Title

Louis XIV having financial edicts registered in a lit de justice

Caption

Louis XIV goes to the Parlement and has financial edicts registered in a lit de justice (by force, with no discussion)

March 20, 1655

Illustration by Maurice Leloir, published in the book "Le Roy Soleil" by Gustave Toudouze and edited by Boivin in 1917.

Date

1917

Credit line

Photo12

Reference

COM24A00_305

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54,5Mb (7,7Mb) / 12,8in x 16,5in / 3837 x 4961 (300dpi)

Keywords

Illustration Drawing History of France French France 17th century 20th century Monarchy Monarch Life Biography King of France Royalty House of Bourbon Ancien Régime Law Enforce Command Commanding Absolute monarchy Decide Override Court of justice Lit de justice Edict Opposition Omnipotence Paris Authority Authoritarianism Divine right Royal power Submission