Louis XIV

Want to read the rest of this paper? Join Essayworld today to view this entire essay and over 50,000 other term papers

several problems. He
knew that he did not want to reside and rule in Paris, so against the will
of his advisors he chose a hunting chateau as the site of his new palace.
He also knew from history that the nobles of his domain had in the past
and would continue to cause trouble in the form of uprisings and other
conflicts. Louis XIV sought absolute power, and he knew that he would not
be able to obtain this if preoccupied by civil conflicts. His solution to
this problem was building Versailles and inviting all of the nobles to
reside there. This was a brilliant scheme to keep the nobles out of the
politics of the country. He preoccupied them with tasked normally
associated with chamber maids, thus allowing him to rule as an absolute
monarch. The splendor of the palace was a key factor in this plan because
with out it, the nobles would not have a willing to leave their homes and
move to Versailles.

The historical account, The Splendid Century , written by W.H. Lewis is
a very ...

Get instant access to over 50,000 essays. Write better papers. Get better grades. Already a member? Login

CITE THIS PAGE: