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POWER OF ROYALTY

POWER OF ROYALTY. Kings: Philip II and Louis XIV. Versailles. Palace of Versailles. Located: Versailles Louis XIII – built a hunting lodge Louis XIV --- enlarges the lodge a. built to have galas & show his power b. brought nobles under his thumb

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POWER OF ROYALTY

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  1. POWER OF ROYALTY Kings: Philip II and Louis XIV

  2. Versailles

  3. Palace of Versailles • Located: Versailles • Louis XIII – built a hunting lodge • Louis XIV --- enlarges the lodge • a. built to have galas & show his power • b. brought nobles under his thumb • c. Centralized the government by taking power away from the nobles

  4. Palace of Versailles

  5. El Escorial

  6. El Escorial • Located: Madrid Philip II of Spain • Designed: chosen to honor Saint Lawrence & celebrate victory over Henry II (France) on 10 August 1557 (feast of St. Lawrence) • a. martyred: roasted to death on a gridiron • b. floor plan: gridiron to honor the saint • c. main building: palace & monastery (decades to build) • d. turn complex upside down: 4 corner legs and middle is the grill • e. bedrooms: Philip’s on the right & his wife’s on the left • each with window looking into the chapel

  7. El Escorial

  8. Assignment • Philip II of Spain (1556-1598) built the Escorial and Louis XIV of France (1643-1715) built Versailles. • Starting with the pictures of these palaces analyze the similarities and differences in the conception and practice of monarchy of these two kings.

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