| 单词 | Louis XIV |
| 例句 | But Louis XIV persuaded England to switch sides, offering large financial incentives and a promise of territory on mainland Europe once The Netherlands had been conquered. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z To emphasise the intended awe and majesty of the occasion, Louis XIV’s long, mythological ballets would begin with a self-contained instrumental introduction, or opening. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Both music and the colourful ritual of ballet thrived at the French court under Lully and Louis XIV who built upon the musical patronage of his predecessors. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The doors lock and hinges are so big and antiquarian, they must be Louis XIV. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Under Louis XIV tables, around potted palms, up stairways, around corners, down stairways, into the main lobby, picking up other people as we went. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Twenty-three years earlier, King Louis XIV had issued a set of rules that defined slavery as legal in the French sugar islands. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Since Louis XIV’s liaisons were common knowledge at court, that the characters are punished for their lusts makes his embrace of the opera all the more unexpected. ?Atys,? French Baroque Opera by Lully, at BAM 2011-09-09T14:40:53Z It is said France’s Louis XIV, the Sun King, described the wine as “the wine of kings and the king of wines.” At $40,000 a bottle, Tokaj winemaker aims to revive royal heritage 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z The newest expo, “From Le Brun to Calder: Furniture from Louis XIV to Today,” is a selection of furnishings and tapestries pulled from the Mobilier National collection. In Transit Blog: In Paris, Pictures at an Airport Exhibition 2014-03-21T19:54:25Z The Duc de Saint Simon, three volumes at the court of Louis XIV, is superb. Bette Midler Is Still in the Thrall of 19th-Century Novelists 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z The diamond, first bought from a mine in India, was recut as the “French Blue” after King Louis XIV acquired it. The World’s Most Glamorous Quarantine Project 2020-11-28T05:00:00Z The palace, as it exists today, was largely built by Louis XIV, a notoriously epicurean monarch whose sumptuous meals included everything from deep-sea oysters and lobster aspic to wild duck croquettes and morel mushroom soufflé. Five Places to Eat in Versailles 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Festival musicians present the modern-day premiere of suites from a previously unknown 18th-century Parisian manuscript, assembled for “little evening concerts” of favored music for Louis XIV. What’s playing around town, classically speaking, Jan. 20 edition 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z After a few weeks of the writing-group pretext, Ms. Demirdjian offered to take Dr. Rivest on a guided tour of Versailles in November, which, through her Louis XIV research, she had come to know intimately. Louis XIV Brought Them Together in Paris 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z As the Taylor-Burton circus moved from country to country, their way of life, which the New York Times likened to the court of Louis XIV, became ever more lavish. Elizabeth Taylor obituary 2011-03-23T14:01:48Z Louis XIV annexed Strasbourg to France in the 17th century, and the Alsace region became the object of a tug of war between France and Germany until the end of the Second World War. A beacon of Christmas tradition in Strasbourg, France 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Each morning, Louis XIV of France would sit in his bed, bolstered by pillows, and preside over elaborate gatherings. The bizarre social history of beds 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Louis XIV reigned for 72 years, until his death in 1715. Review: ‘The Death of Louis XIV’ Has a Riveting Performance at Its Heart 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z But when she reached the threshold of a gallery filled with opulent French furnishings from the reign of the Sun King, Louis XIV, the 11-year-old paused and let the camera dangle. L.A. museums sign on to 'China Ready' program in bid to draw tourists 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z When Louis XIV built Versailles in the late 1600s, it became the envy of other European monarchs in Europe, and the opulent estate retains an unmistakable allure. These Are the World’s Most-Visited Castles 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Harking back to its premiere at Louis XIV’s court, the play is presented as a comédie-ballet incorporating dance and music — Jean-Baptiste Lully’s original baroque score is performed live. Review: Rich, Crude and Craving Acceptance in 17th-Century France 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z The Chateau de Versailles - former digs of King Louis XIV - says the couple are hosting guests there Friday evening on a private visit. Lavish weddings the norm for celebrity Romeos 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z Yet in her absence, President Trump — whose tastes veer toward the gilded, triumphal style of Louis XIV — replaced her choices with several pieces he liked better. Melania Trump, a Mysterious First Lady, Weathers a Chaotic White House 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z There are gifts exchanged by French royalty and their visitors, such as a cast-iron cannon presented by the Kingdom of Siam to Louis XIV in 1686. Met Museum Brings Some Versailles to New York 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z Beginning during the reign of Louis XIV, the Prix de Rome awarded money and prestige to artists who proved themselves through similar contests of elimination. | 'Work of Art: The Next Great Artist': Bravo Series Picks the New Picasso, ?Runway? Style 2010-06-08T22:47:00Z Mary, a reserved type who liked to make her friends laugh, sang a ditty about Louis XIV of France set to the tune of "I Feel Pretty." Hollywood's fickle; family ties endure 2011-03-16T21:28:00Z The exhibition features stunningly detailed pieces owned by the likes of Louis XIV and XV, Marie Antoinette, and notable French dignitaries. Masterpiece Antiques Go on Display at Versailles 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z A strong-willed landscape designer chosen to build a garden at King Louis XIV's new palace at Versailles challenges gender and class barriers. Summer Sneaks 2015: The List 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z The emails didn't sit well with the faculty, who said in their letter sent Monday that Hogan sounded more like "Louis XIV than a university president." Scholars call for U. of I. president's ouster 2012-02-29T04:36:00Z Centuries later, Venetian courtesans clopped around in towering chopines, while during the reign of Louis XIV, red heels were a mark of nobility. Makers: Who Made That Stiletto? 2012-04-13T18:26:02Z “She calls Louis XIV ‘Loulou,’ and she knew about his gardener, about the palace itself,” he said. Louis XIV Brought Them Together in Paris 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z He founded Company XIV, named after Louis XIV, the world’s most famous baroque dancer, in 2006. This ‘Nutcracker’ celebrates openness, diversity and glitter G-strings 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z For example, the original material on the four Louis XIV throne chairs was hand-loomed Genovese velvet. Restoring the House the Ringling Circus Built 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z A hand-held camera pans across the ornate walls of the Apollo Gallery, built for Louis XIV, and zooms in on its gold-framed ceiling murals. At the Louvre, Beyoncé and Jay-Z Are Both Outsiders and Heirs 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z We can all sit around and decide we want to make a Louis XIV table, but eventually somebody has to do the carving.” Secrets of the TV writers’ room: inside Narcos, Transparent and Silicon Valley 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z And like another regal figure, Louis XIV, who allegedly asserted that the deluge would follow his demise, Mr. Bergé seemed convinced that the world of fashion he helped create would not outlive him. Pierre Bergé, Transformative Fashion Executive, Dies at 86 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Congress is way more extravagant in wasting your money than say, Louis XIV ever dreamed of. Fontainebleau: A Forgotten Treasure 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Founded in 1661 by Louis XIV, the Paris Opera Ballet is the oldest and one of the most prestigious ballet companies in the world. Top dance job for Black Swan man 2013-01-24T15:30:49Z The Paris Opera Ballet, founded in the days of Louis XIV, is the oldest ballet company in the world and known for its respect, bordering on reverence, for traditional repertory. Fancy footwork 2013-01-25T12:21:34Z Once part of a sprawling 18th-century estate granted by King Louis XIV and devoted to cacao, coconut and citrus growing, the six-acre garden is now devoted to ornamentals including heliconia, anthurium and bougainvillea. 36 Hours: 36 Hours in St. Lucia 2011-11-10T16:37:37Z After all, its founding king was Louis XIV, known for supposedly declaring, “I am the state.” What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Deadpool’ and ‘Amanda Knox’ 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z It was originally so controversial that Molière rewrote it several times, trying to overcome objections by religious censors and the court of the Sun King, Louis XIV. A dark ‘Tartuffe’s’ light touch 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Another “Horse and Rider” now stands outside the Bourse de Commerce: 9.5 tons of solid, computer-milled stainless steel, an over-the-hill horseman to rival the nearby equestrian statues of Henri IV and Louis XIV. Charles Ray Is Pushing Sculpture to Its Limit 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Many of its performances, staged around the town outside Paris where Molière presented a number of his plays to Louis XIV, are free, and feature a mix of professional actors and amateurs. Molière, Turning 400, Can Still Surprise 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z After Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes and the rights of Huguenots in 1685, a disgusted Pierre Bayle dared to ask an almost unthinkable question: could a society be moral without religion? The man who made America: Reason, religion and the brilliant mind of John Locke 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z It sees Winslet play a landscaper invited to design one of the fountains at the Palace of Versailles, with director Rickman also co-starring as King Louis XIV. Toronto to open with The Judge 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z There will also be works by Lully and Charpentier, composers who are associated with the Basilica because of Louis XIV’s fondness for them. In Transit: At Festival de Saint-Denis, Hits From the Classical Canon 2011-05-25T10:00:18Z Artemis, of course, is the namesake for Queen Artemisia, surrogate for Louis XIV's mother in the splendid golden chariot tapestry by Caron. 'Woven Gold: Tapestries of Louis XIV': Splendid pomp and circumstance at the Getty 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z King Louis XIV declared the great Pyrenees the royal dog of France. God save the corgi 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Perhaps they live an entirely public, unreal existence like Louis XIV, and what we are seeing is not personality but court culture. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi's art showed the grotesque symptoms of dictatorship 2011-08-26T13:25:04Z It passed into the hands of Louis XIV and only left the French royal collections in 1796 when these were sold off by the Directoire government. Auctions: Buyers Scoop Up the Trophies at Auctions 2011-07-15T11:30:07Z "Fashion is to France what the gold mines of Peru are to Spain," concluded Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Louis XIV's minister in 1665. The lap of luxury 2011-07-29T22:55:02Z Farage had read about the apartment before —“the Louis XIV furniture and the gold”— where they spent the next hour with the President-elect. Nigel Farage on the Story Behind His Friendship with Trump 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z And it was the closest to Louis XIV I ever saw in my life. Musicians Discuss the Influence of Pierre Boulez 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Louis XIV used to hold boating parties on the canal, and on this hot day, visitors also splashed around in boats. Art-world star brings a contemporary perspective to the magnificent Versailles palace 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Louis XIV, who commissioned the work, was so taken by it that he was heard to hum the arias as he walked through the palace. ?Atys,? French Baroque Opera by Lully, at BAM 2011-09-09T14:40:53Z Versailles bills itself as the “Most Famous Cuban Restaurant in the World” and that wouldn’t be a stretch; Versailles may suggest the French court of Louis XIV, but it “means” Cuban to anyone in Miami. In Miami, Cuban Culture, No Passport Required 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Though most of the 63 alphabetical entries — like napkins, forks and even picnic baskets — are common enough, there’s also a more arcane jib door, Louis XIV chair and flokati rug. A Compendium of Everyday Objects 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z Fashion is entwined with the history of the court of Versailles; Louis XIV understood that style was power. A Photographer’s Ode to the Women of Versailles 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z Another work similarly possessed by its material is Jeff Koons’s bust of Louis XIV in gleaming stainless steel, which at least has the excuse of being deliberately postmodern. Some Favorite Things Not Hanging on a Wall 2011-12-30T00:11:48Z “The Death of Louis XIV” is precisely the opposite. From Teenage Rebel to Dying King, Jean-Pierre Léaud and a Life Lived on Film 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z The manuscript in question had belonged to the Count of Toulouse, the son of Louis XIV and his mistress, Madame de Montespan, and the count’s music teacher was none other than Couperin. CD reviews: Two rediscoveries of Brahms and Couperin 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z According to lore, a winemaker charmed Louis XIV into making the neighborhood a sort of 18th-century tax haven, permitting vintners to operate tax free. One of Paris’s magical secrets: A hidden funhouse and century-old carousel you can ride 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Built in a grid plan during the reign of King Louis XIV, it remains a peaceful, elegant residential neighborhood — although each of its mansions now houses several families rather than just one. The magic of France’s Aix-en-Provence 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z He died instantly, leaving behind a trove of his works, which he painted not just on canvas but on skateboards, wooden tabletops and Louis XIV chairs. The Legacy of Robert Loughlin, Artist Behind ‘The Brute’ 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z Prince Charles-Emmanuel de Bourbon-Parme, a direct descendant of Louis XIV, called the show “a desecration and an attack on the respect due to the dead.” A Photographer’s Ode to the Women of Versailles 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z Much of the dance has the formality of Baroque ballet — the court ballets of Louis XIV often featured female duets — with the two women, often close, tracing floor patterns with changing footwork. Dance Review: Pam Tanowitz Brings a Certain Eccentricity to Dance at Joyce 2014-02-05T22:27:31Z Louis XIV’s henchmen used industrial espionage to steal Venetian mirror-making formulas, which called for toxic layers of mercury. 