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    The Age of Louis XIV

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      Puy de Dôme, 56

      Pyrenees, the, 41

      Peace of the (1659), 3, 11, 97, 129, 164, 200, 446, 448

      Pyrrho (365?–275? B.C.), 64, 611, 612

      quadrature of a cycloid, 57

      of a circle, 499, 500, 562

      Quakers, 194, 196–99, 253, 255–56, 273, 351, 590

      and quietism, 83, 209

      Penn’s colony of in America, 255, 256

      and royal declarations of toleration, 253, 255, 278, 289, 292, 301

      in Germany, 255, 416

      Quatre Amis (Four Friends), 126, 144, 146

      Queen Anne’s Bounty, 352

      Queen Mab (Shelley), 657

      Queen’s Theatre, 313

      Quercy, France, 708

      Quesnay, François (1694–1774), 690

      Quesnel, Pasquier (1634–1719), 69

      quietism, 83, 416, 429–30, 690

      Quinault, Philippe (1635–88), 33, 125

      Rabelais, François (1494?–1553), 27, 130, 146, 153, 207

      Racan, Honorat de Bueil, Marquis de (1589–1670), 147

      Racine, Jean Baptiste (1639–99), 85, 98, 128, 129, 132–44, 153, 162, 312, 618

      and Boileau, 135, 142, 146–49

      passim; classicism of, 131, 135, 142, 143–44, 149, 529

      and Corneille, 132, 134–36

      passim, 138, 139, 142–44

      passim; death of, 142

      and Dryden, 323, 326

      and Mile, du Parc, 134–35, 137, 140

      and Mme. Henrietta, 35, 132, 135

      Louis XIV’s support of, 12, 130, 133, 140–42

      passim, 720

      and Molière, 126, 133, 134, 137

      and Port-Royal, 61, 69, 132, 133–34, 139“42 passim

      Radcliffe, John (1650–1714), 354

      Rainaldi, Carlo (1611–91), 434

      Rainaldi, Girolamo (fl. 1655), 434

      Rákóczy, Francis II (1676–1735), 426

      Rákóczy, George II, Prince of Transylvania (r. 1631–48), 421

      Ramazzini, Bernardino (1633–1714), 525

      Rambouillet, Catherine de Vivonne de Savelli, Marquise de (1588–1665), 30–31, 109, 155

      Rambouillet, Hôtel de, 30–31, 75, 108, 109, 150, 155

      Rameses II, King of Egypt (r. 1292–1225 B.C.), 338

      Ramillies, battle of (1706), 708

      Ramsay, David (fl. 1630), 517

      Raneé, Armand Jean Le Bouthillier de (1626–1700), 47, 79

      Randolph family, in America, 183

      Ranke, Leopold von (1795–1886), 431

      Raphael (Rafaelo Sanzio: 1483–1520), 90, 94, 96, 143, 250, 434, 435, 437

      Rastatt, Treaty of (1714), 714

      Rathmines, Ireland, 186

      Ratisbon, see Regensburg

      Ray, John (1628–1705), 497, 519, 524

      Ready and Easy Way, The (Milton), 232–34

      Reasonableness of Christianity as Delivered in the Scriptures, The (Locke), 589

      Reason of Church Government Urged against Prelaty, The (Milton), 220

      Redi, Francesco (1626–99), 520

      Reflections upon Ancient and Modern Learning (Wotton), 491

      Réflexions sur le métier de roi (Louis XIV), 15*

      Réflexions morales sur le Nouveau Testament (Quesnel), 69

      Réflexions sur les divers génies du peuple romain (Saint-Évremond), 161

      Reformation, 69, 104, 366, 399, 463, 469, 681

      Regency, French (1715–23), 86, 99, 604, 690

      Regensburg (Ratisbon), 419, 511

      Truce of (1684), 45, 425

      Regii Sanguinis Clamor ad Coelum Adversus Parracidas Anglicanos (Moulin), 229–32

      Rehearsal, The (Buckingham), 270, 323, 325

      Rehnskjoll, Carl (fl. 1709), 387

      Reinken, Jan (1623–1722), 419

      Relapse, The (Vanbrugh), 317

      Relation de l’île de Borneo (Fontenelle), 617

      Religio Laid (Dryden), 327

      religion: cuius regio principle, 71

      importance of, in 17th cent., 69, 194

      and morality, 79–80, 269, 344, 345, 584, 591, 606–7, 613, 628, 660

      Pascal’s defense of, 55, 61–65

      and philosophy, see under philosophy

      and science, 509, 523, 529, 542–43, 546, 566

      Religious Courtship, The (Defoe), 337

      religious freedom: Bayle’s advocacy of, 607–8, 610, 613

      Bossuet on, 70, 79–80, 666

      cuius regio principle, 71

      in England, 194, 252–56, 289, 292, 293, 295, 301–2, 311, 330, 351, see also England, religious issues

