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Rulership and State-Building in the 17th Century
The Treaty of Westphalia in 1648 ends the Thirty Years’ War, yet religion and rulership remain inseparable. Protestant and Catholic princes see their rule as a divine mandate. After the war, for many, there is only one goal: to rebuild their war-torn nations. They stimulate the economy, invest in education, promote scientists and artists. All of which likewise serves their purpose of self-aggrandizement. No one masters this art as expertly as King Louis XIV of France. Power-conscious, he portrays himself as absolute ruler by the grace of God, from whom all political decisions radiate. The famous Palace of Versailles becomes the baroque stage for his centralist state policy.
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