HIS103Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: French Ironclad Gloire, Pyrena, Young Noble
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King louis xiv of france: born during the 30-year war and his father king louis xiii died when he was 5. Becomes king at 5 but not the ruler, he dies at the age of 77. 53 years and half of 53 years france was at war. Topic of lecture 3: peace of the pyrenes at 1659, louis ascension to the throne. What it meant to be king of france and what it meant to be great: the war of devolution (1667-1668, the dutch war (1672-1678, louis after these war, when he is the arbiter of europe. Reason to focus on louis xiv: to understand his strategy and statecraft as he influenced other parts of europe. During his reign, he was the most powerful monarch and other take notice: to see louis xiv strategy in different scales of time. The 30-year war ended at 1648, there are some peace but france and spain are still fighting.
