![]() So the gvt is not above the law because they serve the people, the king is above everything as he serves God.-in exchange for the respect of his subjects, Louis offered them protection Louis XIV's absolutist measures : 1. They believed that like a father rules over his family, the king rules over the people. Nothing stands between what he can do and what he wants to do.-This was supported by many intellectuals such as Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet because of divine right. French Absolutism-1660-1789 = absolutism-Absolutism = the ruler has power over everything, and doesn't need formal approval from the church, the assemblée etc. But they failed and it traumatized Louis => when he came of age he made sure the nobility would never be tested again => absolutism. Everything was mirrored for the " couchée'' -> it was all meant to show how powerful Louis was, because all the most powerful nobles were constantly asking for his approval, favors and were always around him.-Louis's early years in power because he was so young => very unstable France, regency of Anne of Austria with chief minister Cardinal Mazarin end of Thirty Years War Peace of Westphalia 1648 war with Spain 1635-59 the Fronde 1648-53 uprise from the people against the nobility (les frondeurs) Louis' personal rule began 1661. They would stand around his bed and try to get his attention and maybe ask for favors, gvt positions etc -> then second wave of people came in after he was dressed -> then third wave when he left the room. Came to the throne in 1643-1715 when he was 4-House of Bourbon-longest reign in european history-" le roi soleil'' " Louis le Grand'' -> they spent a lot of time projecting this powerful image -> part of keeping absolute power stable -> he had many portraits of him made in all his splendor -> most were not realistic => performance of power -> Palais de Versailles = epitome of absolute power (designed by Charles Le Brun who also painted the most famous Louis XIV portrait)-Versailles built as a hunting lodge by Louis XIII in 1623 -> transformed by L14-the king's bedchamber is actually the most important place of the palace -> all members of the palace would go to his chamber to wait for his " levée''. ![]()
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