Court of the Sun King established at the Palace of Versailles

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Category

Government

Place

France

Date

1682

Reference

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"From the day, in 1661, that he personally assumed the reins of government, Louis directed all his considerable energies to asserting his royal authority over the nobility." [1001 Days]

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