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L'État, C'est Moi
''L'État, c'est moi'' (, ) is an apocryphal saying attributed to King Louis XIV. It was allegedly said on before the Parlement of Paris. It is supposed to assert the primacy of the royal authority in a context of defiance with the Parliament, which contests royal edicts taken in ''lit de justice'' on 20 March 1655. The phrase symbolizes absolute monarchy and absolutism. Historicity Nevertheless, historians contest that this sentence, which does not appear in the registers of the parliament, was really said by Louis XIV, especially since on his deathbed, Louis XIV pronounced a sentence, attested, seemingly contradictory: "I die, but the state will always remain." The origin of the phrase is attributed to Pierre-Édouard Lémontey in his ("Essay on the Monarchical Establishment of Louis XIV and on the Alterations He Experienced During the Life of that Prince") (1818), who writes: "The Koran of France was contained in four syllables and Louis XIV pronounced them one day: "L'É ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis XIV By Juste D'Egmont
Louis may refer to: People * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer Other uses * Louis (coin), a French coin * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also * Derived terms * King Louis (other) * Saint Louis (other) * Louis Cruise Lines * Louis dressing, for salad * Louis Quinze, design style Associated terms * Lewis (other) * Louie (other) * Luis (other) * Louise (other) * Louisville (other) Associated names * * Chlodwig, the origin of the name Ludwig, which is translated to English as "Louis" * Ladislav and László - names sometimes erroneously associated with "Louis" * Ludovic, Ludwig, Ludwick, Ludwik Ludwik () is a Polish given name. Notable people with the name include: * Ludwik Czyżewski, Polish WWII general * Ludwik Fleck (1896–1961), Polish medical doctor and biologist * Ludwik Gintel (1899–1973), Polish-Israeli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of French Monarchs
France was ruled by monarchs from the establishment of the kingdom of West Francia in 843 until the end of the Second French Empire in 1870, with several interruptions. Classical French historiography usually regards Clovis I, king of the Franks (), as the first king of France. However, historians today consider that such a kingdom did not begin until the establishment of West Francia, after the fragmentation of the Carolingian Empire in the 9th century. Titles The kings used the title "King of the Franks" () until the late twelfth century; the first to adopt the title of "King of France" (Latin: ''Rex Franciae''; French language, French: ''roi de France'') was Philip II of France, Philip II in 1190 (r. 1180–1223), after which the title "King of the Franks" gradually lost ground. However, ''Francorum Rex'' continued to be sometimes used, for example by Louis XII in 1499, by Francis I of France, Francis I in 1515, and by Henry II of France, Henry II in about 1550; it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis XIV
LouisXIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 16381 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great () or the Sun King (), was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the List of longest-reigning monarchs, longest of any monarch in history. An emblem of the Absolutism (European history), age of absolutism in Europe, Louis XIV's legacy includes French colonial empire, French colonial expansion, the conclusion of the Thirty Years' War involving the Habsburgs, and a controlling influence on the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, style of fine arts and architecture in France, including the transformation of the Palace of Versailles into a center of royal power and politics. Louis XIV's pageantry and opulence helped define the French Baroque architecture, French Baroque style of art and architecture and promoted his image as absolute ruler of France in the early modern period. Louis XIV began his personal rule of France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parlement Of Paris
The ''Parlement'' of Paris () was the oldest ''parlement'' in the Kingdom of France, formed in the 14th century. Parlements were judicial, rather than legislative, bodies and were composed of magistrates. Though not representative bodies in the present sense of the word, they had procedures and authorities that could delay the otherwise unchecked power of the King. Because of its location and history, the Parlement of Paris was the most significant. The Parlement of Paris was established under Philip IV of France in 1302. The Parlement of Paris would hold sessions inside the medieval royal palace on the Île de la Cité, which today is the site of the Paris Hall of Justice. History In 1589, Paris was effectively in the hands of the Catholic League. To escape, Henry IV of France summoned the parlement of Paris to meet at Tours, but only a small faction of its parliamentarians accepted the summons. (Henry also held a parliament at Châlons, a town remaining faithful to the king ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lit De Justice
In France under the Ancien Régime, the ''lit de justice'' (, "bed of justice") was a particular formal session of the Parlement of Paris, under the presidency of the King of France, for the compulsory registration of the royal edicts and to impose his sovereignty. It was named thus because the king would sit on a throne, under a baldachin. In the Middle Ages, not every appearance of the King of France in ''parlement'' occasioned a formal ''lit de justice''. Description A ''lit de justice'' in Paris was normally held in the ''Grand'Chambre du Parlement'' of the royal palace on the Île de la Cité, which remains the Palais de Justice even today. The king, fresh from his devotions in Sainte-Chapelle, would enter, accompanied by his chancellor, the '' princes du sang'', dukes and peers, cardinals and marshals, and take his place upon the cushions on a dais under a canopy of estate (the ''lit'') in a corner of the chamber. The records of a ''lit de justice'' of Charles V, May 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Absolutism (European History)
