Memoirs On The Reign Of Louis Xiv And The Regency Volume 03

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Excerpt from The Memoirs of the Duke of Saint-Simon, Vol. 3: On the Reign of Louis XIV. And the Regency Early life of Louis XIV - His education - His enormous His ignorance - Cause of the war with Holland - His mistakes and weakness in war - The ruin of france-origin of Versailles The King's love of adulation and jealousy of people who came not to Court - His spies - His vindictiveness - Opening of letters Confidence sometimes placed in him - A lady in a predicament 225. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Duc de Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon was a French courtier during the 18th century, but today he's best known for the comprehensive multi-volume memoirs, which depict life in France at the time.

The Duke of Saint-Simon's memoirs provide an intimate portrait of the court of Louis XIV and the Regency that followed his reign. This detailed account provides fascinating insights into the politics, power struggles, and daily life of the French aristocracy, making it a must-read for anyone interested in the history of France. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

A monumental literary work in the French tradition of memoir writing, this masterpiece from the early 18th century provides a unique perspective on the political and social life of France under the Sun King and his successors. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.