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Birth Name |
King Louis XIV |
n/a |
King Louis (the Sun King,) who became
King in 1643 would greatly advance the art of dancing. Louis would
partake (usually the central figure) in many of the ballets
himself (as a dancer,) usually appearing as a very heroic
character in the ballet (played Apollo, the Sun God.) Louis
along with Catherine de Medici would make the French Court the
most elaborate and influential on earth. Louis was trained by
Henri Prevost.
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Louis's
first dance role was in Cassandre in 1651. Louis founded a school
in 1661 for the training of the dancers called Academie Royale
de danse (Academy of Dancing) which also led to the Royal
Academy of Music and Dance in 1672, now called the "Grand
Opera Of Paris." He also Built the Palace
of Versailles.
Louis
father was King Louis III who also loved to dance and his Mother
was Anne of Austria. Louis had a son in 1661 named the Dauphin.
The Le Duc de Bourgogne was Louis's grandson, who married the
Princess de Savoy in 1697 and had a son titled Louis XV (third
grandson) who became the heir.
Monsieur Le Duc d'Orleans was the Kings brother who married Madame Elizabeth
Charlotte (Lisolette) of Bavaria and later d'Orleans married
Mlle. de Blois who was the illegitimate daughter of Louis XIV
and the Duke of Monmouth was a illegitimate son as well.
Louis XIV was married twice (probably,) first to a Spanish Hapsburg
princess, Maria Theresa. After her death he most likely secretly
married his mistress, a Madame de Maintenon.
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Birth Place |
Birth Date |
Spouse |
Offspring |
| France |
1638 - 1715 |
Maria Theresa |
n/a |
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Mme de Maintenon (1683) |
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Dance Types |
Kings Dance Masters |
Dancers |
| Allemande |
Jean Baptiste Lully |
Beauchamps (1635-1709) |
| Ballet |
Pierre Beauchamps (1635-1709) |
Boutteville |
| Canaries |
d'Olivet |
Dumiraille |
| Courante (favorite) |
Louis Pe'cour (1655-1729) |
Favier the Elder |
| Gavotte |
Raoul Auger Feuillet (1659-1710) |
Favre |
| Gigue |
Jean Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) |
Germain |
| Minuet |
Jean Ballon |
Louis Pe'cour (1655-1729) |
| Sarabande |
Georges Rameau |
Louis L' Estang |
| Passepied |
Josias Priest (c.1689) |
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Master Isaac (c.1640-c.1720) |
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John Essex (c.1680-1744) |
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Kellom Tomlinson (c.1690, died after 1753) |
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Anthony L' Abbee (1700s) |
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John Weaver (1673-1760) |
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Kings Composers |
Ballets |
| Issac De Bensserade |
1651
- Cassandre |
| Jean-Baptiste
Lully (1632-1687) |
1653
- Ballet de la Nuit |
| Jean Baptiste Moliere
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1654
- Ballet Royal des Noces de Pelee et de Thetis |
| Andre Campra |
1654
- Ballet Royal des Proverbes |
Portrayal Films |
Costumes |
1661
- Ballet Royal des Saisons |
| Magnificent
Beginnings |
Jean Berain (1638-1711) |
1662
- Carrousel De Louis XIV (Louvre) |
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1664
- Les Amours Deguises |
Theaters,
ETC |
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1669
- Ballet de Flore |
| Palace
of Versailles |
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1681
- Le Triomphe d'Amor |
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| NOTE: Thanks to Steve Costello
for info on Louis Marriage information. |
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