4 Books That Reflect on Faces, Fragments and Torments 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z No longer is Orgon saved by the intervention of Louis XIV, as in the standard text; he is saved by the people themselves, finally using their power to prosecute the fraud in their midst. Review: When ‘Tartuffe’ Meets Trump, It’s Revolutionary 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z Think in particular the earthworks and fountains of Versailles, constructed, it turns out, after Louis XIV had a severe attack of pique when confronted with his finance minister Nicolas Fouquet's vast and hugely expensive garden. TV highlights 01/02/2013 2013-01-31T20:00:01Z The dances that Louis XIV and Voltaire and Pushkin cherished did not survive. Critic?s Notebook: Is Ballet Dying? Sure, It?s Died Many Times 2011-01-05T00:02:49Z Had the two friends lived a century later, the theatrics of Louis XIV would have embodied for them the state's effort to induce passive, voluntary submission among a crowd of spectators to a leader. All together now: Montaigne and the art of co-operation 2012-02-10T22:55:14Z Its subject was a sorceress executed at King Louis XIV’s court. A Photographer’s Ode to the Women of Versailles 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z The collection moved on to long dark court jackets with embroidered collars resembling those worn at the court of Louis XIV. Raf Simons makes Christian Dior travel through history 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z Dolfi told me that marrons glacés have been a holiday staple since the days of Louis XIV, and though the time-tested recipe for candied chestnut was never broken, she was determined to fix it. What are marrons glacés from "The French Dispatch"? 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z That’s for Louis XIV, a wink to its 14th Street address. From ‘Liz’ to ‘The Jason’: The bizarre trend of fancy apartments with human names 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z When “The Death of Louis XIV” played at the New York Film Festival last year, Mr. Léaud made a rare public appearance. From Teenage Rebel to Dying King, Jean-Pierre Léaud and a Life Lived on Film 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z Very possibly the single most powerful figure in the Russian performing arts today, he’s become the musician with more dominion over ballet than anyone since Jean-Baptiste Lully in the late 17th-century France of Louis XIV. Review: Mariinsky Ballet in ‘Raymonda,’ Searching About for a Perfect Suitor 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z When opera reached France, dance was added, and Louis XIV often took part in the extravagant ballets. How ‘A Mad Love’ of Opera Has Played Out From 17th-Century Mantua to 21st-Century New York 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z One will create a spectacular waterfall in front of the palace, reviving the initial vision —never realized— of Andre Le Notre, principal gardener to King Louis XIV. Artist Olafur Eliasson is vowing to turn visitors into explorers in his summer project at the palace of Versailles outside of Paris 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Louis XIV also charged Le Brun with directing the complete makeover of the previously modest château of Versailles, where France's own aristocratic corruption would one day sink the royal ship of state. 'Woven Gold: Tapestries of Louis XIV': Splendid pomp and circumstance at the Getty 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z Put like that, the experience of designing a brand new piece of software seems akin to that of André-Charles Boulle when he was crafting his magnificent marquetry cabinets for Louis XIV. Special Report: Decorative Arts: The Revival of the Artisan 2011-10-27T11:30:10Z Even Louis XIV’s favorite artisan is back in fashion. Special Report: Decorative Arts: The Revival of the Artisan 2011-10-27T11:30:10Z A version of this review appears in print on March 20, 2014, on page C5 of the with the headline: A Chance to Hear the Music That Louis XIV Used to Eat Breakfast To. Music Review: ‘Alcyone’ Emerges From a Tafelmusik Grab Bag 2014-03-19T19:54:02Z According to the Scottish anthropologist James Frazer, Louis XIV even participated in one ceremony. ‘It’s so toxic’: why we’re addicted to mean online gossip about women 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z Onyx A riot of etched wallpaper, marble statues and gilded Louis XIV chairs: no one will mistake Onyx for a casual bistro. Choice Tables: Tasting ‘Modern Hungarian’ in Budapest 2013-05-10T18:11:57Z Few centuries in recent times were as dominated by religious upheaval as the long one that stretched from Luther to Louis XIV. Climate Change and Human History 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z Based on a series of engravings published in 1691 to protest the anti-Huguenot policies of Louis XIV of France, the reliefs represent members of the king’s court with delightful, comic savagery. Art in Review: Art and Antique Dealers League of America Spring Show NYC 2013-05-02T19:35:27Z Yet the greatest monument to Louis XIV is Versailles itself. When Branding Was Fit for a King 2009-12-15T22:06:58Z Mr. Freriks imparts several lifetimes of accumulated wisdom about cultivation techniques, some from the time of Louis XIV. Review: 500 Years of Cultivation in ‘Portrait of a Garden’ 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z In “The Death of Louis XIV,” Mr. Léaud appears, with an impressively outsize wig, as a holy relic — both France’s long-reigning monarch, known as the Sun King, and, as always, himself. From Teenage Rebel to Dying King, Jean-Pierre Léaud and a Life Lived on Film 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z Just as Louis XIV governed France from Versailles rather than Paris, Hadrian ruled Rome from this villa complex of more than 300 evocative acres. Tivoli: Still Rome’s great escape after 2,000 years 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z A bed framed by Murano glass beads is accompanied by veils of tulle, each one hand embroidered with gold thread in a workshop established by Louis XIV. Art Review: ‘Jean-Michel Othoniel: My Way’ at Brooklyn Museum 2012-08-23T20:26:09Z In his day Charpentier was overshadowed by his contemporary Lully, a great composer and savvy careerist who effectively monopolized music at the court of Louis XIV. Tenet Performs a Newly Crafted Baroque Vespers Score 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z Many artists and intellectuals of Russia’s Silver Age had a cult of the grand siècle, the world of Louis XIV. Ratmansky’s Beauty Wakes Up 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z Barbara Hutton favored a string of black pearls once owned by Louis XIV’s mother. ‘Heiresses’ Adds Up the Melancholy and Danger of Inherited Wealth 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z By the time he was done — and the exhibition is organized to coincide with the 300th anniversary of Louis XIV's death — he had 2,650 pieces in his tapestry collection. 'Woven Gold: Tapestries of Louis XIV': Splendid pomp and circumstance at the Getty 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z Founded in 1669 by Louis XIV, and with a modern-day budget of over 200 million euros, the Paris Opera is one of the oldest and most powerful music-theater companies in the world. After a Long Search, Paris Opera Names a Director 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z Presented by Taproot Theatre, in Richard Wilbur's sparkling translation of the French playwright's elegantly barbed couplets, "Tartuffe" may be set in the faraway era of Louis XIV. Taproot's 'Tartuffe' has 17th-century setting but a story that resonates today 2012-02-16T21:40:06Z AM: Yes, for example, nobody would really do a house all in Louis XIV anymore. A Conversation with Design Insider Ambra Medda 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z In “La Couronne,” a pastoral ditty based on Molière, poets vie to heap the greatest praise on Louis XIV. Critic’s Notebook: A Boston Biennial Celebrates the Baroque Tradition 2013-06-18T21:16:06Z The historical facts are colorful indeed: Emilie was born in 1706, into a wealthy Parisian clan close to King Louis XIV. Preview: 'Emilie' at ArtsWest shows an 18th-century female scientist's remarkable life, loves 2011-01-20T22:26:03Z Scenarios might include Bond chasing through the palace after environmental terrorists, or perhaps making his escape through gardens designed according to the exacting tastes of Louis XIV. James Bond offered starring role in Versailles 2010-04-07T12:30:00Z Others, like “The Death of Louis XIV,” a mesmerizing elegy from the Spanish director Albert Serra, will doubtless continue to find their most receptive audiences on the festival circuit. Cannes Keeps Its Traditions, Including Its Boos 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z The Louvre remained the repository of the royal art collection even after Louis XIV moved the court to Versailles and opened as a museum in 1793. Not up to the massive Louvre and its long lines? This small art museum is much more intimate. 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z Louis XIV declared him “the greatest French artist of all time.” British Cede Le Brun Portrait to the Met 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Chic black panelling contrasts with marble tables and Louis XIV chairs upholstered in powder blue velvet. 10 of the best hidden bars and restaurants in New York 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z The 17th -century French artist Charles Le Brun, who worked for Louis XIV as a history painter, made a systematic study of what he thought was the entire range of facial expressions. Face value: expressions bring 4D ultrasound scans to life 2013-06-06T14:37:56Z Mr. Dundervill’s costumes, both new and recycled from his earlier pieces, evoke at first the world of Louis XIV. Review: In ‘Arena,’ Walter Dundervill Uses Fabric as a Foil 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z In the morning when Alastair and I would go up to Tony's flat, I would be reminded of a levee in Louis XIV's Versailles. 'Tony Blair called back to see if I had blown myself up' 2010-10-09T23:06:00Z The Other Paris” is no ordinary history book, though the reader will learn about Philippe-Auguste’s 12th-century city walls and how Louis XIV replaced fortifications with boulevards in the 17th century. Bridge of sighs 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z He directed the 2014 film “A Little Chaos,” a period drama in which he also played Louis XIV. Alan Rickman, Watchable Villain in ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Die Hard,’ Dies at 69 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z “Then he would show you a snuffbox made for Louis XIV and wrapped for years in an old rag, something he just simply had to have and couldn’t live without.” T Magazine: The Aesthetes 2014-04-11T18:32:15Z We hiked to the Grand Trianon — we didn’t think to rent an electric golf cart! — which was built for Louis XIV as an escape from the strict codes of the court. Art-world star brings a contemporary perspective to the magnificent Versailles palace 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Two centuries before that Louis XIV, king of France, tried to outlaw it as a feudal archaism. Men at arms 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z For instance, Louis XIV grew up in the 17th century hearing fairy tales and also acted in spectacles and operas that were performed at court ... Now it can be (re)told 2011-08-20T14:01:00Z In his chapter on sculpture in the Greek manner, Guilhem Scherf says as much, remarking that the “Neo-Classical idiom used by the English sculptors replicates the formulation adopted by Louis XIV for himself.” Art Review: At the Louvre, Vivid and Varied Imaginings of Antiquity 2010-12-03T16:11:00Z Louis XIV and XVI furniture, real or not. Alexa Hampton Blends Classical with Contemporary in Her Family's New York Home 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z Festival director Jeffrey Cohan discovered the 770-page document, and remarks that many of the suites from “this unique manuscript have probably not otherwise been heard anywhere since the death of Louis XIV in 1715.” What’s playing around town, classically speaking, Jan. 20 edition 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z Consider the towering wigs of the court of Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette; the powdered wigs British barristers still wear. What’s the Big Deal About a Woman Being Bald? 