Louis XIV - The King of France (1643-1715) - The Sun King 

One of the things I liked was that while he had many mistresses, he did see to his wife's pleasure as well (Madame De Montespan actually had a couple of spats with Louis over that). It may have been somewhat perfunctory, but other kings have been known to completely neglect their wives--here's looking at you, Henry VIII. In a way, it's sad that he could not marry Marie Mancini, but such were the ways of royalty at the time and compared to say, the marriage of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, his marriage to Marie Therese was a rip-roaring success--fortunately most royals can now follow their hearts ( I do try to judge by the standards common amongst royalty at the time since to judge by modern standards is not fair, IMO).

@@harrietharlow9929 interesting

He never said that he is the state. He said the contrary : I die, but the state stays. He wrote memories fyi

@@pierren___ but was he sexual?

@@gorgeousgeorge7960 what ?

I believe those days it was "Your Christian Majesty"

It’s bc it was professionally made. Not everything on RU-vid is made by amateurs. People have always uploaded professionally made documentaries. They don’t tend to get flagged like movies or tv shows.

I'd love to see more on the French monarchs.

@@harrietharlow9929 you will The monarch shall return

Yes, I too, would love to see more documentaries about the French Monarchs in this series. Thanks in advance and God Bless

"Central government" is what even liberals would abhor, yes? And yet ... as though a hint of what a few of us have held up as _"the emancipation project"_ this is a key moment. Freedom ... liberation ... chaos ... rebellion (see Camus)

You say Potayto......I say Potahto... Who cares ? ? It's a History Docu NOT a language lesson..

Hello, both of those are incorrect too. Google - how to pronounce Richelieu. The main problem is with the 'lieu' part. It's not exactly LOO it is more like LEE UH, now say it faster as if, to join the LEE UH sounds. I can pronounce it, as I lived in Paris and speak French but you need to hear this one said. You can get away, with some written explanations of pronouncing words but the LIEU has a very unique sound, it is not LOO or YOO. You will understand me, when you Google it. Also, please listen to at least 2 pronunciations, as one I found is from a native French speaker (who often messes up actual Irish names, he butchers them lol I know them as I'm Irish! And he often makes mistakes pronouncing other languages too, I forget was it a Spanish or English place or person's name but he got it wrong. So it is advisable to check at least two pronunciations, to see how they differ or are the alike. Best of luck, from Ireland 🇮🇪💜💐 The 12th of May 2022.

@@mathonamoore123 I studied French for many years. I'd pronounce it Ree-shell-lyuh.

No. Monarchy is poison. Under all monarchies, 97% of the people of France lived in extreme poverty, abuseand suffering. But since history books are mainly written by dictators, all you know is some fairytale of glory and greatness told by the corrupt bourgeoisie.

Really? Fashion has changed ofTen ThaTs all

@@andrealuisecandido1154 What does that have to do with the costumes being cheap and shitty?

That's his mother. Queen Anne of Austria

Dear@@ucheokoroafor8273 👍👌👏 Thanks for the information. Now I'm definitely kind of relieved and will watch the video at last. I wonder why they have chosen a picture of his mother as title photo!? Pretty weird and confusing (at least I feel this way). Best regards, luck and health.

BTW, all this happens while he had his sociopathy mother and psychopath Cardinal very much in control. Who did what when? you're childish, for the sake of clicks. Now, really, isn't that worse than even just childish of you?

BreakingNews: history isn't just a joke

Wrong

@@CountessKitten can you prove it??? ;) lol

@@emmilypalmer9269 wlWell, actually no. I believe that it was 100% a real pregnancy. Perhaps Louis 13 wasn't the biological father though, in which case I'd say it would be Jules Mazarin. But I do believe the pregnancy was real. Anne of Austria was not well liked and I think had it been necessary to stage a pregnancy and bring in a changeling, then they'd have just done away with her somehow altogether. Also, the French Courtiers and Aristocracy, especially The Royal Family, kept very detailed & advanced records that we'd likely have some clues if there were any suspicions of a fake pregnancy. There are none. I have a Bachelor's in European History, with my thesis on The French Royal Family. So, I do have a little leverage here, but I cannot prove it, no. 🤫🤔🤨😒

I thought this too! It definitely raised my eyebrow.

@@CountessKitten When the remains of Louis XVII were found, there was a DNA expertise made with the remains of Henry IV. The match was perfect. If Louis XIV had not been Anne and Louis XIII's son, the match would have been impossible. Besides, the common rule was for the queen to give birth in public, so as to make sure there was no possible substitution of the baby. Moreover, take a close look at the portraits of Anne d'Autriche and Louis XIV : he looked like his mother. On the contrary, Louis XIV's brother looked like his father.

That portrait is actually of her mother. Who has a similiar name and was the sun kings paternal aunt. She was the wife of king Charles I of England.

No, the front was a reaction to fact ... you know ... fact? how much it costs to feed our kids? Yuppies ...

BTW (How come you're so ignorant?) there is "offense" in the sense of attack, and "offense" in the sense of assault. That you don't realize reality is yet again painfully clear. Yuppies profit by 80/20. I have lived by good work done well. o_0

21:14 You deigned to notice his upbringing? Maybe that's because most all yuppies dare not address how their latch-key kids are now quasi-psychopaths. Gee, almost as though history is more than just war. o_0

Pay Pull ... not pah puhl. Language matters, _n'est-ce pas?_

Yeah! Especially all the killing and violence and scheming and famines to pit kings in the throne or take them out

Dear @@kirittosanbitter9573 👍👌👏 Yeah, you are absolutely right! But please don't forget all the "nice" inbreeding with so much "interesting" results! ;-) Best regards, luck and health.

Who asked you?

Not really, that was a looong time coming and inevitable. When a tiny portion of a nation's population take the vast majority of their nation's wealth and cause endless suffering for the vast majority of the population, they are on a time limit. Same is happening now with billionaires. They will also face a global revolt eventually if they keep going on like this, it always happens throughout history and is always only a matter of time.

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