Luis XIV

Synopsis of Luis XIV

«Luis XIV» is Ragnhild Hatton's biography of the Sun King, published by Salvat Editores in paperback (205 pages, in Spanish).

Biography of Louis XIV that covers his life and reign, from childhood to the end of his days, and analyzes how he consolidated absolute monarchy in seventeenth-century France. The work examines the court of Versailles as a stage of power and reviews the king's influence on the art, culture and European politics of his time.

Part of the Biblioteca Salvat collection of great biographies (no. 20). It is a translation of the original English «Louis XIV and His World» (1972); foreword by Victor L. Tapie and translation by Camila Batlles.

For readers interested in the history of France, the court of Versailles and great biographies of historical figures.