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www.lizi.twkingandplaceditinthehands
ofaneverincreasingnuerofpopularrepresentatives.itdid
nthelleniuoengland,butitsavedthatuntry
froostoftherevolutionaryoutbreakshprovedso
disastroustotheeuropeanieenthand
hturies.
thebalanceofpower
infraheotherhandthe``divine
rightofkingsntinuedh
greaterpoandsplendourthan
everbeforeaionof
therulerperedby
theneedlahe
``balanceofpower
asantrasttothepreviouschapter,lettellyou
happenedinfranceduringtheyearsheenglishpeople
bination
oftherightnintherightuntryattherightntisvery
rareinhistory.louisxivionofthisideal,as
farasfraherestofeuropewould
havebeenhappier.
theuntryoverheyoungkingorule
ostpopulousabrilliantnationofthat
day.louiscatothethroneazarinandrichelieu,
thetredtheafrench
kingdontotheststronglytralisedstateoftheseveh
tury.heselfaraordinaryability.
hepeopleofthetiethtury,arestill
surrouheriesofthegloriousageofthesunking.
oursoannersandthe
eleganceofexpressionattaiheurtoflouis.in
iionalanddiploticrelations,frenchisstilltheofficial
languageofdiplodiionalgatheringsbecause
turiesagoitreachedapolishedelegandapurity
ofexpressiuehadasyetbeeo
equal.thetheatreofkinglouisstillteachesuslessons
ooslohe
freooccupy
apositioniersheruntrieshave
flatteredbytheiritation.ightntihislistfor
nypages.itisnotterofreode
billoffareisprintedinfrench.theverydifficultartof
detoking,ohehighestexpressionsofcivilisation,
onarch.the
ageoflouisxiveofsplendraceh
stillteachusalot.
unfortuhisbrilliantpicturehasanothersideh
eans
seryatho,andfraothisrule
louisxivsucceededhisfatherintheyear1643.hediedin
theyear1715.thatansthatthegoventoffrance
anforseventytwoyears,
alsttions.
itgraspofthisidea,``onesingle
n.louisonarchswhoin
nyuablishedthatpartiofhighlyeffit
autocracy.he
didnotlikekingserelyplayedatbeingrulersand
tuedofficialaffairsintoapleasantpiic.thekingsof
thatenlightenedagehananyoftheirsubjects.
theygotupearlierandtobedlaterthananybodyelse,
aheir``divineresponsibilityquiteasstronglyastheir
``divinerighttorulehoutnsulting
theirsubjects.
ofurse,thekinguldnotattendtoeverythinginperson.
heselfhafewhelpers
anduncillors.oeexpertsupn
politics,afeistswoulddo
forthispurpose.butthesedignitariesuldalythrough
theirsn.theyhadnoindividualexistehe
ssofthepeople,thesnactuallyrepresentedinhis
oentoftheiruntry.the
gloryofthenfatherlahegloryofasingle
dynasty.itanttheexactoppositeofouroeri
ideal.francehehouseofbourbon.
thedisadvantagesofsuchasystereclear.theking
greobeeverything.everybodyelsegreobenothingat
all.theoldandusefulnobilityogive
upitsforrsharesinthegoventoftheprovinces.alittle
royalbureaucrat,hisfingerssplashedhink,sittingbehind
thegreebuildinginfaraway
paris,hetaskhahundredyears
beforehadbeeyofthefeudallord.thefeudallord,
deprivedofallovedtoparistoasehielfasbest
heuldattheurt.sooesbegantosufferfrobr >
thatverydangerousenocsiess,knoee
landlordishinasinglegeion,theindustrious
andusefulfeudaladnistratorshadbeetheannered
butquiteuselessloafersoftheurtofversailles.
louisenyearsoldhepeaceofphaliawas
ncludedandthehouseofhabsburg,asaresultofthe
thirtyyearsinantpositionineurope.
itanbitionshoulduseso
favourableanttogainforhisoythehonours
erlybeenheldbythehabsburgs.intheyear
1660louishadrriedriatheresa,daughteroftheking
ofspain.soonafterherinlaw,philipiv,one
ofthehalftedspanishhabsburgs,died.atoncelouis
claidthespanishherlandsbelgiuspartofhis
ionrous
tothepeaceofeurope,aehesafety
oftheprotestantstates.uheleadershipofja,
raadpensionarisnheunitedseven
herlands,thefirstgreatiionalalliahetriple
allianceofsheyear1661,
oneyandfair
proseslouisboughtupbothkingcharlesandtheswedish
estates.hollandrayedbyheralliesandto
heroe.intheyear1672thefrenvadedthelow
uheyrchedtotheheartoftheuntry.fora
sendtithedikesheroyalsunof
franarshes.thepeace
ofhingbut
relyanticipatedanotherwar.
asend1689to1697,endingh
thepeaceivelouisthatpositionin
theaffairsofeuropetoy,
jandeurderedbythedutchrabble,buth
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