King Louis XIV

Born September 5, 1638

Ruled France from:

1643-1715

Parents of Louis XIV- Louis XIII and Ann of Austria

Father died when he was 5 Grew up in a poverty stricken court

Born 23 years after their Marriage

King’s Assets:•Handsome•Brilliant•Well Educated•Skilled listener•Trustworthy•Excellent memory•Good Judge of character•Hard working•Good common sense•Excellent dancer•Good musician•Charming story teller•Master of perfect manners•Well Disciplined

Kings’ Character Flaws:

•Selfish•Arrogant•Egotistical

•Always wanted people to be happy around him

MarieTherese

Of Spain

Married: 1660

10 September 1638 – 30 July 1683

Age 44

MARQUESE OF MONTESPAN

Mistress to

Louise XIV

MONSTESPAN AND 4 OF HER 7 CHILDREN WITH LOUIS XIV

HIRED A NANNY- MADAM DE MAINTENON

SECRETLY MARRIED KING LOUIS XVI IN JULY OF 1683, SIX MONTHS AFTER THE DEATH OF LOUIS

XIV'S WIFE, MARIA THERESA

She died on 15 April 1719

Versailles

Located about 15 miles outside of Paris

Exterior was a combination of classical and Baroque styles in architecture

BAROQUE STYLE•1600-1750•Known as a “State of Mind”•Effects• Architecture, painting, music and literature•Extravagant•The age of exquisite and refined manners

Mercury Room

BalletThe King took ballet lessons for 22 years.At the age of 15 he played the role as the Sun King “Le Roi Soleil” in the production of the:

“Ballet of the Night”

CourtLife At

Versailles

Educationat St. Cyr

AGE: 7-12Subjects taught:•Catechism (religion)•Sacred History•Reading•Writing•Arithmetic•Elements of Music

Age: 11-14Added to their curriculum:•Geography•Mythology

AGE: 14-17Added to their curriculum:•Language•Advanced religion•Conduct•Dancing

AGE: 17-21Subjects taught:• This group was devoted to Moral instruction and advanced needlework.

After completing her education at St. Cyr every girl was given a complete outfit of clothes and a dowry of 3000 Francs.

She could enter the Royal Abbey as a Nun, become a schoolteacher or marry.

Affair of the PoisonsIN 1676 A scandal rocked the court of Louis VIV.When it was all said and done, 147 Confessed to serious crimes and all escaped death but were imprisoned for life.The results:Nobility declined in the sight of the lower class.The sale of poisons was strictly controlled after 1682 and Private Laboratories were forbidden

Nicholas GabrielDe La Reynie

MarquiseDe Brinvilliers

La Voision, Witch