The personal life of Louis XIV
Личният живот на Луи XIV
Category: Modern history
Language: Bulgarian

   Louis XIV (1638—1715) lived in an age in which the personal lives of rulers were personal only in theory. The king is inviolable by definition, but that not applied to his right to privacy. Dozens of conditionalities force him to share intimate details of his daily life with his entourage, with ministers and foreign envoys, and sometimes he is obliged to inform the population about his health or current affairs. The Sun King has been on the throne of France for 72 years, of which 54 years he ruled independently. He fought five wars lasting a total of 30 years. He built Versailles, Trianon and Marley, repealed the Edict of Nantes and seized part of the Spanish heritage. And for each of these actions the women iin his life have a certain role...

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