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z The Grand Trianon was built by Louis XIV in the late seventeenth century as a place of escape from the rigid protocol and formality of the court of Versailles. ArtsBeat: A Close Look at the Ladies of Versailles 2012-07-23T16:57:26Z According to legend, a Provençal count originally ordered it for a visit from Louis XIV. Antiques: Interest Growing in Weavers? Works 2011-04-21T21:52:48Z Philippe, the grandson of the grandest king of all, France’s Louis XIV, believes everyone is plotting to usurp him. Review: Mark Rylance Returns to Broadway as a Mad Monarch to Cherish 2017-12-17T05:00:00Z On a wall hung a framed letter from Louis XIV, the French king who first anointed her ancestors official representatives of the Bourbons in Lebanon. Cultured Traveler: Call It Beyrouth: Beirut With a French Accent 2013-08-30T15:17:56Z Business was conducted in cozy, refined rooms adorned with Louis XIV to Louis XVI furniture and favorite works by French artists Greuze and Fragonard. Not up to the massive Louvre and its long lines? This small art museum is much more intimate. 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z The original prologue and epilogue, allegorical paeans to the young Louis XIV, were replaced with shorter vocal pieces from Rossi’s catalog. Juilliard Stages an Orpheus Rarity From Opera’s Early Days 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z Louis XIV was fascinated by parabolic reflectors, concave mirrors that reflect and intensify the sun. How Do You Add to Versailles? Bravely 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z It's the British version of Versailles: Louis XIV was an absolute monarch, and his grandiloquent palace reflects his absolute power. My best bit of historic Britain: historians' and authors' top tips 2012-08-17T21:45:07Z “Since Louis XIV, the idea of being a choreographer here was looked at as a craft,” he said, adding: “I want to show work by people who are really skilled craftsmen.” New Leaders at Paris Opera Unveil an Ambitious Future 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z In architecture, the Parisian jewel of the Louis XIV reign is the Louvre facade with its pillars of the Corynthian order. Art Review: At the Louvre, Vivid and Varied Imaginings of Antiquity 2010-12-03T16:11:00Z Early in ballet’s history, at the 17th-century court of Louis XIV, men predominated and sometimes performed female roles. A Nonbinary Swan, on Pointe 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Her masterpieces are in Manhattan: a flock of angels at Grace Church, and portraits of Huguenots escaping Louis XIV’s persecutions at the New-York Historical Society. Antiques: Rhode Island Americana, Mary Tillinghast and Byrdcliffe Art 2012-01-05T22:29:20Z International movies will also appear in the lineup, like “The Death of Louis XIV,” a French film about the end of the king’s reign; and “Julieta,” the latest from the Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar. Irish Music in Malaysia and a Film Festival in Melbourne: Global Arts Guide 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z The mythological story told here, with a score by Jean-Baptiste Lully, so entranced Louis XIV that his affection became synonymous with the music. A Lot of Opera Is Now Streaming. Here’s Where to Start. 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z You’ll learn how Strasbourg was once fortified with concentric walls and 80 towers, which were then destroyed by French King Louis XIV in the 1680s. Visit Strasbourg, one of France’s most intriguing cities 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Portraits were up when I visited — Alexander the Great marching into Babylon; a sly-looking Louis XIV; and Madame Récamier, an 18th century socialite, on her deathbed. How an engraver straddles the centuries 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z It was the same in Versailles, with a secure distance between the diners at the banquet and the ordinary people that the Sun King Louis XIV would have appreciated. King's France visit mixes PR, politics and security 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Some pieces of work come from the original version of the palace and its gardens under its great builder Louis XIV, who decided to expand his father’s hunting lodge. The Versailles Palace celebrates its 400th anniversary and hosts King Charles III for state dinner 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Versailles, once home to Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette, will stage the cross-country part of eventing plus modern pentathlon next year. Horses gallop in Versailles Palace gardens to test the track for the Paris Olympics 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z The gardens sprawl in four sections, reimagining the vision of Sun King, Louis XIV, who wanted his grounds to overflow with the scents of orange blossom, hyacinth, tuberose and jasmine. Flower power and diplomacy: Versailles perfume gardens transport public back in time 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z The above martial portrait of Louis XIV depicts him, symbolically, in his role as supreme military commander. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The most powerful of the absolute monarchies was France, and Louis XIV, who became king of France in 1643, was the epitome of a divine-right monarch. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z She poses as iconic French figures, including Joan of Arc, dressed in a neck-to-calf metallic blue dress; and Louis XIV, in a billowing red cape that reveals one long leg. A French Minister’s (Clothed) Playboy Cover Raises Brows and Ire 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z The visit includes a trip to the Musee d'Orsay art gallery and dinner at the Chateau de Versailles, the gilded palace that was built in the 17th century during the reign of King Louis XIV. Macron aims to 'calm things down' in address to France over pension changes 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Legend has it that Louis XIV loved the orange blossom, as featured in the garden, so much that his courtiers doused themselves in it to curry favor, at one point causing the king to faint. Flower power and diplomacy: Versailles perfume gardens transport public back in time 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Almost everywhere in Europe, other monarchies tried to imitate both the style and the substance of Louis XIV’s court and style of rule. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1663, King Louis XIV canceled the royal charter with the Company of New France and transformed the settlement into a royal colony. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z It is in the middle of the vacation town, historically known as the site of King Louis XIV’s wedding to his first wife, Maria Theresa of Spain. French Student Will Be Charged With Premeditated Murder in Teacher’s Stabbing 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Saint-Jean-de-Luz is an upscale seaside town near the Spanish border and is historically known as the site of King Louis XIV’s wedding to his first wife, Maria Theresa of Spain. Teacher in France Dies After Student Stabs Her, Government Says 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z The craft became popular in France in the 17th century, where floral marquetry patterns dominated furniture during the reign of Louis XIV. Venice artist William Tunberg is determined to keep the striking art of marquetry alive 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Louis XIV of France had a branch of the royal government devoted entirely to verifying claims of nobility and stripping noble titles from those without adequate proof. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z “We barged into cinema like cave men into the Versailles of Louis XIV,” Mr. Godard said. Jean-Luc Godard, rule-breaking master of French cinema, dies at 91 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z The same month she became the second longest-reigning monarch in history, behind 17th-century French King Louis XIV, who took the throne at age 4. Queen Elizabeth II, UK’s longest-serving monarch, dead at 96 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z In 2022, she became the second-longest-reigning monarch in world history, behind 17th century French King Louis XIV, who took the throne at age 4. 10 things to know about Queen Elizabeth II’s life 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Also like Louis XIV, James II practiced a strict and intolerant form of Roman Catholicism after he converted from Protestantism in the late 1660s. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z For example, Louis XIV insisted that his son study political economy and Colbert, Louis’ head of finance, wrote detailed instructions on how a king should oversee state finances. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z A cousin of the murdered journalist, Emad Khashoggi, designed the Château Louis XIV as a tribute to the so-called Sun King who ruled France in the 17th Century. Saudi Crown prince's lavish Macron visit prompts outcry 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z As of Monday, she has been on the throne for 70 years and 127 days, second only to Louis XIV of France who became king at the age of four. Queen Elizabeth II becomes second-longest serving monarch 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z The team also recovered well-preserved painted sculptures and many pieces of the medieval rood screen, which once divided congregants from clergy until it was demolished under Louis XIV. News at a glance: A nyet to Russia, oyster restoration, and harassment at field sites 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z The Catholic king of France, Louis XIV, provided a template for James’s policies. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Up to that point, so little was known about Russia in the west that Louis XIV once sent a letter to a tsar who had been dead for twelve years. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z French glory reached its zenith under King Louis XIV, known as the Sun King for the splendor of his reign and his court at Versailles. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Vast villa complexes, gilded with Louis XIV flourishes and Venetian domes, ring the capital on what was once farmland. ‘They don’t know about war’: Cambodia’s legacy of forgotten horrors 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z In 1663, the French king, Louis XIV, took control of the colony. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The Whigs worked to depose James, and in late 1688 they succeeded, an event they celebrated as the Glorious Revolution while James fled to the court of Louis XIV in France. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Although Louis XIV stood only 5 feet 5 inches tall, his erect and dignified posture made him appear much taller. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Louis XIV fought a series of costly wars to assert his kingdom's power and expand its boundaries to the Rhine, challenging most of the surrounding states, including England, for political and military supremacy. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z She would surpass Louis XIV, the Sun King, in less than three years. Queen Elizabeth, Anchor in a Storm-Tossed Britain, Marks 70-Year Reign 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z Louis XIV sent soldiers to New France to fight the Iroquois. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Brosnan’s take on Louis XIV is a velvet-clad, swashbuckling royal with a magnificent mane and plenty of eyeliner, a sort of modernist musketeer. Review: 'The King's Daughter' puts a dim mermaid spin on the Sun King 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z It is small wonder that the vain Louis XIV liked to be called the Sun King. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z War broke out between France and England, as James got help from King Louis XIV in an unsuccessful effort to reclaim his crown. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The nearest was Queen Victoria's 63 years and elsewhere you have to go back to 18th-Century France and Louis XIV, who reached 72 years. Queen's Platinum Jubilee: Celebration plans unveiled by Buckingham Palace 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z He named the area Louisiana after Louis XIV. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Enjoy concert pieces by Vivaldi, Handel and Telemann and dance music from the court of King Louis XIV, featuring the baroque cello, viol, theorbo and harpsichord. Celebrate Christmas with these merry events, plus other festive things to do around Seattle 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z The efforts of Henry IV and Richelieu to strengthen the French monarchy paved the way for the most powerful ruler in French history—Louis XIV. