Louis XIV Quotes
No doubt Jean Bart does not talk like you, but who of you could act like Jean Bart?
Bart was unfamiliar with Court and his language lacked the refinement of the French Nobility. However he was the best naval officer in France and most French Nobles at the time could speak eloquently but could not do much else well.
Louis XIV, 1638-1715, King of France, Statement to his court who were not comfortable with the King’s appointment of a privateer and lifelong sailor as the Commanding Admiral of the French fleet
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Most members of the Court were shocked and outraged at Bart’s egotistical, audacious, compliment to the King. See {632313} for the King’s reply to the upset courtiers.
Thereafter, Blaine was known as "The Plumed Knight." Ingersoll was considered to be the greatest orator and political thinker of his day, but his overt atheistic views curtailed his elected political career.
This was written under the name of Ragnar Redbeard. There are a few scholars who believe that it was written by Jack London, but most credit Desmond.
While Mangin was disgustingly racist, many native soldiers from Senegal, Morocco and other French colonies were pleased that Mangin was not only advocating that they serve with the French Army, but the General was critical of the fighting spirt of the then contemporary Frenchmen and claimed that the “prmitives” would invigorate the French Army. Mangin’s view was adopted as policy and in the First World War, native colonial troops were an important component of the victorious French Army.
- Born: September 5, 1638
- Died: September 1, 1715
- Nationality: French
- Profession: Royalty
Louis XIV, also known as Louis the Great (Louis le Grand) or the Sun King (le Roi Soleil), was King of France from 14 May 1643 until his death in 1715. His reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest recorded of any monarch of a sovereign country in European history. Louis XIV's France was emblematic of the age of absolutism in Europe. The King surrounded himself with a variety of significant political, military, and cultural figures, such as Mazarin, Colbert, Louvois, the Grand Condé, Turenne, Vauban, Boulle, Molière, Racine, Boileau, La Fontaine, Lully, Charpentier, Marais, Le Brun, Rigaud, Bossuet, Le Vau, Mansart, Charles Perrault, Claude Perrault, and Le Nôtre.
