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Louis XIV - La Vie du grand roi (Hors collection)

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Il a été roi dès l’âge de cinq ans. Et il a régné jusqu’à soixante-dix-sept ans.Il a été admiré, aimé.Il a agrandi le royaume de France.Il a été sans pitié pour ceux qui s’opposaient à lui.Par-dessus ceux qui grimaçaient d’ironie, l’immense foule du peuple français se rendait à Versailles pour admirer l’œuvre de son roi. Ces « gens » mesuraient combien le Roi-Soleil était attentif à la vie de son royaume. Et s’il a fait la guerre, c’est qu’il voulait défendre « la justice et l’honneur du peuple français ».À la fin de sa vie, combattant avec ses médecins une maladie qui lui causait d’affreuses souffrances, Louis XIV rassemblera les courtisans dans sa chambre et d’une voix résolue mais affaiblie, dira :« Messieurs, je m’en vais ; mais l’État demeurera toujours. »pour Louis XIV, il n’y avait rien de plus grand pour la France.Jusqu’à sa mort, le dimanche 1er septembre 1715, ce roi eut le courage d’avoir accepté cette mission, persuadé qu’il l’avait reçue de Dieu.Max Gallode l’Académie française « Il avait des défauts, le soleil a ses taches. Mais il est toujours le soleil. » Père Charles de La Rue

693 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 2015

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Max Gallo

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Max Gallo was a French writer, historian and politician.

The son of Italian immigrants, Max Gallo's early career was in journalism. At the time he was a Communist (until 1956). In 1974, he joined the Socialist Party. On April 26, 2007, the French Academy recorded his candidacy for its Seat 24, formerly held by the late Jean-François Revel. He was elected to the French Academy on 31 May 2007.

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February 9, 2018
Louis XIV, or should I say Louis The Great, is my most beloved historical figure.. I love how he aspired to be great and be regarded as such, but until I read this book I didn’t realize what monstrous difficulties he had to face to achieve that, especially in the second part of his life/reign. He loved his country with his whole heart and he wanted good for all his people. But he had to live with so much pain to achieve it. Not only physical pain, which was horrible, but also mental pain. I never cried so much while reading a novel or some romance book like I did with this biography of Louis. For almost 200 last pages I had waterworks going nonstop. I’m sure it was also because of the way the book was written. It isn’t boring, there are not only just dry facts and dates.. In this book you learn the whole story around those, how the life in Versailles (and before it) looked like, how Louis acted in situations and what he liked.. you get to know his whole story. And the very moving ending is a cherry on top. Five well-deserved stars! Bravo!
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November 25, 2016
Ce livre démontre combien Louis XIV était un homme courageux et fort jusqu'à la fin de sa vie, qui malgré les douleurs et la maladie a continué à gouverner pour son royaume.
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