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He accused elites — journalists, politicians, judges, European technocrats — of failing France, which he said was represented by a long list of illustrious men and women, including Joan of Arc, Louis XIV and Napoleon. Éric Zemmour, Far-Right Pundit, Makes French Presidential Run Official 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z It was here that Louis XIV's soldiers were billeted during the persecution of the Protestant Huguenots - ancestors of the modern population - in the 17th Century. In love with the Resistance: My mother-in-law's war 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z Male members of the court of Louis XIV in France painted on beauty marks, while Elizabethan Englishmen powdered their faces with ceruse, a toxic mixture of vinegar and white lead. Makeup Is for Everyone 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z Communist Party lawmaker Andre Chassaigne likened his style of rule to that of Louis XIV, France’s 17th century monarch known as the Sun King and who proclaimed absolute power. Macron's 'Waterloo'? French president comes under attack for lockdown U-turn 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Although Louis XIV became the strongest king of his time, he was only a four-year-old boy when he began his reign. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The permanent exhibition will start from 1685, when King Louis XIV passed the Code Noir, or Black Code, legislation meant to regulate the conditions of slavery in French colonies. Black scholar: It’s time France confronts its colonial past 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z Louis XIV of France converted the drawing room at the palace of Versailles into a bedchamber, and gave audiences to dozens of people each day from bed. Work from bed: 'I'm not side-tracked by laundry' 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z Artisans applying gold leaf in Louis XIV’s rooms, for example, must remove masks to blow on the paper-thin metal. Mona Lisa is alone, but still smiling 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z André Le Nôtre, Louis XIV the Sun King’s gardener first designed the wide promenade lined with a double row of elm trees on each side, called the Grand Cours. Paris approves plan to turn Champs-Élysées into 'extraordinary garden' 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z Louis XIV’s palace at Versailles was proof of his absolute power. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z For Trump, like a perceived Louis XIV from another era, the state actually is him, and, in his delusion, Trump must think what he is doing is toward Making America Great. "Routine" Electoral College session in Congress next week promises loads of fireworks 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z Colbert was a French statesman who served King Louis XIV during the 17th Century. Statue vandalised in row over French slavery code 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z In Louis XIV’s former apartments, restorers in surgical masks climbed scaffolding to tamp gold leaf onto ornate moldings. Mona Lisa is alone, but still smiling 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z In France attention has focused on Jean-Baptiste Colbert, a minister of Sun King Louis XIV in the 17th century who is honoured with multiple statues and his name on streets, boulevards and avenues. Activists target removal of statues including Columbus and King Leopold II 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z In 1700, the childless king of Spain, Charles II, died after promising his throne to Louis XIV’s 16-year-old grandson, Philip of Anjou. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Then it looked as if the French under Louis XIV would fill the gap, but Britain and its broadening empire intervened for more than two centuries, followed by the United States after World War II. Is the coronavirus crisis reason to worry about how other nations view U.S. leadership? 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z Created in 1564 – and later redesigned by André Le Nôtre for Louis XIV – the Tuileries is an iconic example of the “French” garden, that merges nature and culture. Kenzo designer debuts; Lanvin goes encyclopedic in Paris 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z The modest complex is a possible 15-minute stop on Monday for Trump, whose New York penthouse is decorated in gold in the style of French king Louis XIV. Gandhi's former home gets facelift ahead of Trump's first India visit 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z It was a success, greatly relieving Louis XIV’s agony. Perspective | Imitation: Sometimes it’s the strangest form of flattery 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Only with such freedom could they rule absolutely, as did the most famous monarch of his time, Louis XIV of France. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Chrisman-Campbell said that as France’s Louis XIV got older, courtiers started wearing white wigs. Perspective | The tie that binds: I’m paying more attention these days to the length of my necktie 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z Fashion as we know it – the business of clothes-as-zeitgeist, as distinct from simple dressmaking – was invented in Paris by Louis XIV in the second half of the 17th century. The kimono – from costume to catwalk 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z “Now, if this rationale alarms you, then you’re in good company,” said Colbert, as House speaker Nancy Pelosi compared the logic to the absolute monarchism of Louis XIV. Seth Meyers: 'Today’s Republican party is an authoritarian movement' 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z “We are one of the oldest retirement systems in France. It was put in place by Louis XIV for dancers,” he said. France strikes: Unions protesting pension reform disrupt transport, shutter schools and force Eiffel Tower to close 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z It faced a huge royal courtyard dominated by a statue of Louis XIV. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The opening impeachment hearing was at times high-minded — Louis XIV, Charles II, the Treaty of Dover and Viscount Mordaunt all got mentions — but was unlikely to change minds or even to attract much interest. Opinion | No wonder Jonathan Turley’s dog is mad 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z But then, Louis XIV, if he was alive and in the room, would be, by comparison, dressed more casually. Why Elton John had Cal Worthington and his dog Spot at his Dodger Stadium show 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Banijay owns the rights of TV series such as Norway’s political thriller “Occupied” as well as “Versailles,” a period drama about King Louis XIV. Banijay to Buy ‘Black Mirror’ Producer Endemol Shine Group 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z In September of 1715, Louis XIV died, and his nephew the Duke of Orleans was left in charge of the country, as regent to the child king Louis XV. The Invention of Money 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z He named it Louisiana in honor of the French king, Louis XIV. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Musketeers try to displace corrupt King Louis XIV with his twin brother, imprisoned in the Bastille. TV Listings: Here are the feature and TV Films airing the week of July 28 - Aug. 3, 2019 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z At the Élysée, a Louis XIV clock emitted a dinging noise so crisp it sounded like a text notification. Can Emmanuel Macron Stem the Populist Tide? 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z Go for breakfast, when it isn’t so crowded and when you can get made-to-order madeleines and a gooey croque monsieur at the bar, near the hilarious painting of Lefebvre as Louis XIV. Where to eat right now in the San Fernando Valley 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z The King of France, Louis XIV, was the preëminent monarch in Europe, but his government was crippled by debt. The Invention of Money 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z Bezos on triumphant horseback is based on a Louis XIV sculpture in Versailles, yet taps into the monopoly of Amazon, having 49% of all e-commerce in the US. Why an artist turned tech bosses into mythological figures 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z To remind us of one such drama king, there’s Louis XIV, in his official portrait: one leg in front, hand on hip, modeling his massive royal cloak, along with silk stockings and red-heeled shoes. Bring on the camp: Met Gala exhibit explores camp in fashion 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z In another interview with The Guardian, Araud compared Trump to the French King Louis XIV, who reigned in France in the 17th and 18th centuries. French ambassador blasts ‘big mouth’ Trump, says he reads 'basically nothing' 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z The outgoing French ambassador to the US has compared the Trump administration to the court of King Louis XIV, filled with courtiers trying to interpret the caprices of a “whimsical, unpredictable, uninformed” leader. 'Whimsical, uninformed': French ambassador's parting verdict on Trump 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z In the end Kapoor covered the bits of graffiti that were prominent with gold leaf – gold leaf being Louis XIV’s go-to decorative material. Anish Kapoor: 'If I was an angry young Muslim, I would think about joining Isis' 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z The Met’s Costume Institute considers the subject in “Camp: Notes on Fashion,” which traces the aesthetic from the court of Versailles, circa Louis XIV and XV, to the ironic designs of Virgil Abloh. Spring Art Preview 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z A French tapestry of dancing nymphs from the Gobelins workshop, said to have belonged to Louis XIV, hangs next to a Mesopotamian bronze statue of Prophet Muhammad’s mythical winged horse. House of Palestine: the architectural wonder built by a West Bank oil tycoon 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z The first formal ballet classes, she said, were taught by a dance master under Louis XIV, playing a tiny pochette violin tuned up a fourth. Roomful of Teeth Is Revolutionizing Choral Music 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Louis is a direct descendant via the all-important male line of Louis XIV. Death of Count of Paris sparks pretend game of thrones in France 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z William, Anne and the Duke of Marlborough revolutionised the English and British state to thwart Louis XIV’s dream of universal empire. Brexit is not an end to Britain’s liaison with Europe. It’s just a new beginning | Dan Snow 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z After three seasons, this opulent historical drama starring George Blagden as France’s Louis XIV airs its series finale. TV This Week, Dec. 2-8: 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' and more Then in 1704, England changed its mind and the Whigs plunged into the war of the Spanish succession against Louis XIV. Britain will go back into the European club. History proves it | Simon Jenkins 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z In a vault inside the elegant Louis XIV Pavillon de Breteuil, outside Paris, a small metal cylinder rests on a shelf beneath a double set of bell jars. The future of the kilo: a weighty matter 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z The duke owned 772 paintings when he died in 1723 — a collection rivaling that of his uncle Louis XIV in an era when art collections were symbols of power. New Orleans museum shows art collected by namesake duke 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z These publications didn’t bring down the politically skilled Charles II, who was glad to take Louis XIV’s money but savvy enough to decide against changing his country’s religion. For centuries, insider accounts have chipped away at ruling regimes — sometimes toppling them 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z As much as Donald Trump believes — as did King Louis XIV — that he is the market, he is not. Just how likely is it that a Trump impeachment will cause a stock market crash? 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z He himself has adopted a Louis XIV affect. Opinion | Trump is going to learn a very painful lesson 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z In France less than two centuries later, Louis XIV ordered that all Gypsy men be condemned to forced labour for life without trial, women be sterilised and children be sent to poorhouses. Italy's treatment of Roma people rooted in centuries-old prejudice 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z Some credit Louis XIV with creating ballet — to codify the structure of his power. Tonya Lockyer, champion for local dance, departs Velocity Dance Center after vertiginous success 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z Another problem for modern stagings is the bizarre ending, in which a messenger suddenly arrives from Louis XIV, and, through a speech larded with compliments to the monarch, resolves the plot. 