Download or read book Saint Simon and the Court of Louis XIV written by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2001-07 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Duke of Saint-Simon (1675-1755) was a self-obsessed courtier and chronicler of court life under Louis XIV. Drawing heavily on his memoirs, historian Ladurie offers a wonderful portrait of life with Louis, focusing on issues of hierarchy and rank in this tightly controlled universe. Illustrations.
Download or read book Dressed to Rule written by Philip Mansel and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history rulers have used clothes as a form of legitimization and propaganda. While palaces, pictures, and jewels might reflect the choice of a monarch’s predecessors or advisers, clothes reflected the preferences of the monarch himself. Being both personal and visible, the right costume at the right time could transform and define a monarch’s reputation. Many royal leaders have known this, from Louis XIV to Catherine the Great and from Napoleon I to Princess Diana. This intriguing book explores how rulers have sought to control their image through their appearance. Mansel shows how individual styles of dress throw light on the personalities of particular monarchs, on their court system, and on their ambitions. The book looks also at the economics of the costume industry, at patronage, at the etiquette involved in mourning dress, and at the act of dressing itself. Fascinating glimpses into the lives of European monarchs and contemporary potentates reveal the intimate connection between power and the way it is packaged.
Download or read book Louis the Fourteenth written by Miss Pardoe (Julia) and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Versailles and the Court Under Louis XIV written by James Eugene Farmer and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Versailles and the Court Under Louis XIV written by James Eugene Farmer and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Women of Versailles written by Imbert de Saint-Amand and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency written by Louis de Rouvroy duc de Saint-Simon and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book King of the World written by Philip Mansel and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 669 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Louis XIV was a man in pursuit of glory. Not content to be the ruler of a world power, he wanted the power to rule the world. And, for a time, he came tantalizingly close. Philip Mansel’s King of the World is the most comprehensive and up-to-date biography in English of this hypnotic, flawed figure who continues to captivate our attention. This lively work takes Louis outside Versailles and shows the true extent of his global ambitions, with stops in London, Madrid, Constantinople, Bangkok, and beyond. We witness the importance of his alliance with the Spanish crown and his success in securing Spain for his descendants, his enmity with England, and his relations with the rest of Europe, as well as Asia, Africa, and the Americas. We also see the king’s effect on the two great global diasporas of Huguenots and Jacobites, and their influence on him as he failed in his brutal attempts to stop Protestants from leaving France. Along the way, we are enveloped in the splendor of Louis’s court and the fascinating cast of characters who prostrated and plotted within it. King of the World is exceptionally researched, drawing on international archives and incorporating sources who knew the king intimately, including the newly released correspondence of Louis’s second wife, Madame de Maintenon. Mansel’s narrative flair is a perfect match for this grand figure, and he brings the Sun King’s world to vivid life. This is a global biography of a global king, whose power was extensive but also limited by laws and circumstances, and whose interests and ambitions stretched far beyond his homeland. Through it all, we watch Louis XIV progressively turn from a dazzling, attractive young king to a belligerent reactionary who sets France on the path to 1789. It is a convincing and compelling portrait of a man who, three hundred years after his death, still epitomizes the idea of le grand monarque.
Download or read book Louis XIV Enhancement of royal authority by the use of court ritual and visual arts written by Leah Dennison and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientific Essay from the year 2013 in the subject History of Europe - Modern Times, Absolutism, Industrialization, grade: A, Bournemouth University, course: Stuart History, language: English, abstract: Louis XIV was known as ‘the Sun King’ and his control over the culture of court life at the notorious palace of Versailles and his use of the visual arts were not only ways to celebrate the rule of 'le Roi-Soleil' but also an attempt to enhance royal authority. In his ‘Memoires’, Louis argued that it was essential for the monarch to be constantly visible and accessible to his subjects. France in 1610 was very unstable and it wasn't until the introduction of Richelieu by 1624 that a more cohesive policy of representation could be followed. By the end of Louis XIII's reign, in 1643 France had faced much noble discontent and rebellion, there was limited manipulation of the visual arts and court ritual. This was due to the contrasting aims of Louis XIII who had to secure his position before attempting to make a decisive strategy of the delivery of his public image.
Download or read book The Court of Louis XIV written by Imbert de Saint-Amand and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Versailles From Louis XIV to Jeff Koons written by Catherine Pégard and published by Assouline Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-01 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lavishly illustrated with archival images and beautiful photography, Versailles: From Louis XIV to Jeff Koons features insightful texts by Catherine Pégard, president of the Château de Versailles, with the collaboration of Mathieu da Vinha, scientific director of the Château de Versailles Research Center, revealing all the stories that have unfolded within this glorious monument.
Download or read book Princes and Poisoners written by Frantz Funck-Brentano and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book VERSAILLES AND THE COURT UNDER LOUIS XIV written by JAMES EUGENE. FARMER and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Louis the Fourteenth and the Court of France in the Seventeenth Century written by Miss Pardoe (Julia) and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Women of Versailles written by Imbert de Saint-Amand and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Louis XIV and the Court of France in the Seventeenth Century written by Julia Pardoe and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Great Days of Versailles written by Godfrey Fox Bradby and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
