History 2403E Lecture : Louis
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Louis comes to power in 1661 decides he is going to rule independently. Louis does what charles the fifth does makes a high council. 5 or 6 individuals who were chosen to help advise him. Loyalty will be rewarded and disloyalty will be crushed. Versailles louis took steps to reduce the power of the nobility and he does this also through the creation of the palace of versailles. He knows that paris is dangers and so he moves to versailles. It is not just a palace b ut it is a complex with a series of ponds and gardens and hunting grounds. It was like a playground for the nobility. If a noble wanted to have any power they had to come and stay and versailles but on their own expense. Louis was able to watch over the nobility this way and keep them fighting amongst themselves. It is a world of civility and culture.