1682 · The court moves to Versailles
Louis XIV moves the royal court and government to Versailles.
France · 1682–1700
Versailles, 1680s
The king moves his court to Versailles.
Hyacinthe Rigaud, Louis XIV, 17011690
Who governs:
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The world around · Versailles, 1680s
- Who governs
- Louis XIV rules alone, and in 1682 moves the court and government to Versailles.
- Everyday life
- Most people are peasants paying taxes, tithes and dues. In 1685 the Protestant faith is banned.
- Arts and ideas
- Lully's operas and Le Nôtre's gardens set the taste of Europe.
- Meanwhile
- Edo-period Japan is at peace, and Bashō is writing his haiku.
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