We signed up for a day trip to Versailles, France to see the historic palace that has been a French treasure for centuries. The weather was soggy to start.
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AP World History: Absolutism in France Period 4. I Who was Louis XIV (1638 – 1715)? A)Born into the Bourbon family of French monarchs, he took the throne.
But enough of the grounds… let’s go inside and see what the French royalty spent their money on…
TURNING POINTS IN THE REIGN OF LOUIS XIV (1643-1715) 1648-53: The Fronde 1661: The King declares on the death of Cardinal Mazarin that he will henceforth.