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Louis XIV – Fascination and Repulsion: The Portrayal and Reception of the Reign of a Baroque Monarch Between Heroization, Imitation and Demonization

Programme

Friday, November 27, 2015

9:30–10:00 a.m.

Introduction by Isabelle Deflers and Christian Kühner (Department of History, University of Freiburg)

 

The Heroization of Louis XIV

Moderation: Daniel Jacob (Frankreich-Zentrum, University of Freiburg)

10:00–10:30 a.m.

Christina Kuhli (SFB 948, University of Freiburg)

"Heldenbilder im Kontext der Querelle – Alexander der Große als wechselvolle Identifikationsfigur"

10:30–11:00 a.m.

Coffee break

11:00–11:30 a.m.

Isabelle Deflers (Department of History, University of Freiburg)

"Ludwig XIV. als Vorbild Friedrichs II. von Preußen (1712–1786)"

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon

Discussion on the first two presentations

12:00–12:30 p.m.

Ronald G. Asch (Department of History, University of Freiburg)

"Ludwig XIV. als Feindbild in England"

12:30–1:00 p.m.

Discussion

 

Auseinandersetzung mit Ludwigs XIV. Inszenierungen

Moderation: Anna Schreurs-Morét (Department of Art History, University of Freiburg)

2:30–3:00 p.m.

Lothar Schilling (Faculty of History and Philology, History Section, University of Augsburg)

"'Absolutismus' als Fremdzuschreibung. Die Außenpolitik Ludwigs XIV. in der zeitgenössischen völkerrechtlichen Publizistik"

3:00–3:30 p.m.

Christian Kühner (Department of History, University of Freiburg)

"Bilder Ludwigs XIV. in den Berichten und Autobiographien des Adels"

3:30–4:00 p.m.

Discussion

4:00–4:30 p.m.

Coffee break

4:30–5:00 p.m.

Christian Mühling (Department of Early Modern History, University of Marburg)

"Ludwig XIV. und die europäische Debatte über den Religionskrieg"

5:00–5:30 p.m.

Discussion

8:00 p.m.

Olivier Chaline (Center for Central European History, Sorbonne University – Paris IV)

"La 'gloire' de Louis XIV"

(Evening lecture in French)

 

Saturday, November 28, 2015


Der Versailler Hof

Moderation: Andreas Gelz (Department of Romance Studies, University of Freiburg)

9:30–10:00
a.m.

Sven Externbrink (Department of History, Heidelberg University)

"16. November 1700. Der Hof als Bühne politischer Entscheidungen"

10:00–10:30 a.m.

Gesa zur Nieden (Department of Musicology, University of Mainz)

"Politische Funktion der Musik am Hof Ludwigs XIV."

10:30–11:00 a.m.

Discussion

11:00–11:30 a.m.

Coffee break

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon

Eva-Bettina Krems (Department of Art History, University of Münster)

"Der Versailler Hof Ludwigs XIV. als künstlerisches Modell?"

12:00–12:30 p.m.

Discussion

 

Wahrnehmungen von nah und fern

Moderation: Christian Kühner (Department of History, University of Freiburg)

2:00–2:30 p.m.

 

Alain J. Lemaître (CRESAT, University of Upper Alsace)

"Le roi, les résistances parlementaires, la transcendance de l'État"

(Talk in French with a summary in German)

2:30–3:00 p.m.

 

Gilles Buscot (Department of German Studies, University of Strasbourg)

"L’entrée héroïque de Louis XIV dans Freiburg, ville conquise"

3:00–3:30 p.m.

Discussion

3:30–4:00 p.m.

Closing remarks by Ronald G. Asch (Department of History, University of Freiburg)