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Oscar I Crowned
Oscar I, son of Carl XIV Johan, is crowned at Stockholm

Duc D anjou Quits Paris
Le duc d Anjou, grandson of Louis XIV, leaves Paris to become Felipe V of Spain, but this is opposed by England and other powers, triggering the Spanish Succession War

C18 Gaming Table
A GAMING TABLE, for a miniature form of boules, Louis XIV period

Louis XIV & Papal Legate
Cardinal Chigi, on behalf of his Uncle Pope Alexander VII, apologises to Louis XIV for ill-treatment of some French at Rome; the interview takes place in Louis bedroom

Vaux Le Vicomte
(aka Vaux-Praslin) The magnificent chateau built by Fouquet near Melun, 60 km SE of Paris, which inspired Louis XIV, not to be outdone by his minister, to build Versailles

Private Carriage C17
The private carriage of a French aristocrat during the reign of Louis XIV

Carousel / Louis XIV Court
A Carousel at the court of Louis XIV of France

French Palace Guard 17C
One of the French Kings guards that attend in the palace - possibly to Louis XIV

Louis De France, Dauphin
LOUIS DE FRANCE, DAUPHIN French Prince - son of Louis XIV and Marie-Therese

Homage to Louis 2
When 11-year old Louis returns to Paris, people stand in line to tell him what a splendid chap he is : but will so much praise go to his head ?

Louis & Ministers
Bowing and scraping are very much in order when Louis is gracious enough to grant an audience to his ministers

Madame De Maintenon
Louis welcomes madame de Maintenon to Versailles; they go for a little boat trip on the Piece d eau des Suisses

Pontchartrain Appointed
Louis appoints Louis Phelyppeaux, comte de Pontchartrain, chancelier and garde des sceaux (keeper of the seals)

Louis XIV Statue - 1
The statue of Louis XIV, in the place Vendome, Paris, is pulled down by the mob in a gesture of anti-monarchism

Louis and Conde 2
Le Grand Conde reports to Louis XIV at Versailles his victory over the prince of Orange at Seneffe, though actually it was more of a draw with neither side the winner

Triumphal Arch
Every French king loves it when an arc de triomphe is erected in his honour, and Louis XIV is no exception - this arch, of plaster, is in the faubourg St Antoine, Paris

Lit De Justice
13-year old Louis holds a lit de justice in the Grand Chambre du Parlement de Paris

Courtiers at Versailles
There is little for the aristocrats attending the king at Versailles to do except gossip and intrigue

Louis XIV Consecrated
16-year old Louis XIV is consecrated at Reims

Louis XIV and Regency
Five-year old Louis declares his mother, Anne d Autriche, to be regent during his minority

Louis XIV Statue - 2
The statue of Louis XIV, in the place Vendome, Paris, is pulled down by the mob in a gesture of anti-monarchism

Louis & Marie-Therese
Louis XIV weds Marie-Therese, daughter of Felipe IV of Spain, which hopefully will bring peace to these two warring nations

Louis XIV Funeral
The funeral cortage of Louis XIV

Louis and Order
The Grand Master of the Ordre de Saint-Lazare takes his oath before Louis XIV in the chapel at Versailles

Louis & his Council
Louis XIV and his council. He listens to their advice, but never lets them forget that L etat, c est moi !

Homage to Louis
When 11-year old Louis returns to Paris, a splendid trosne is built for him at the Porte Saint-Antoine, where people queue to pay him homage. It will all go to his head

Louis and Conde
Le Grand Conde reports to Louis XIV at Versailles his victory over the prince of Orange at Seneffe, though actually it was more of a draw with neither side the winner

Alliance with France
Louis XIV renews the alliance between France and Switzerland, though he doubtless favours only the Catholic cantons

Waldenses Flight - 1
Persecuted by Louis XIV and his Italian allies, the heretical sect of the Waldenses flee to Switzerland and Germany. They are attacked in the Balsille

Russian Embassy France
Peter is determined to create and strengthen ties with western Europe : a Russian embassy arrives at the court of Louis XIV at Versailles

Louis XIV Crosses Rhine
CROSSING THE RHINE Louis XIV and his officers watch as their men cross the river into hostile territory

Pope Gregorius XIV
POPE GREGORIUS XIV (Nicolo Sfondrati)

Waiter with Pastries
Back view of a French waiter carrying a round tray laden with pastries and sweetmeats at a court ball during the reign of Louis XIV

Gaston D orleans
GASTON JEAN BAPTISTE DE FRANCE, duc d ORLEANS, comte de Blois, de Montlery et de Limours, governor of Languedoc, brother of Louis XIII and uncle of Louis XIV, Chef des conseils etc

Frenchwoman 1694
A slim-waisted lady of the court of Louis XIV wears a high lace cap, and more lace on her low-cut gown

French Nobles C17Th
Fashionably dressed people during the reigns of Louis III & XIV (1625 - 1700)

French Noblewoman
Dame de qualite at the court of Louis XIV

Harlequin / Sand 1862
A French prince during the early years of the reign of Louis XIV

French Courtier
A French courtier of the court of Louis XIV, chevalier of the order of Saint-Louis created by Louis to reward the services of worthy subjects

Chevalier Saint-Louis
A French nobleman at the court of Louis XIV, a chevalier de Saint-Louis - i.e.a member of this order of nobility. Note his muff, much needed at Versailles in winter

French Lady of Quality
A French lady of quality during the reign of Louis XIV

Louis XIV at Les Dunes
Louis XIV travels by coach to visit the battlefield of the Dunes, where his general Turenne describes how he has just defeated the Spaniards Date: 14 June 1658

Prophets of the Cevennes
THE PROPHETS OF THE CEVENNES Persecuted after Louis XIV revokes the Edict of Nantes, the French protestants in the Cevennes manifest remarkable prophesying, convulsions etc

Witch Trial / Valenciennes
La chambre de Justice at Valenciennes, northern France, during the witchcraft trials. The throne is for the king (Louis XIV)

Court of Louis XIV
Cardinal Chigi, on behalf of his uncle pope Alexander VII, apologises to Louis XIV for ill-treatment of some French at Rome; the interview takes place in Louis bedroom

Louis XIV of France and visitors from Siam (Thailand)
King Louis XIV of France receives delegates from Siam (Thailand) who have come to study science in Europe

Erik XIV of Sweden marrying Catharina Mansdotter
King Erik XIV of Sweden (son of Gustav Vasa, Gustav I) marrying his commoner mistress, Catharina (Karin) Mansdotter, after which he goes mad and is deposed

LA Salle in America 1680
LA SALLE asks permission of Louis XIV, king of France, to explore the Mississippi. Louis says yes

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