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A 1670 painting. L to R: Louis' aunt, Henriette-Marie; his brother, Philippe, duc d'Orléans; the Duke's daughter, Marie Louise d'Orléans, and wife, Henriette-Anne Stuart; the Queen-mother, Anne of Austria; three daughters of Gaston d'Orléans; Louis XIV; the Dauphin Louis; Queen Marie-Thérèse; la Grande Mademoiselle.
Louis and his family portrayed as Roman gods — A 1670 painting. L to R: Louis' aunt, Henriette-Marie; his brother, Philippe, duc d'Orléans; the Duke's daughter, Marie Louise d'Orléans, and wife, Henriette-Anne Stuart; the Queen-mother, Anne of Austria; three daughters of Gaston d'Orléans; Louis XIV; the Dauphin Louis; Queen Marie-Thérèse; la Grande Mademoiselle.
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Louis and his family portrayed as Roman gods A 1670 painting. L to R: Louis' aunt, Henriette-Marie; his brother, Philippe, duc d'Orléans; the Duke's daughter, Marie Louise d'Orléans, and wife, Henriette-Anne Stuart; the Queen-mother, Anne of Austria; three daughters of Gaston d'Orléans; Louis XIV; the Dauphin Louis; Queen Marie-Thérèse; la Grande Mademoiselle.
France territory from 1552 - 1798
Territorial expansion of France — France territory from 1552 - 1798
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Territorial expansion of France France territory from 1552 - 1798
King of France, in 1661
Louis XIV — King of France, in 1661
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Louis XIV King of France, in 1661
Frontispiece of Letters on Sunspots
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A group of sunspots, labeled as Active Region 1520 rotated into view over the left side of the sun on July 7, 2012. The large spot on the bottom left stretches more than 11 Earths, or 87,000 miles across. The full chain of spots is closer to 200,000 miles across. This image was captured by amateur astronomer Alan Friedman on July 10.
Sunspots — A group of sunspots, labeled as Active Region 1520 rotated into view over the left side of the sun on July 7, 2012. The large spot on the bottom left stretches more than 11 Earths, or 87,000 miles across. The full chain of spots is closer to 200,000 miles across. This image was captured by amateur astronomer Alan Friedman on July 10.
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Sunspots A group of sunspots, labeled as Active Region 1520 rotated into view over the left side of the sun on July 7, 2012. The large spot on the bottom left stretches more than 11 Earths, or 87,000 miles across. The full chain of spots is closer to 200,000 miles across. This image was captured by amateur astronomer Alan Friedman on July 10.
By Pope Gregory XIII reformed the Julian Calendar into the new Gregorian Calendar
Papal bull Inter Gravissimas — By Pope Gregory XIII reformed the Julian Calendar into the new Gregorian Calendar
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Papal bull Inter Gravissimas By Pope Gregory XIII reformed the Julian Calendar into the new Gregorian Calendar
Shows celebration of the introduction of the Gregorian calendar.
Detail of the tomb of Pope Gregory XIII — Shows celebration of the introduction of the Gregorian calendar.
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Detail of the tomb of Pope Gregory XIII Shows celebration of the introduction of the Gregorian calendar.
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Pope Gregory XIII — cropped
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English translation published in London in 1658
Frontispiece of an English translation of Natural Magick — English translation published in London in 1658
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Frontispiece of an English translation of Natural Magick English translation published in London in 1658