King Ludwig II of Bavaria was a fervent follower of King Louis XIV. In his honor he built the Palace of Herrenchiemsee (New Palace) patterned from the Sun King…

Peterhof Palace is one of the grandest and most visited palace complexes in the world, hailed as the Russian version of France's Versailles and re…

Queen Maria Theresa (by Charles Beaubrun, ca. 1660s). Maria Theresa of Spain, Queen Consort of France, was born on September 10, 1638, at the Escorial, t…

Louis XIV and Moliere by Jean-Leon Gerome. Image: Wikimedia Commons Louis XIV was every bit the grand king he was. He was a handsome man, of elegant and …

Louis XIV, who ruled France from 1643 until 1715, left his immortal stamp in the form of the Palace of Versailles, the enormous and splendid structure nam…