'Trump is a Tartuffe': why Molière's banned blockbuster got an update 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Does the way station in the afterlife really look like a Louis XIV hotel suite? Review: ‘Space Odyssey’ robustly explores Kubrick’s ‘2001’ 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z He is routinely if perhaps hyperbolically compared to either Napoleon Bonaparte or Louis XIV in the French press. Emmanuel Macron Becomes France’s Answer to Strongman Populism 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Donald Trump may fill his gold-plated surroundings with Louis XIV furniture, but he is not a king. Trump has no right to buy the silence of White House staffers | Jill Filipovic 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z In his later years, Mr. Givenchy led the restoration of Louis XIV’s vegetable gardens at Versailles, served as president of Christie’s France, and collected fine art, furniture and sculptures. Hubert de Givenchy, French clothing designer who transformed Audrey Hepburn into a style legend, dies at 91 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z I believe it was Louis XIV of France who first said, “You are what you eat.” Perspective | In the latest NCAA basketball scandal, sports fans share some blame, too 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z And the deal was sealed with a royal wedding, as the French King Louis XIV married the daughter of the Spanish King Philippe IV. The island that switches countries every six months 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z Trump the unmitigated narcissist, who like Louis XIV seems to identify the state with himself. Defying Trump, U.N. General Assembly Condemns U.S. Decree on Jerusalem 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z From the exterior, the Chateau Louis XIV appears to be a 17th-Century chateau, constructed in a similar style to the nearby palace at Versailles. Prince 'was mystery buyer' of $320m house 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z The two new French properties, Chateau Louis XIV and Le Rouvray, are owned by two French companies. World’s Most Expensive Home? Another Bauble for a Saudi Prince 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z In its second season, this period drama about France’s Louis XIV and the creation of Versailles palace continued to offer a window into the machinations of politics, power, privilege — and men with defiantly bad hairdos. 'Harlots,' 'Handmaid's,' 'Insecure' and late night TV made it an interesting 2017 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z When the Catholic church, Louis XIV or Napoleon threatened the peace of Europe, Britain hesitated. Europe needs a leader. Who will step up if Merkel goes? | Simon Jenkins 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z The 19-carat pink diamond that once belonged to King Louis XIV, Napoleon Bonaparte and other French rulers sold for a hammer price of 12.5 million Swiss francs, obliterating the pre-sale estimate. Giant diamond in necklace sells for $33.7M at Geneva auction 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z Louis XIV, who expelled the Protestants from France in 1685, had previously hired Protestants such as Christiaan Huygens for his Academy of Sciences. History: Science and the Reformation : Nature : Nature Research 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z “Like in Versailles, that was way over the top too, and like Louis XIV, he achieved something really quite incredible.” World’s Most Expensive Home? Another Bauble for a Saudi Prince 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z Somaine became a galley slave due to a 1713 order by King Louis XIV to leave the country because of his religion. Log by log, historic home’s destination will be Mingo Park 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z Some historians say they were initially popularized by France’s King Louis XIV, who was trying to conceal his balding head. It’s been 50 years since Britain left. Why are so many African judges still wearing wigs? 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Paintings of Louis XIV, the Sun King, show him sporting red-soled heels, posing with one foot forward and pointed out— much like Ivana and Ivanka Trump in countless photographs over the years. Nina Burleigh, Newsweek writer, devotes 1,562-word essay to… Melania Trump’s shoe choices?! 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z Mr Macron is not the first president to convene a session at Versailles, the grand 17th Century palace outside Paris built by Louis XIV, "the Sun King". Macron seeks to cut number of MPs by a third - BBC News 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z The Death of Louis XIV A mesmerizing performance by Jean-Pierre Léaud is the centerpiece of director Albert Serra’s hypnotically grueling and often darkly funny portrait of the Sun King’s final weeks. 'It Comes by Night,' 'My Cousin Rachel' and more movie picks 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z The cake was topped by a spun-sugar crown modeled after one worn by France’s Sun King, Louis XIV, and guests roamed the grounds with flutes of Moët Champagne among imported African wildlife. Adnan Khashoggi, Saudi arms merchant and world-class playboy, dies 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z Written and directed by festival-circuit favorite Albert Serra, ‘The Death of Louis XIV’ is exactly that, a study of the end of days for the 18th century French king. Indie Focus: The future of moviegoing, 'Wonder Woman' and 'Band Aid' 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z The Death of Louis XIV A mesmerizing performance by Jean-Pierre Léaud is the centerpiece of director Albert Serra's hypnotically grueling and often darkly funny portrait of the Sun King's final weeks. 'Wonder Woman,' 'The Death of Louis XIV' and other critics' picks, June 2 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z But the most remarkable sight here is the Sun King, Louis XIV himself, played in an extraordinary performance by the French film legend Jean-Pierre Léaud. Jean-Pierre Léaud is the mesmerizing centerpiece of 'The Death of Louis XIV' 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z The Death of Louis XIV Jean-Pierre Léaud stars as France's ailing Sun King struggling to maintain his rule as those around him ponder a successor. Movie openings: June 2 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z France’s King Louis XIV was just 4 years old when he started his rule back in 1643. The Latest: Le Pen concedes defeat in French election 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z The broad, arrow-straight, tree-lined avenue - its name translates to “Elysian Fields,” the mythical resting place of Greek heroes - was first planned at the order of France’s Louis XIV. Paris’ Champs-Elysees: A wide boulevard with a long history 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z I was taking a paper on the French Revolution for my history A-level and was on a trip to explore the key sites of the period, including a visit to Louis XIV’s chateau at Versailles. The struggle to be British: my life as a second-class citizen 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z In “The Death of Louis XIV,” Léaud shows us stray glimmers of the droll conversationalist and irrepressible bon vivant the Sun King once must have been. Jean-Pierre Léaud is the mesmerizing centerpiece of 'The Death of Louis XIV' 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Founded in 1669 at the court of Louis XIV, the Paris Opera Ballet is deeply entrenched in tradition. Ballerina: the animated kids' film that gets to the pointe of ballet 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z The floating gardens of Aztec Mexico; the Versailles kitchen garden that supplied the table of Louis XIV of France; hydroponic vertical farming in Japan. Agriculture: Sowing the city : Nature : Nature Research 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z The billionaire's 58th floor residence in Trump Tower offers stunning views of the Manhattan skyline and has been decorated in a "Louis XIV style" decked in gold and marble. Will President-elect Trump live in the White House or New York? - BBC News 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z Just as his taste in his apartment at Trump Tower was “like Louis XIV dropped acid,” as Timothy O’Brien, author of “TrumpNation,” describes it, so was his third wedding straight-up Versailles. When Hillary and Donald Were Friends 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z However, Louis XIV decided to make his primary residence the Palace of Versailles, leaving the Louvre basically as a warehouse for the regents’ massive art holdings. TRAVEL: Paris luxury day trip package from London offers grand taste of French capital 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z The story starts as 28-year-old king Louis XIV leaves Paris to build a magnificent new palace. 7 and 10 p.m.; Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk: 'Versailles' on Ovation 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Catalans in this part of France became subjects of King Louis XIV of France under a 1659 peace treaty that enlarged the country and created a new border with Spain along the Pyrenees. ‘Don’t Erase Us’: French Catalans Fear Losing More Than a Region’s Name 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Christ in the Garden of Olives was bought by the Sun King, Louis XIV, for his palace at Versailles in 1695. 'Lost' painting by Charles Le Brun for Louis XIV restored - BBC News 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z It saved Europe from Louis XIV and Napoleon during the French ascendency, and from Wilhelm II and Hitler during the German ascendency. Britain's Democracy Is a Sham 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z So was the formation of the United Kingdom, which rallied England and Scotland against the France of Louis XIV. Britain and Europe Have a Long History of Conflict and Cooperation 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z La Belle departed France on the orders of King Louis XIV in 1684, to establish a new colony on the western range of his kingdom’s new territory. Texas restores 330-year-old French ship that brought settlers to doomed colony 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z One will create a spectacular waterfall in front of the palace, reviving the initial vision -never realized- of Andre Le Notre, principal gardener to King Louis XIV. Olafur Eliasson features waterfall in Versailles palace show 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z The artist held the title of first painter to Louis XIV and the king stated in a letter the "excellence" of his works "outshine those of the famous painters of the last centuries". 'Lost' painting by Charles Le Brun for Louis XIV restored - BBC News 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z The Trumps’ ostentatiously inegalitarian marriage—it is as blinged-out with male dominance as their penthouse is with Louis XIV furniture—can also be thought of as a marketing tool. Who Is Melania Trump? 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z La Lune, the flagship of Louis XIV of France, sank 20 miles off the south coast city of Toulon in 1664. Humanoid diving robot hunts for sunken treasure in French shipwreck 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z "Even in Louis XIV's time the people loathed the police," he says. How the French learned to love their police - BBC News 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Now you’re in Paris, dealing with the aristocracy, the court of Louis XIV and trying to get inside of the nascent Jacobite rebellion. 'Outlander' showrunner Ron Moore discusses 'unflinching' rape scene and Season 2 reset 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z Twitter buzzed with comparisons with Louis XIV, Citizen Kane and African dictators. Super Tuesday with the candidates: anticipation, defiance and arrogance 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z But must we burn down Sartre or Louis XIV or Victor Hugo over a big thing they got wrong? A Point of View: Will future generations condemn us? - BBC News 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Founded in 1661 by Louis XIV, it is the oldest and one of the most prestigious ballet companies in the world. Benjamin Millepied: Paris Opera Ballet director 'stepping down' - BBC News 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Writing for a jaded audience at the sumptuous court of Louis XIV of France, he entertained them with the simple stories of the people. Charles Perrault: the modern fairytale's fairy godfather 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z The vast Trump apartment is caked in gold and said to be based on Versailles, though Louis XIV, the original Sun King, must be spinning in his grave. Donald Trump’s Apprenticeship 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z Chateau Louis XIV, located about 15 minutes outside the Parisian neighborhood of Triangle d’Or, just broke the world record for most expensive home. This Is Now the World's Most Expensive Home 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Still, can we mourn just a moment for a way of life — one more Louis XIV than sweaty jock stuff — that may soon pass into history’s shadow? FIFA Charges Have Ring of Familiarity 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z The master of ceremonies will be Louis XIV himself. LARK GOULD: Travel to France in face of terrorism? Mais oui! 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z Two centuries before, Louis XIV’s military engineer Vauban had built impressive fortifications around the port town of Saint-Martin-de-Ré to keep the English away. The True Heart of French Seaside Chic 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Yes, they built palaces too, but even the enormous palace of Versailles cost French King Louis XIV less than 2 percent of his tax revenue. This Is How Europe Came to Dominate the World by the 20th Century 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z Though the website states that it was built only recently, Cogemad boasts that the Chateau Louis XIV fulfills the French standards for what constitutes a historical monument. This Is Now the World's Most Expensive Home 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Versailles was transformed by King Louis XIV in the 17th century from a hunting lodge into the dazzling heart of an absolutist state, with a stunning palace and gardens. Versailles plans luxury hotel, media report 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z It’s like Louis XIV telling you to cool it with the mansion building.” Donald Trump at the cringe-worthy crossroads 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z The French aristocracy under Louis XIV was titillated by tales of nude demonic ritual, and the prim and proper Victorian period saw a spike in interest too. The Evolution of Modern Satanism in the United States 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Speaking of Sunday afternoons, the NFL — in the midst of a half-century boom period not seen since Louis XIV ruled France in the 1600s — always is seeking new horizons for new facilities. Land grabs not even imagined by the Founding Fathers 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z Set in France, circa 1682, the film makes up part of the story behind the creation of the gardens at Versailles, King Louis XIV’s new palace, by giving it a feminist twist. Family Filmgoer reviews ‘Inside Out,’ ‘Jurassic World’ and ‘Ted 2’ 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z Yes, luxury goods are important – the industry founded 350 years ago by Louis XIV and his finance minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert continues to thrive but it is not at all frivolous. Message From France: We Want Our Entrepreneurs Back! 