Absolutism or the Age of Absolutism () is a historiographical term used to describe a form of monarchical power that is unrestrained by all other institutions, such as churches, legislatures, or social elites. The term 'absolutism' is typically used in conjunction with some European monarchs during the transition from feudalism to capitalism, and monarchs described as ''absolute'' can especially be found in the 16th century through the 19th century. Absolutism is characterized by the ending of feudal partitioning, consolidation of power with the monarch, rise of state power, unification of the state laws, and a decrease in the influence of the church and the nobility. Absolute monarchs are also associated with the rise of professional standing armies, professional bureaucracies, the codification of state laws, and the rise of ideologies that justify the absolutist monarchy. Absolutist monarchs typically were considered to have the divine right of kings as a cornerstone of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre-Édouard Lémontey
Pierre-Édouard Lémontey (14 January 1762, Lyon – 26 June 1826, Paris) was a French lawyer, politician, scholar, and historian. Life Lémontey was born in Lyon and became a barrister. On the convocation of the États généraux, he was noted for many political writings. Deputy for the Rhône at the Legislative Assembly, he was elected its president several times. He took part in the defence of Lyon against the troops of the National Convention and in 1793 escaped death during the Reign of Terror by fleeing to Switzerland. Lémontey returned in 1795 and was in 1804 made head of the theatrical censorship commission, entering the Académie française in 1817. He was twice a laureate of the Académie de Marseille for his ''Éloges'' praising Peiresc (1785) and those praising Cook (1788). He edited royalist newspapers and was one of the companions at the "Déjeuner de la Fourchette". Main works * ''Palma, ou le Voyage en Grèce, opéra en deux actes'', Paris, Théâtre de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quran
The Quran, also Romanization, romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a Waḥy, revelation directly from God in Islam, God (''Allah, Allāh''). It is organized in 114 chapters (, ) which consist of individual verses ('). Besides its religious significance, it is widely regarded as the finest work in Arabic literature, and has significantly influenced the Arabic, Arabic language. It is the object of a modern field of academic research known as Quranic studies. Muslims believe the Quran was orally revealed by God to the final Islamic Prophets and messengers in Islam, prophet Muhammad in Islam, Muhammad through the Angel#Islam, angel Gabriel#Islam, Gabriel incrementally over a period of some 23 years, beginning on the Night of Power, Laylat al-Qadr, when Muhammad was 40, and concluding in 632, the year of his death. Muslims regard the Quran as Muhammad's most important Islamic view of miracles, miracle, a proof of his prophet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivier Chaline
Olivier Chaline (29 December 1964) is a French historian who specialises in the history of Central Europe. Biography Chaline was born on 29 December 1964, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, to historians Jean-Pierre Chaline and Nadine-Josette Chaline. Chaline entered the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) in 1984. After he obtained his Agrégation in France, ''agrégation'' in history, he taught at the ENS before being appointed to the University of Rennes 2 – Upper Brittany, University of Rennes II (1999–2001), then to the Paris-Sorbonne University. He occasionally teaches at Charles University at Prague. In 2006, Olivier Chaline was given the Prix Guizot of the Académie française for his book ''Le Règne de Louis XIV''. Main works *1996: ''La France au XVIIIe siècle, 1715–1787'', Belin, Paris, ; *1996: ''Godart de Belbeuf. Le Parlement, le roi et les Normands'', Bertout, *1998: ''La Reconquête catholique de l’Europe centrale, XVIe–XVIIIe siècle'', Éditions du Cerf, Pari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armand Colin
Armand Colin is a French publishing house founded in 1870 by Auguste Armand Colin. It specializes in publishing works concerning human sciences, economics and education. Among its best-known publications are the "U" collection begun in 1968, and the "Cursus" collection. In 1987, Armand Colin was purchased by Masson (publisher), Masson which, in turn, became part of the City Group (Groupe de la Cité) in 1994. It is now owned by Hachette (publisher), Hachette. In 2014, the house which shared its premises with Larousse moved to those of Dunod and merged with it. References External links Official website Book publishing companies of France French brands Publishing companies established in 1870 French companies established in 1870 {{Publish-corp-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1655 In France
Events from the year 1655 in France Incumbents * Monarch – Louis XIV Events * The French army under Turenne took Landrecies after a siege in 14 July, and the towns of Condé and Saint-Ghislain, on 18 and 25 August. Births *14 February – Jacques-Nicolas Colbert, churchman (died 1707) *30 September – Charles III, Prince of Guéméné, nobleman (died 1727) *4 October – Lothar Franz von Schönborn, archbishop (died 1729) Deaths *27 February – Henri Chabot, nobleman (born 1616) *6 April – David Blondel, clergyman, historian and classical scholar (born 1591) *28 July – Cyrano de Bergerac, novelist and playwright, (born 1619)Israel, Johnathan Irvine (1997). ''Conflicts of Empires: Spain, the Low Countries and the struggle for World Supremacy 1585-1713''. Hambledon. . *7 September – François Tristan l'Hermite, dramatist (born c.1601) *24 October – Pierre Gassendi Pierre Gassendi (; also Pierre Gassend, Petrus Gassendi, Pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
