Louis XIV

by Geoffrey Treasure

Louis IV represents the apogee of French royal power and the Ancien Regime. Having restored the nation's finances and rebuilt the army, he embarked on a series of wars of conquest which made France universally feared and respected as the central power of continental Europe. In the age of Moliere, Corneille, Racine et al, French culture blossomed at the court of Versailles. The counterpoint to these achievements was the emasculation of the political...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582279585
• ISBN13: 9780582279582
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"