All 4 Uses of
Louis XIV
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- "It might be so under the Bourbons, but at present"— "It has always been so, my dear Morrel, since the reign of Louis XIV.†
Chpt 13-14
- —are you going to make me ring a second time for the carriage?" asked Monte Cristo, in the same tone that Louis XIV. pronounced the famous, "I have been almost obliged to wait."†
Chpt 41-42
- It is told that the Duc d'Antin removed in a single night a whole avenue of trees that annoyed Louis XIV.†
Chpt 61-62 *
- * Elisabeth de Rossan, Marquise de Ganges, was one of the famous women of the court of Louis XIV. where she was known as "La Belle Provencale."†
Chpt 63-64
Definition:
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(Louis XIV) king of France (and longest reigning monarch of any major European country) who is known for expanding French influence and for the magnificence of the Palace of Versailles (1638-1715)