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z France’s monarchy took possession of some Caribbean islands in the 17th century, and, in 1685, King Louis XIV established the “Code Noir,” a decree that defined the conditions of slavery in the colonial empire. France honors memory of slaves in Caribbean museum 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z France's monarchy took possession of some Caribbean islands in the 17th century, and, in 1685, King Louis XIV established the "Code Noir," a decree that defined the conditions of slavery in the colonial empire. France honors memory of slaves in Caribbean museum 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z A: You can't be in the moment with a fellow actor and watch what you're doing, so I suppose there's a certain watchfulness about Louis XIV and aloneness about being that man which was useful. A Minute With: Alan Rickman on returning to the director's chair 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z Louis XIV created the modern French state and laid the template for 17th- and 18th-century absolute monarchies primarily to increase his own personal power and create an infrastructure to support military and territorial expansion. Does The United States Really Need A Tax Revolution? 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z It’s a rare example of an early baroque style that combined an Italian Renaissance garden with a newer French baroque approach typical of the period of Louis XIV, the Sun King. Czech UNESCO garden gets back 17th-century look 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z In his penthouse office in Beverly Hills, Sterling often showed visitors a Louis XIV desk, paintings by Rembrandt and Renoir and centuries-old Chinese antiques. Donald Sterling built an empire and an image; words were his undoing 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z Ravenel – named after an architect from the era of Louis XIV with a large collection and good eye for art – was spawned in part from Kuo’s youthful romance with the city of Paris. Local Savvy Helps Ravenel Battle Global Rivals In Growing Asian Auction Business 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z “So the state just does what it wants, perpetuating itself in power using their monopoly on money and the army. It’s Louis XIV. ‘ Boko Haram: Terror’s Insidious New Face They start with the reign of France’s Louis XIV, who lived in the Louvre, to his successors Louis XV and Louis XVI. From the dust, glittering Louvre show emerges 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z And don’t expect to use it to prove you’re a descendant of Genghis Khan or Louis XIV. Who do you think you are? The high cost of searching for your ancestors 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z They start with the reign of France's Louis XIV, who lived in the Louvre, to his successors Louis XV and Louis XVI. From the dust, glittering Louvre show emerges 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z Cardinal Mazarin - chief minister to the young Louis XIV - took it for his gout. France's silent tea revolution 2014-04-19T23:10:58Z It’s hard to imagine Louis XIV being left wanting. $28,000 a Night: Hotels Race to Cater to the Superrich 2014-01-20T20:21:49Z In the 1670s, Louis XIV issued an edict that only members of his court were allowed to wear red heels. Why did men stop wearing high heels? 2013-01-25T00:45:39Z It has 150 dancers, a complex hierarchy of ranking and promotions and the sizable weight of history: the company is effectively an outgrowth of the very beginnings of ballet at the court of Louis XIV. IHT Rendezvous: Benjamin Millepied to Head Paris Opera Ballet 2013-01-24T11:14:04Z The royal molecatcher was first hired by Louis XIV, the Bourbon king who moved the court to Versailles in the late 1600s. Weird news: “Royal molecatcher” outlives Versailles king 2012-12-06T22:47:00Z If you criticised the king or queen of France you were sent to the Bastille - in fact if you criticised Louis XIV you got torn about by four horses, which did rather discourage people. Political cartoons: Britain's revolutionaries 2012-11-24T23:39:41Z The solution lay in William's need to cement his authority and secure the assets of England, Scotland and Ireland in his wars against the French king, Louis XIV. Who invented the National Debt? 2012-07-11T12:45:28Z He can trace it back to Louis XIV who sought to integrate Spain into his own Bourbon-ruled kingdom of France. Beyond Soccer: The Poignance and Royalty of Spain's Soft Power 2012-07-05T22:05:27Z The last time the order did this in a big way, in the 18th century, we were given a licence by Louis XIV to sell our beer everywhere in France. Ampleforth monks mix history, religion and malts in unique new beer 2012-06-19T15:11:34Z The empire of desire FRANCE’S tradition of making exquisite luxuries dates back at least to the court of Louis XIV. LVMH: The empire of desire 2012-05-31T15:05:28Z Louis XIV of France included large squares of tapis vert, or green carpet, in his Versailles gardens. The cult of lawn 2012-05-23T14:12:58Z With a slight modification of the famous mot of Louis XIV you may say with confidence, I myself am orchestra, chorus, and conductor. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z Her offspring and her offspring’s offspring would marry and marry in a 19th century attempt at European integration, much like the enterprise of Louis XIV. Beyond Soccer: The Poignance and Royalty of Spain's Soft Power 2012-07-05T22:05:27Z Andrew M. Cuomo proclaimed, “I am the government” during a recent radio interview, he wasn’t translating the utterances of Louis XIV. The Powers of New York: Introduction 2012-05-05T14:54:18Z Louis XIV. after undergoing an operation, gave his physician and his surgeon 75,000 crowns each. The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. 2012-04-25T02:01:14.613Z No one knew better than he did, that appearances are but little to be trusted at any court, and as little as in any other at the court of Louis XIV. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z Louis XIV in 1682 visited it with corporal punishment, and for a second offence decreed in 1686 also that the offender should be forever disabled from exercising his trade of bookseller or printer. Copyright: Its History and Its Law 2012-04-23T02:00:25.937Z It was into the vacuum that was certain to follow Carlos’ death that Louis XIV inserted his grandson as king and the first Spanish Bourbon. Beyond Soccer: The Poignance and Royalty of Spain's Soft Power 2012-07-05T22:05:27Z Louis XIV. could not more truly say, "I am the State," than can the Khedive of Egypt, so completely does he absorb all its powers. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z In the compass of two volumes he comprised the whole history of France from the earliest times to the death of Louis XIV. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z The famous minister of Louis XIV. has been studying at the theatre lately I know! The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z Nor did the interference of Louis XIV of France, in July 1670, produce any better result. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z Louis XIV. has led a most wicked and profligate life, and he has ever and anon qualms that threaten him with the wrath of God. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z The infidelities of Louis XIV. are unhappily too well known. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Political caricature rapidly assumed prominence, though, as long as Louis XIV. remained on the throne of France, the chief aim of politics was to create safeguards against the possible return of the Catholic Stuarts. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z His celebrity, joined with his mildness, gained great immunities for himself and his flock, during the early part of the reign of Louis XIV. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z King Louis XIV.—son of that Anne of Austria who had hated Ninon—had reached the age when life began at times to drag. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z The government of France was then on the verge of bankruptcy, in consequence of the enormous expenditures of Louis XIV. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z In spite of his profligacy, Louis XIV. was at bottom religiously disposed. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Louis XIV., as the caricature collections alone would suffice to show, was the conspicuous man of that painful period. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z Not that I know of," replied the Count, with a smile at the very idea of such a thing as rebellion under Louis XIV.; " The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z In one chamber is a Last Supper by Baroccio;—in the next a fine tapestry representing the marriage of Louis XIV. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z He received ambassadors from the principal powers, and even the Duke of Marlborough paid him a visit to induce him to join the allies against Louis XIV. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z In spite of his many faults, there was much in Louis XIV. to captivate the imagination of one like Madame de Maintenon. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Even in our own time Louis XIV. has suggested one of the best caricatures ever drawn, and it is accompanied by an explanatory essay almost unique among prose satires for bitter wit and blasting truth. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z Another was astonished that Louis XIV had not built one of the two railway stations of Versailles nearer the palace. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z But if we except some of the finest productions of the French pulpit in the reign of Louis XIV. there is nothing in modern literature which approaches the eloquence of antiquity. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z What he most neglected was the education of the young king, that Louis XIV. who, from 1661 to 1716 reigned over the French, and for awhile gave law to Europe. The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z The society of the religious in Saint-Cyr, so far from putting a constraint on her lively and winning ways, seemed only to fit her more completely to be the pet companion of Louis XIV. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z When Louis XIV. died in 1715, after his reign of seventy-two years, he left the finances of France in a condition of inconceivable disorder. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z This peace, however, did no more than afford a breathing space during which Louis XIV. prepared for a renewal of the struggle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z A dance in moderate twofold time, invented by the French in the reign of Louis XIV.; Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z He felt for Louis XIV. a personal enmity which he could not dissimulate, and which burst forth on two important occasions, that of the ‘regale.’ and that of the right of franchise. The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z After the peace of Nimeguen, Louis XIV., having seen his enterprises everywhere crowned with victory, became intoxicated with his own greatness, and arrogant toward foreign powers. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Thus in Louis XIV. stood forth the highest figure of a French monarch. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z In the following year by the efforts of Sir William Temple the much vaunted Triple Alliance was concluded between Great Britain, the United Provinces and Sweden to check the ambitious designs of Louis XIV. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z A nobleman of the court of Louis XIV., fancied himself a dog, and would invariably put his head out of window to bark aloud. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z In the matter of the franchises Louis XIV. was perhaps wrong. The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z The reign of Louis XIV. lasted so long, that neither his son nor grandson ever sat on the throne. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Other contributions to history were the History of Charles XII., a masterpiece of vivid and vigorous narrative, and The Age of Louis XIV. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z Town after town fell before the French armies, and to de Witt and his supporters there seemed to be nothing left but to make submission and accept the best terms that Louis XIV. would grant. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Louis XIV, 1st September 1715, a few hours before the full moon. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Crequi, the ambassador of Louis XIV. at Rome, was insulted by the pontifical guard, which killed one of his pages and fired on the carriage of his lady. The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z Let us then turn to the Roman emperors after Caesar, who was an author himself, or neither Henry IV., nor Louis XIV., nor Louis Napoleon, would have had much to say about him. