “Okay…
Louis XIV ordered André le Nôtre to build the gardens years before the rebuilding of the château itself, and the park and the gardens truly disclose the significance of the palace, the court, and the nature of absolutism. Le Nôtre erected more than 50 fountains and hundreds of sculptures, and there are overall 365 hectares of gardens. Louis XIV embedded his royal authority in the aesthetic of the royal gardens, and he made it both material manifestations and symbolic legitimations of his divine, magical, and scientific powers (Sahlins 238). Gardens, of course, exist in physical spaces, but symbolism in these gardens has been preserved and emphasized, and even after the reign of Louis XIV has come and passed, a fragment of what was once a populated…
Cavan Waldron Mr. Dormer Global 10 20 December 2016 Louis XIV of France Despite questionable decisions, Louis XIV of France is the best example of an absolute monarch in the age of absolutism. Soon after Cardinal Mazarin died Louis XIV gained full power over all of France. During his reign, Louis lived a grand and luxurious life style, filled with expensive jewelry(among other trinkets), servants, and food.…
An absolute monarchy could only be successful under the leadership of an extraordinary ruler who had complete power over his people. An absolute monarch should be able to overachieve the abundance of obstacles placed in front of him. King Louis XIV was able to obtain much of his prodigious power by creating a new, modernized army. Louis was an exceptional mastermind at trade and he had dramatically increased France’s revenue. These actions allowed him to have the unique ability to create such a powerful army.…
The writings of history have been significantly influenced by the time periods during which they were written. Indeed, during these time periods, political institutions with regard to political power have greatly affected the ways in which history has been interpreted. The rise of the nation-state as a political entity during the late 18th- 19th centuries had greatly altered historiography, for, with history emerging as a modern discipline, history began to mirror the ideals of, and acts as a font of, the polities of the time periods during which it was written. In both historian Thomas Babington Macaulay’s “Minute on Indian Education” and historian Lynn Hunt’s “The Many Bodies of Marie Antoinette,” the correlation between history and power…