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kingandplaceditinthehands
ofaneverincreasingnuerofpopularrepresentativesitdid
notbringthelleniuoengland,butitsavedthatuntry
froostoftherevolutionaryoutbreakshprovedso
disastroustotheeuropeanntinentintheeighteenthand
nieenthcenturies
thebalanceofpower
infranceontheotherhandthe``divine
rightofkingsntinuedh
greaterpoandsplendourthan
everbeforeandtheaitionof
therulerperedby
theneedlahe
``balanceofpower
asantrasttothepreviouschapter,lettellyou
happenedinfranceduringtheyearsheenglishpeople
bination
oftherightnintherightuntryattherightntisvery
rareinhistorylouisxivionofthisideal,as
farasfrancetherestofeuropewould
havebeenhappier
theuntryoverheyoungkingorule
ostpopulousandthestbrilliantnationofthat
daylouiscatothethroneazarinandrichelieu,
thetredtheancientfrench
kingdontotheststronglycentralisedstateoftheseventeenth
centuryheselfanofextraordinaryability
hepeopleofthetiethcentury,arestill
surroundedbytheriesofthegloriousageofthesunking
oursoannersandthe
eleganceofexpressionattainedattheurtoflouisin
inteationalanddiploticrelations,frenchisstilltheofficial
languageofdiplocyandinteationalgatheringsbecause
turiesagoitreachedapolishedeleganceandapurity
ofexpressionhertonguehadasyetbeenableto
equalthetheatreofkinglouisstillteachesuslessons
ooslohe
freooccupy
apositioninthetersheruntrieshave
flatteredbytheiritationightntinuethislistfor
nypagesitisnotterofreode
billoffareisprintedinfrenchtheverydifficultartof
decentoking,oneofthehighestexpressionsofcivilisation,
onarchthe
ageoflouisxiveofsplendourandgracehcan
stillteachusalot
unfortunatelythisbrilliantpicturehasanothersideh
eans
seryatho,andfranceiontothisrule
louisxivsucceededhisfatherintheyear1643hediedin
theyear1715thatansthatthegoventoffrance
anforseventytwoyears,
alsttions
itgraspofthisidea,``onesingle
nlouisonarchswhoin
nyuntriesestablishedthatpartiofhighlyefficient
autocracyhe
didnotlikekingserelyplayedatbeingrulersand
tuedofficialaffairsintoapleasantpiicthekingsof
thatenlightenedagehananyoftheirsubjects
theygotupearlierandtobedlaterthananybodyelse,
andfelttheir``divineresponsibilityquiteasstronglyastheir
``divinerighttorulehoutnsulting
theirsubjects
ofurse,thekinguldnotattendtoeverythinginperson
heselfhafewhelpers
anduncillorsoneorteexpertsuponforeign
politics,afeistswoulddo
forthispurposebutthesedignitariesuldactonlythrough
theirsovereigntheyhadnoindividualexistencetothe
ssofthepeople,thesovereignactuallyrepresentedinhis
oentoftheiruntrythe
gloryofthenfatherlandbecathegloryofasingle
dynastyitanttheexactoppositeofouroerican
idealfrancehehouseofbourbon
thedisadvantagesofsuchasysterecleartheking
greobeeverythingeverybodyelsegreobenothingat
alltheoldandusefulnobilityogive
upitsforrsharesinthegoventoftheprovincesalittle
royalbureaucrat,hisfingerssplashedhink,sittingbehind
thegreenishentbuildinginfaraway
paris,noedthetaskhahundredyears
beforehadbeenthedutyofthefeudallordthefeudallord,
deprivedofallovedtoparistoasehielfasbest
heuldattheurtsoonhisestatesbegantosufferfrobr >
thatverydangerousenocsickness,knoee
landlordishinasinglegeneration,theindustrious
andusefulfeudaladnistratorshadbeetheannered
butquiteuselessloafersoftheurtofversailles
louisenyearsoldhepeaceofphaliawas
ncludedandthehouseofhabsburg,asaresultofthe
thirtyyearsinantpositionineurope
itanbitionshoulduseso
favourableanttogainforhisoythehonours
erlybeenheldbythehabsburgsintheyear
1660louishadrriedriatheresa,daughteroftheking
ofspainsoonafterherinlaw,philipiv,one
ofthehalftedspanishhabsburgs,diedatoncelouis
claidthespanishherlandsbelgiuspartofhis
ionrous
tothepeaceofeurope,andhreatenedthesafety
oftheprotestantstatesundertheleadershipofjandet,
raadpensionarisorforeignnisteroftheunitedseven
herlands,thefirstgreatinteationalalliance,thetriple
allianceofsheyear1661,
oneyandfair
proseslouisboughtupbothkingcharlesandtheswedish
estateshollandrayedbyheralliesandto
heroeintheyear1672thefrenchinvadedthelow
untriestheyrchedtotheheartoftheuntryfora
sendtithedikesheroyalsunof
franarshesthepeace
ofnilednothingbut
relyanticipatedanotherwar
asend1689to1697,endingh
thepeaceofrysogivelouisthatpositionin
theaffairsofeuropetoy,
jandeurderedbythedutchrabble,buth
