Appointed Superintendent of Finance by Mazarin, Nicolas Fouquet worked from 1653 to 1661 to restore the finances of the kingdom, damaged by the episode of the Fronde. Thanks to his office, he accumulated a considerable fortune and had a magnificent castle built on his land in Vaux. Fouquet, who want
The Fronde , which some have called the beginnings of the French Revolution, is a series of revolts between 1648 and 1653 against the rise of the absolutism of the monarchy in France. Womens revolts because never before have so many women taken part, targeting a woman Anne of Austria; sling of Parli
Louis II de Bourbon (1621-1686), known as the e Grand Condé , was a prince of the blood and one of the most illustrious warlords of the Grand Siècle, considered by Louis XIV as the greatest man of his kingdom. Trained in the military art in his youth, Condé distinguished himself during the Thirty Ye
Seen as the symbol of the Atlantic slave trade and slavery practiced by France, the Code black (or slave policing edict ), compiled by Colbert and which includes sixty articles, aimed to establish the legal status of slaves in the French West Indies. It was promulgated in 1685, the same year as the
Signed on April 13, 1598 by King Henry IV at the end of the Wars of Religion, the Edict of Nantes fixed the status of Protestants in the kingdom of France. Relatively favorable to the Huguenots, to whom he attributed freedom of worship, civil equality as well as strongholds, he was dismissed by Loui
The majority of the members of the first cute group could not obtain important positions and positions, some disappeared during the great duel in 1578, others were disgraced. Finally, some former companions of the king had more luck and lived in the time of Henri IV, then Louis XIII in respectable p
In general memory, favorites , cute , really cute are names evocative of scandal and used in a mocking and degrading way, especially during the reign of Henry III! And yet, kings, queens, high-ranking people very often surrounded themselves with a favourite, the trusted person, the intimate friend,
On February 28, 1518, Queen Claude of France gave birth to her first son. First name Francois like his father, the child is titled dauphin of France and it is on him that the hopes of the dynasty rest. By the death of his mother in 1524, François inherited the Duchy of Brittany and was crowned in R
Mother, sister, wives, mistresses, many are the women who surrounded by the same adoration Francis I , a magnificent king in his court like a sultan in his Harem, devoting their whole life to him. He accepted their gift as his due, like a child spoiled by fortune. Louise de Savoie, Marguerite de Na
The lord of La Palice distinguished himself during the Battle of Marignan, which earned him the title of Marshal of France in 1515. He gave his name to the famous lapalissades or “the truth of La Palice”. However, it is not for much, it was enough for him to die on February 24, 1525 at the Battle of
If patronage and relations between the prince and the arts are old, it is often considered that the France of the Renaissance, that of Francis I, is one of the most perfect examples. The castles of the Loire, commissions from the greatest artists of his time, made Valois the ideal patron prince. How
Pierre de Bourdeille , Lord of Brantôme (c. 1540-1614) was an abbot, then a soldier, courtier and writer in the 16th century. Brantôme first distinguished himself at court and on the battlefields:he was on several military expeditions, in Italy, France and Africa. A fall from his horse in 1583 made
The Renaissance in France is often reduced to the reign of King François I, a sort of prosperous period before the horror of the Wars of Religion. However, it is more accurate to begin this period with Charles VIII, the first king of the Renaissance, and to conclude it with Henry II. For political r
The Saint Bartholomews Day Massacre on the night of August 23 to 24, 1572 , is a bloody episode of the religious wars between Catholics and Protestants in France. While the marriage of Henri de Navarre and Marguerite de Valois is supposed to appease the conflicts, the idea arises of killing the man
Far from the great battles (often French defeats), the devastating English rides of the Black Prince, or the struggles for the big cities (Orleans, Paris,...), he is a region in France which was the unknown but decisive theater of the Hundred Years War , and the conflict between Armagnacs and Burgun
In the heart of the Hundred Years War, a real civil war opposes the Armagnacs , loyal to the royal family, and the Burgundians who allied themselves with the English. Since 1389, King Charles VI has regularly suffered from fits of dementia. A regency council was exercised by his brothers, of whom Lo
The Treaty of Verdun of 843 put an end to the conflict between the three sons of Louis I the Pious for the possession of the Frankish Empire built by their grandfather Charlemagne. According to the terms of this agreement, the Empire was divided into three parts, effectively putting an end to the br
Between Franks and Vikings, relations were initially conflictual. The Carolingian Empire in full disintegration after the Treaty of Verdun (843) is not able to face the attacks of these warriors from the North. For several decades, the fight is fierce. It nevertheless led, in 911, to the creation of
The Principality of Duke Richard II marks a turning point in the history of Normandy :the descendants of the Vikings finally freed themselves from their roots and turned definitively towards the Frankish world, both in the structures of government and in their religious beliefs, but also with regard
William Long Sword is the second Duke of Normandy or second Jarl of the Normans of the Seine. He succeeded his father Rollo around 927. He was the natural son of Rollo and Poppa, his concubine, Danish-style wife of the Viking. The young woman gave Rollo two children. A girl with the Scandinavian nam
Hans Frank, the infamous general governor of the occupied Polish lands, hanged on the gallows in the Nuremberg prison on October 16, 1946. However, the king of Poland almost ended his miserable life almost three years earlier, dying in an attack organized by soldiers of the Home Army ! It is th
Was it possible to buy the crown? For how much? How was Kazimierz the Greats relationship really with his mother, and with his wife? If you are wondering how much truth the glass screen shows when watching The Crown of Kings, be sure to read on. As always, all positions in the TOP 10 ranking are
Edgar Allan Poe is dead. He died the day before yesterday in Baltimore. This news will surprise many and sadden a few This concise epitaph that appeared in some American newspapers on October 9, 1849 to publicize the death of Poe, the genius of short and mysterious stories, already gave pause to a
The Tour de France is the oldest and most famous cycling race in the world. It takes place every year in July for three weeks and traditionally ends on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris. The history of the Tour de France cyclist is a small part of the history of France in the 20th century. This