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  Louis XIV (Paperback) By (author) Vincent Cronin

  

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  Short Description for Louis XIV A biography of the Sun King that uses contemporary sources to examine what sort of monarch Louis XIV really was. It reveals a portrait of the man and an account of the principal events of his long reign (1642-1715). It provides an overview of the entire civilization inspired by and reflecting the glory of the Sun King.
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  • Publisher: The Harvill Press
  • Published: 19 April 2011
  • Format: Paperback 398 pages
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  • Categories: Biography: Royalty | European History
  • ISBN 13: 9781846555589 ISBN 10: 1846555582
  • Sales rank: 1,498,846

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• First published 25 years ago, this biography of the Sun King uses contemporary sources to examine what sort of monarch Louis XIV really was. The author's researches reveal a portrait of the man and an account of the principal events of his long reign (1642-1715). This book provides an overview of the entire civilization inspired by and reflecting the glory of the Sun King. Thus, while Louis occupies the foreground, artists like Racine, Moliere, Lully and Mansart, the architect of Versailles, share the middleground with politicians such as Cardinal Mazarin and Nicolas Fouquet and courtiers such as the king's mistress, Louise de La Valliere.