... </P></TD>
kingandplaceditinthehands
ofaneverincreasingnuerofpopularrepresentativesitdid
notbringthelleniuoengland,butitsavedthatuntry
froostoftherevolutionaryoutbreakshprovedso
disastroustotheeuropeanntinentintheeighteenthand
nieenthcenturies
thebalanceofpower
infranceontheotherhandthe``divine
rightofkingsntinuedh
greaterpoandsplendourthan
everbeforeandtheaitionof
therulerperedby
theneedlahe
``balanceofpower
asantrasttothepreviouschapter,lettellyou
happenedinfranceduringtheyearsheenglishpeople
bination
oftherightnintherightuntryattherightntisvery
rareinhistorylouisxivionofthisideal,as
farasfrancetherestofeuropewould
havebeenhappier
theuntryoverheyoungkingorule
ostpopulousandthestbrilliantnationofthat
daylouiscatothethroneazarinandrichelieu,
thetredtheancientfrench
kingdontotheststronglycentralisedstateoftheseventeenth
centuryheselfanofextraordinaryability
hepeopleofthetiethcentury,arestill
surroundedbytheriesofthegloriousageofthesunking
oursoannersandthe
eleganceofexpressionattainedattheurtoflouisin
inteationalanddiploticrelations,frenchisstilltheofficial
languageofdiplocyandinteationalgatheringsbecause
turiesagoitreachedapolishedeleganceandapurity
ofexpressionhertonguehadasyetbeenableto
equalthetheatreofkinglouisstillteachesuslessons
ooslohe
freooccupy
apositioninthetersheruntrieshave
flatteredbytheiritationightntinuethislistfor
nypagesitisnotterofreode
billoffareisprintedinfrenchtheverydifficultartof
decentoking,oneofthehighestexpressionsofcivilisation,
onarchthe
ageoflouisxiveofsplendourandgracehcan
stillteachusalot
unfortunatelythisbrilliantpicturehasanothersideh
eans
seryatho,andfranceiontothisrule
louisxivsucceededhisfatherintheyear1643hediedin
theyear1715thatansthatthegoventoffrance
anforseventytwoyears,
alsttions
itgraspofthisidea,``onesingle
nlouisonarchswhoin
nyuntriesestablishedthatpartiofhighlyefficient
autocracyhe
didnotlikekingserelyplayedatbeingrulersand
tuedofficialaffairsintoapleasantpiicthekingsof
thatenlightenedagehananyoftheirsubjects
theygotupearlierandtobedlaterthananybodyelse,
andfelttheir``divineresponsibilityquiteasstronglyastheir
``divinerighttorulehoutnsulting
theirsubjects
ofurse,thekinguldnotattendtoeverythinginperson
heselfhafewhelpers
anduncillorsoneorteexpertsuponforeign
politics,afeistswoulddo
forthispurposebutthesedignitariesuldactonlythrough
theirsovereigntheyhadnoindividualexistencetothe
ssofthepeople,thesovereignactuallyrepresentedinhis
oentoftheiruntrythe
gloryofthenfatherlandbecathegloryofasingle
dynastyitanttheexactoppositeofouroerican
idealfrancehehouseofbourbon
thedisadvantagesofsuchasysterecleartheking
greobeeverythingeverybodyelsegreobenothingat
alltheoldandusefulnobilityogive
upitsforrsharesinthegoventoftheprovincesalittle
royalbureaucrat,hisfingerssplashedhink,sittingbehind
thegreenishentbuildinginfaraway
paris,noedthetaskhahundredyears
beforehadbeenthedutyofthefeudallordthefeudallord,
deprivedofallovedtoparistoasehielfasbest
heuldattheurtsoonhisestatesbegantosufferfrobr >
thatverydangerousenocsickness,knoee
landlordishinasinglegeneration,theindustrious
andusefulfeudaladnistratorshadbeetheannered
butquiteuselessloafersoftheurtofversailles
louisenyearsoldhepeaceofphaliawas
ncludedandthehouseofhabsburg,asaresultofthe
thirtyyearsinantpositionineurope
itanbitionshoulduseso
favourableanttogainforhisoythehonours
erlybeenheldbythehabsburgsintheyear
1660louishadrriedriatheresa,daughteroftheking
ofspainsoonafterherinlaw,philipiv,one
ofthehalftedspanishhabsburgs,diedatoncelouis
claidthespanishherlandsbelgiuspartofhis
ionrous
tothepeaceofeurope,andhreatenedthesafety
oftheprotestantstatesundertheleadershipofjandet,
raadpensionarisorforeignnisteroftheunitedseven
herlands,thefirstgreatinteationalalliance,thetriple
allianceofsheyear1661,
oneyandfair
proseslouisboughtupbothkingcharlesandtheswedish
estateshollandrayedbyheralliesandto
heroeintheyear1672thefrenchinvadedthelow
untriestheyrchedtotheheartoftheuntryfora
sendtithedikesheroyalsunof
franarshesthepeace
ofnilednothingbut
relyanticipatedanotherwar
asend1689to1697,endingh
thepeaceofrysogivelouisthatpositionin
theaffairsofeuropetoy,
jandeurderedbythedutchrabble,buth
... </P></TD>