Palace of Versailles, former French royal residence and centre of government, now a national landmark. It was located in the city of Versailles, Yvelines département, Île-de-France région, northern France, west-southwest of Paris. As the centre of the French court, Versailles was one of the grandest theatres of European absolutism.
History
17th century[]
The palace was built by King Louis XIV, who consolidated the power of the monarchy anointing himself "The Sun King", around who all others orbited. At the palace he fostered art and literature and was beloved as these things go and reigned absolute power for 72 years.[1]
18th century[]
When King Louis XVI took the throne he made the palace his home. However he had little interest in politics and buried himself in his obsessions with locks and watchmaking while the nation's crises festered.[1]
In 1775, Dracula travelled to Versailles and became an adviser to King Louis XVI. Dracula continued his feud with Cogliostro and surmised he no longer had the Darkhold. No longer fearing the Montesi Formula, Dracula vampirized Cagliostro's wife, Lorenza, as retribution for past slights.[2]
When the French Revolution came King Louis XVI's people brought a new device to the palace for him to contemplate, "The Guillotine".[1]
20th century[]
On June 28 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed at the Palace of Versailles. It was the most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end. The treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers.[3]
Modern Age[]
The Black Cat was caught sleeping in the king's luxurious bedchamber in the Palace of Versailles.[4]
When mutant warrior Solem travelled around the globe enjoying the pleasures of Earth, a nude painting was found in the Palace of Versailles and a mural inside the Louvre Museum.[5]See Also
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