Louis XIV av Josephine Wilkinson

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Intelligent, authoritative, and often surprising, a biography of the most famous of French monarchs, by an acclaimed biographer and historian.Louis XIV¿s story has all the ingredients of a Dumas classic: legendary beginnings, beguiling women, court intrigue, a mysterious prisoner in an iron mask, lavish court entertainments, the scandal of a mistress who was immersed in the dark arts, and a central character who is handsome and romantic, but with a frighteningly dark side to his character.Louis believed himself to be semidivine. His self-identification as the Sun King, which was reflected in iconography of the sun god, Apollo, influenced every aspect of Louis¿s life: his political philosophy, his wars, and his relationships with courtiers and subjects.As a military strategist, Louis¿s capacity was debatable, but he was an astute politician who led his country to the heights of sophistication and power ¿ and then had the misfortune to live long enough to see it all crumble away. As the