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z He did not even hesitate to hire from Versailles one of Louis XIV.'s cooks, to regulate the order and quality of the dishes. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z The aggressive policy of Louis XIV. in the years that followed the peace of Nymwegen enabled William to lay the foundations of the famous confederacy which changed the whole aspect 602 of European politics. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z The garden of Versailles during the reign of Louis XIV. had a stag chase, in clipped Box, with greyhounds in chase. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z The king of Spain, Philip III. also lost Artois, which Louis XIV. became master of, and Portugal which crowned the duke of Braganza king. The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z The wish to unmask Louis XIV. is defeated by the hatred with which the character inspired him, the liberal of the nineteenth century. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z Moulay-Isma�l sent several embassies to treat with Louis XIV on the eternal question of piracy and the ransom of Christian captives, and the two rulers were continually exchanging gifts and compliments. In Morocco 2012-03-05T03:00:11.463Z His opportunity came when Louis XIV., having declared war against the Empire, had invaded the Palatinate. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z After the death of the latter he wandered homewards, taking Paris on his way, and served under Van der Meulen, then employed in illustrating for Louis XIV. the campaign of 1667-1668 in the Low Countries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z Urban VIII. who gave to the cardinals the title of ‘Eminence,’ refused to Louis XIV. that of king of Navarre. The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z This was the question which Colbert put to himself in the reign of Louis XIV. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z For fifteen years the exiles continuously besought Louis XIV. to give them back their religious liberty. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z In consequence, Louis XIV. issued letters patent to the Sieur de la Salle, to authorise him to execute this enterprise, which he commenced towards the end of the following year. The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery 2012-02-22T03:00:27.207Z Louis XIV. marries De Maintenon, 82; opinion of La Salle's discoveries, 83. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z After Henry IV. who was assassinated in 1610, the seventeenth century presents us with but two kings of France, Louis XIII. and Louis XIV. The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z On Sunday, August 31, towards eleven o'clock in the evening, the prayers for the dying were said for Louis XIV. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z It was wrested from the Imperialists by the duke of Lauenburg in 1634, and subsequently passed by purchase to Louis XIV. of France. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z It was with a distressed amazement, like that of Louis XIV. when he waited, that she stared at the silver equipage, at the pathetically hissing urn. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z You have seen, as you glided by the shores, traces, more or less distinct, of the sovereignty of Louis XIV., of George III., and of the republic of the United States. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Yet, whatever may have been the misfortunes of Louis XIV. the most glorious recollections of French history under its third dynasty belong to his reign. The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z Voltaire calls him, "The most universal genius of the age of Louis XIV." The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z If Louis XIV. ever revisits the scene of his former magnificence, he must shake his kingly head at the strange events which it has witnessed. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z Louis XIV. revoked the edict of Nantes, and banished the Waldenses under pain of confiscation and death; but this was done on the declared ground that the victims were not safe subjects. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z Louis XIV. having died, the Regent took possession, and then the prisons were opened. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:43.960Z It is somewhat in the taste of the Louis XIV. period, ornate, but exquisite in every detail. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Which was embarrassing for a monarch looking across the Channel and seeing the shimmering glory of Louis XIV living the life of a Sun King at Versailles. Three royal treasures that shed light on the monarchy 2012-02-10T18:26:14Z Coloured marble columns from Leptis were stolen by a French consul to the Ottoman rulers of Tripoli during the reign of Louis XIV and reused in the construction of his palace at Versailles. Slow steps towards restoring Italy-Libya ties 2012-02-04T12:00:13Z Desmond Kennedy is a young Irish lad who left Ireland to join the Irish Brigade in the service of Louis XIV. of France. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z On account of the action of Louis XIV., who was the mainstay of Roman Catholicism in Europe, all the best soldiers, generals, and artisans in Paris left France and went to Holland. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z He was the spokesman of his company on occasions of state, and in this capacity he frequently appeared before Louis XIV., who treated him with great favour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Charles decided to get Louis XIV to pay. Three royal treasures that shed light on the monarchy 2012-02-10T18:26:14Z The head of Eve in No. III. resembles that of a periwigged Frenchman of the time of Louis XIV. but many of the subjects are very superior to others, and intitled to much commendation. The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein 2012-02-02T03:04:33.900Z It was still a conglomerate of various forms and tendencies, mingling relics of the medieval stage with reminiscences of Shakespeare and the manners of the court of Louis XIV. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z It is reported that in the Seventeenth Century, during the brilliant reign of Louis XIV., The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z Hörnigk would enlist his service in the cause of the jealousy against France, immediately after the disgraceful defeats which Germany in 1680 ff. suffered in the midst of peace, by Louis XIV. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z It is when he is contrasted with other commanders, not of the age of Louis XIV., but of the Civil War, that Cromwell’s greatness is most conspicuous. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z It had happened in the year 1672 when the cowardly neglect of a Dutch commander alone had saved the army of Louis XIV from total annihilation. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 2012-01-19T03:00:20.007Z The long, brilliant, and important reign of Louis XIV. has had many chroniclers. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 99, September 20, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-01-16T03:00:07.530Z Their fathers had been more subservient to the Shoguns than the French nobility to Louis XIV. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z In Holland, after the time of Louis XIV., no branch of business was wont to pay more than from two to three per cent. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z In 1699 he completed the bronze equestrian statue of Louis XIV., erected by the town of Paris on the Place Louis le Grand. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z And these magnates all aped Louis XIV. as their model. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z In France, under Louis XIV., a glass of water was most frequently used as a mirror in which to read the future. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z She was really very bewitchingly dressed, as a Louis XIV. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Louis XIV.'s saying: "A King gives alms when he makes great outlays." Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z Although chiefly occupied at Paris Girardon never forgot his native Troyes, the museum of which town contains some of his best works, including the marble busts of Louis XIV. and Maria Theresa. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z The Austrian Habsburgs fought long and valiantly for the kingdom of their kinsman, but Louis XIV. was too strong for them, and by the peace of Rastatt Spain passed from the Habsburgs to the Bourbons. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z He has not paid due homage to several of the great writers that adorned the reign of Louis XIV. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z The members of this assemblage were invited individually by the king's order, and only such were called as were known to be in harmony with the pretensions of Louis XIV. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z Louis XIV. himself insisted, when his mother died, that the court should use only French articles of mourning. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z In the h�tel de ville is still shown a medallion of Louis XIV., and in the church of St R�my a bronze crucifix of some importance—both works by his hand. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z The opinions thus expressed were opposed by all the other ministers and highly censured by Louis XIV., Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z At this latter they remained till the days of Louis XIV. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z King Louis XIV., by his edicts of 1673 and 1675, had confirmed that sentence, and the French clergy for fear of greater evils had approved. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z The luxury of using torch-bearers instead of candelabra lasted until Louis XIV.'s time. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z They reminded the king of the advice of Louis XIV., and obtained another decree annulling the first. The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. 2011-12-22T03:00:10.443Z It was sold to Louis XIV. in 1668, and was described then as of a beautiful violet colour; but it was flat and badly cut. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z By the death of Louis XIV. there were several hundreds of them at Versailles, and within a generation or two they had taken an infinity of forms—columns, tripods, termini and mythological figures. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z The ambassador abandoned Rome in an excess of fury and brought a garbled version of the affair to the ears of Louis XIV. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z But she delayed several months, during the course of which her nephew, Louis XIV, whom she had once hoped to see her son-in-law, married the bride of his mother's choosing, the Infanta of Spain. Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z The rare flower of racy humour and refined parody, which fascinated Paris in the age of Louis XIV., sprang from a stock discredited and outcast through fifteen centuries of Christian teaching. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z La grande dame, so called, vanished with the days and ideals of Louis XIV. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z Towards 1648 he was invited to France by Cardinal Mazarin, and for about two years was employed in buildings for that minister and for Louis XIV., and in fresco-painting in the Louvre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Louis XIV. had already proceeded to take possession of the Papal city of Avignon, and his armies were already on the march towards Rome for the purpose of intimidating the Holy See. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z Classmates said he was popular, dressed stylishly, drove a bright red MG sports car and loved discussions of Machiavelli, Hobbes, Louis XIV and Shakespeare. Odumegwu Ojukwu, Leader of Breakaway Republic of Biafra, Dies at 78 2011-11-26T23:09:51Z King Louis XIV had said, "I am the state." The Book of Life 2011-11-25T03:00:13.343Z He tried to promote a rising against Charles in Holland in 1665, and opened negotiations with Louis XIV. during the French war. State Trials Vol. 2 (of 2) Political and Social 2011-11-24T03:00:50.470Z A man who, granted the possibility of circumstances which, of course, are not now possible, might mount the throne of Louis XIV., and receive the homage of all his courtiers without their knowing the difference. The World Masters 2011-11-18T03:00:31.543Z Napoleon, in his Organic Articles, imposed it upon the seminaries of France even more strictly than did Louis XIV., at an earlier day. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z The last were more or less of the Louis XIV period and could be slightly modified for various operas. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z He was honoured with special recognition by Louis XIV., and was a particular favourite of William III. of England, who made him historiographer royal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Later, small sums were offered for plays, but it was not until the time of Louis XIV that an author received any considerable sum for a literary production. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence 2011-11-11T03:00:25.690Z The other, depicting the revocation of the Edict of Nantes by Louis XIV, is known as the Huguenot Memorial. City Room: Century-Old Stained Glass Is Restored at the New-York Historical Society 2011-11-10T21:09:19Z The passions of Louis XIV. were not, however, composed, and were awaiting only a favorable occasion for breaking forth into open heat. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z Louis XIV., who was then arbiter of Europe, had no mind to allow a war to be precipitated over so insignificant a matter as a post in an uninhabited part of South America. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z He remained five years abroad, being excepted in 1665 from the amnesty accorded by Louis XIV. to the condemned financiers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z The nation had bowed itself under the glorious scepter of Louis XIV, but that scepter fallen into the hands of Louis XV no longer inspired respect. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence 2011-11-11T03:00:25.690Z At the back of this room was a boudoir à la Louis XIV., of rare elegance, and appropriated to Marie d'Harcourt. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z Although this phrase dated back to the Old Order, I felt inclined to doubt whether Louis XIV. ever made use of it on accepting the Spanish Succession. The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville 2011-11-02T02:00:13.477Z On account of the pecuniary embarrassments of Louis XIV., the establishment was closed in 1694, but it was reopened in 1697 for the manufacture of tapestry, chiefly for royal use and for presentation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z But though this success was a very fair equivalent for the defeat at La 347 Hogue, it was the last serious effort made by the navy of Louis XIV. in this war. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z The splendor of the monarchy as upheld by Louis XIV had faded from men’s minds. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence 2011-11-11T03:00:25.690Z I have written the history of Louis Philippe, just as I have written the histories of Louis XIV., and Louis XV., and Louis XVI., the history of the revolution, and the history of the empire. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z Thus Molière is intelligible as the contemporary of the society of Louis XIV.: in our society of transitions and intermediate stages he would seem an inspired pedant. Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z The elector was very fond of pomp, and, striving to model his court upon that of Louis XIV., he directed his main energies towards obtaining for himself the title of king. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z In pursuance of a new aggressive policy in Germany Louis XIV. sent his troops, as a diplomatic menace rather than for conquest, into that country in the autumn of 1688. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Louis XIV. was one of the most remarkable sovereigns who ever sat upon the throne of France. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z Here again Justinian may well be compared to Louis XIV. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z After the Revolution Bonaparte established a monarchy even more absolute than the monarchy of Louis XIV. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z About the time of Louis XIV, the French fashion arose of planting avenues to lindens, where horse-chestnuts had formerly been the favorite tree. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z When the war ended, the navy of King Louis XIV. had disappeared from the sea. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z But in the case of Louis XIV., this general propensity has been greatly increased by the opposite, and, at first sight, inconsistent features of his character. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z Mr. W. Smith reminded the House that Cromwell's ambassadors had been received by Louis XIV. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z The coalition thus fell into ruin and France occupied a more commanding position than in the proudest days of Louis XIV. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Dragonnade, drag-on-ād′, n. the persecution of French Protestants under Louis XIV. by raids of dragoons: abandonment of a place to the violence of soldiers. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z Louis XIV., a despotic monarch, with as yet unexhausted resources, had it within his power to strike first. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Never had the monarchy been depressed to a greater pitch of weakness than during the reign of Louis XIII. and the minority of Louis XIV. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z For Blanchet gives a description of the dress of the Cuban women of that time, which evokes before the reader visions of the elaborate costumes inseparable from the period of Louis XIV. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z Without Boileau, without Racine, without Corneille, without Pascal, without La Bruyère, without Molière, Louis XIV., reduced to his mistresses and his wigs, is but a crowned goat, like the sign of an inn. Victor Hugo: His Life and Works 2011-10-07T02:00:23.887Z In the magnificent court of the Louis XIV of the North, whom the flatterer called Apollo-Hercules, the people and favourites were changed. Count Br?hl 2011-10-06T02:00:41.430Z His scandalous tongue knew no restraint, and he was a privileged person who was allowed to state even the most unpleasing truths to Louis XIV. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Napoleon did this with the political aspirations of the eighteenth, Louis XIV. with the religious fervour of the seventeenth century. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z Nevertheless, Louis XIV., though obviously much annoyed at such outspokenness, behaved with that tact which is one of his best claims to our respect. Queens of the French Stage 2011-10-06T02:00:38.820Z Charles XII. looked like a Puritan, Augustus like a courtier of Louis XIV. The Countess Cosel A Romance of History of the Times of Augustus the Strong 2011-10-06T02:00:36.083Z Here they readily imbibed the ideas of Louis XIV., and in a short time nearly every petty court in Germany was a feeble imitation of Versailles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z In 1688 he was sent by Louis XIV. to congratulate James II. on the birth of an heir. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z If Napoleon was the incarnation of the Revolution, with not less truth it may be said that Louis XIV. was the incarnation of the monarchy. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z On the formation of the new company, the Champmesl�s figured at the head of the list of the twenty-seven players nominated by Louis XIV., and Mlle. Queens of the French Stage 2011-10-06T02:00:38.820Z In twenty minutes I was in Paris, entering through the triumphal arch of the Boulevard St. Denis, which was originally erected in honour of Louis XIV., but now served to grace my entry into Paris. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z This was now easy, and Louis XIV. made unscrupulous use of the advantages his predecessors had helped to gain for Louis XIV. of France. him. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z Prof. says for you to come to the salon where they have used Adams period and Louis XIV furniture in the same room. Polly and Her Friends Abroad 2011-09-18T02:00:29.443Z Louis XIV. gave them this field: he opened this arena. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z In token thereof, he planted another cross, and near it a post, to which he affixed the arms of Louis XIV. The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks 2011-09-16T02:00:21.817Z In France, under Louis XIV., this neo-classic poetry exhibited a polished perfection, and, to a certain extent, even originality. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z The M�moires of Louis XIV., completely edited for the first time according to any methodical plan in 1860, have greatly aided me in this task. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z Louis XIV. founded at Paris a missionary college, which sent out Jesuits thoroughly trained in mathematics. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z Napoleon, it is well known, had the highest admiration of Louis XIV. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z Several of these were boarding pupils, supported by pensions from the King, Louis XIV. The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks 2011-09-16T02:00:21.817Z The youthful king, with whom the young Frontenacs played, became the father of Louis XIV. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z Louis XIV. was over fifty when this terrible writer appeared at Court. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z Louis XIV., a.d. 1643-1715, at the instigation of his confessors, sought to atone for his sins by purging his land of heretics. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z If ever the characters of two important actors on the theatre of human affairs stood forth in striking and emphatic contrast to each other, they were those of Louis XIV. and William III. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z One or more of these reached the French Court, which was then at its most brilliant period under Louis XIV. The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks 2011-09-16T02:00:21.817Z Louis XIV had himself for thirteen years been pressing, at intervals, upon the Holy See the expediency of establishing a bishopric in New France, but without much success. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z The official history of the times aids in giving a false impression of Louis XIV., figuring him in a sort of hieratic attitude between an idol and a manikin. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z Refusing the invitation of Louis XIV. to go to Avignon, he was obliged either unconditionally to grant the German claims or to try the fortune of war. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z Amsterdam was the limit of the conquests of Louis XIV. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z Le Père la Chaise was confessor to Louis XIV. and sometime proprietor of this large field, now the burying-ground of a great proportion of the population of Paris. Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith 2011-09-09T02:00:59.237Z His commission as governor was nearly even in date with the commencement of Louis XIV's buccaneering war against Holland, in which he was joined by his English cousin Charles II. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z One single indication of what Louis XIV. thought at the bottom of his soul is possessed; a letter from the King to Colbert, who knew all. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z She was much admired in her day and received commissions from Louis XIV., The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z Had he been either the one or the other, he would have been shattered against the colossal strength of Louis XIV., and crushed in the very outset of his career. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z It is said that Louis XIV. received a Turkish ambassador at a first audience in this orangery. Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith 2011-09-09T02:00:59.237Z Gaillardin, in his history of the reign of Louis XIV, fixes upon the year 1672—the year in which Frontenac was sent to Canada—as the epoch of the most complete enslavement of the parliaments. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z Louis XIV. thanked his cousin graciously without making any allusion to the condition; he could always assert that he had made no promise. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z He succeeded; I failed; but Louis XIV. found the Protestants disarmed, while in my day they had powerful armies, statesmen, captains, and Germany to back them.' The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z He never could acquire the deliberate stateliness of Louis XIV. who was born and brought up within the narrow limits of regal etiquette. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z I shall make a few observations on what I saw; and "first with the first," the pride of Louis XIV and of France, the deserted palace or château of Versailles. Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith 2011-09-09T02:00:59.237Z A favourite plan of his was that Louis XIV should buy the colony of New York from James II, as he had previously bought Dunkirk from Charles II. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z Before Louis XIV. the royal power, without being submitted to precise limitations, from time to time hurled itself against certain rights, themselves often loosely defined. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z He coined money in his province, altering the superscription; but Louis XIV. did not interfere, so great was his respect for the blood of the Valois. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Mademoiselle, besides being niece to Louis XIV., was furthermore pretty, vivacious, and only sixteen. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z This is the Orl�annais, a land where was witnessed the morning of the Valois, the full noon of Louis XIV., and the twilight of Louis XVI. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z Laval, whose reputation for piety gave him great influence, the Abbé Faillon tells us, at the not altogether puritanical court of Louis XIV, was completely successful in his mission. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z The Jansenists had shared with the reformers in the discontent that the least expression of a desire for independence, no matter in what domain, inspired in Louis XIV. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z Isabella of Bavaria, Catherine and Marie de' Medici, each fills a conspicuous place, dominating from the fourteenth to the seventeenth centuries, and leading up to Louis XIV. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Charles II. died in 1705, and being childless he bequeathed his crown to Philip of Anjou, grandson of Louis XIV. and cousin to the wife of his youth whose memory was still dear to him. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z Fouquet, too, after his splendid downfall, was thrown into the donjon here by Louis XIV. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z |
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