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Louis XIV : the power and the glory / Josephine Wilkinson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilkinson, Josephine, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- France--History--Louis XIV, 1643-1715.
- France.
- History.
- France--Kings and rulers--Biography.
- Kings and rulers.
- France--Court and courtiers--History--17th century.
- Courts and courtiers.
- Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715.
- Louis.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 467 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
- Other Title:
- Louis the fourteenth
- Louis 14th
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Pegasus Books, 2019.
- Summary:
- A biography by an acclaimed historian and biographer of the most famous of the French monarchs, Louis XIV, presents a fresh perspective on his long and complicated reign.
- Louis XIV's story had legendary beginnings, beguiling women, court intrigue, a mysterious prisoner in an iron mask, lavish court entertainments, the scandal of a mistress who was immersed in the dark arts, and a central character who is handsome and romantic, but with a frighteningly dark side to his character. Louis's political philosophy, his wars, and his relationships with courtiers and subjects were influenced by his belief that he was semi-divine. An ambiguous military strategist, Louis was an astute politician who led his country to the heights of sophistication and power-- and then watched it all crumble away. -- adapted from jacket
- Contents:
- Prologue
- A gift from God
- To educate a living god
- The Fronde
- "The anointed of the Lord"
- Louis in love
- A royal wedding
- A new dawn
- The summer of 1661
- At Vaux-le-Vicomte
- The Sun King
- Le ChaÌ<U+0082>teau de Cartes
- The pleasures of the Enchanted Isle
- The dark side of the sun
- Mars and Athena
- The Triple Alliance
- Marriages and intrigues
- The Dutch war
- Les femmes
- The affair of the poisons
- Mme de Maintenon
- Versailley
- The sun reaches its zenith
- The edict of Fontainebleau
- The League of Augsburg
- "Sire, Marly!"
- The Spanish succession
- Gathering twilight
- Le soleil se coucher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-409) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Hiram G. Haney Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781643130156
- 1643130153
- OCLC:
- 1087508023
- Publisher Number:
- 99980368042
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