      in France, 5, 69, 457, see also Huguenots and Nantes, Edict of

      in Germany, 483, 660, 665–67

      Harrington’s advocacy of, 565

      Hobbes’s opposition to, 559

      in Hungary, 423

      in Italy, 456–57, 484

      Locke’s advocacy of, 578–579, 588–90

      in New Jersey constitution, 256

      Penn’s advocacy of, 255–56

      in Poland, 374

      Pufendorf’s advocacy of, 659

      in Russia, 379

      Swift’s opposition to, 351

      in United Provinces, 167–68, 458, 483–84, 620, 622

      Religious Wars (France, 1562–94), 50, 75, 87, 485, 566

      Remarks on a Late Discourse of Freethinking (Bentley), 492, 572

      Rembrandt Harmensj van Rijn (1606–69), 89, 165, 169, 170, 171, 459

      Renaissance: French, 75, 681

      Italian, 88, 104, 143, 163

      Renati Des Cartes Principia Philosophiae more geometrico demonstrata (Spinoza), 625

      Reni, Guido (1575–1642), 434

      Republic (Plato), 657

      Retz, Jean François Paul de Gondi de, Cardinal (1614–79), 4, 6–7, 8, 10–11, 98, 151, 160

      Reubeni, David (C.1490–C.1536), 471

      Revel, 403

      Review, The (periodical), 313, 336, 338, 339

      Reynolds, Sir Joshua (1723–92), 266

      Rhine river: Dutch control mouth of, 41, 175, 411

      French crossing of, 97, 176

      French power extending to, 41–45, 661, 714

      Leibniz’ plan for defending, 661

      Marlborough’s crossing of, 704

      Rhineland, see Palatinate

      Rhode Island colony, 253

      Rhone river, 25

      Ribera, José (1588–1652), 435, 436

      Ricci, Sebastiano (1659–1734), 433–34

      Riccioli, Giovanni Battista (1598–1671), 502

      Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis de, Cardinal (1585–1642), 4, 5, 9, 54, 56, 155, 416, 691

      absolutism of, 15, 20, 563

      and Academy, 130

      arts, letters, theater encouraged by, 56, 87, 104–5, 110’ 129, 162

      economic policies of, 6, 22, 25

      French dominance achieved by, 3, 8, 11, 41

      portraits, bust of, 95

      tolerance of, 69, 70

      Richer, Jean (1630–96), 503

      Richmond, Charles Stuart, 3d Duke of Richmond (1639–72), 249

      Riga, 366, 375, 380, 384, 386

      Rigaud, Hyacinthe (1659–1743), 89, 99, 103, 405, 717

      Rights of Man, Declaration of (1789), 583

      Rijnsburg, 623, 624, 625

      Riley, John (1646–91), 265

      Rimini, Italy, 439

      Riquet, Pierre Paul de (1604–80), 25

      Ritterakademien, 485

      Roannez, Duc de (fl. 1670), 62

      Roberval, Gilles Personne de (1602–75), 496, 498, 500

      Robinson Crusoe (Defoe), 337, 360

      Rob Roy (Scott), 337

      Rochefort, 24

      Rochemont, Sieur de (fl. 1665), 119–20

      Rochester, John Wilmot, 2d Earl of (1647–80), 270–71, 315, 324, 566

      Rochester, England, 206, 297

      Rocroi, battle of (1643), 3, 4, 7, 129, 448

      Rodogune (Corneille), 131

      Roemer, Olaus (1644–1710), 496, 513

      Rogers, James Edwin Thorold (1
    823–90), 258

      Roldan, Pedro (1624–1700), 450

      Roldana, Luisa (1656–1704), 450

      Roman comique (Scarron), 39

      Romania, 425

      Romano, Giulio (1492–1546), 94, 96

      Romanov, house of, 375, 394

      Rome: arts in, 434–35

      Christina’s sojourn and salon in, 439, 441–42

      cultural life of, 438

      Jews in, 456–57

      opera in, 444

      plague in, 528

      population of, 502

      right-of-asylum dispute, 432

      sanitation in, 528

      satire on, 616

      Romodanovsky, Prince Feodor (fl. 1690), 393

      Ronsard, Pierre de (1524–85), 136

      Rosa, Salvator (1615–73), 435

      Rosicrucians, 661

      Roskilde, Peace of (1658), 367

      Rostand, Edmond (1868–1918), 600

      Rotterdam, 168, 458, 484, 494, 605, 608, 609, 612

      Rouen, 56, 57, 89, 95, 614, 697

      Parlement of, 482

      Roullé, Pierre (fl. 1664), 115

      Roussillon, 11

      Rousseau, Jean Baptiste (1671–1741), 160

      Rousseau, Jean Jacques (1712–78), 66, 122, 614, 651

      Fénelon’s educational theories reflected in, 82, 487

      Locke’s educational theories reflected in, 488, 490, 582

      and political philosophy, 555, 659

      Shaftesbury influence on, 590, 593

      Roxana (Defoe), 337

      Royal Library, Vienna, 426

      Royal Society of London, 382, 496–97, 499, 504, 507, 512, 514, 516, 529, 594, 625

      accused of irreligion, 575

      Charles II’s interest in, 250, 496, 504

      and Greenwich Observatory, 504

      Hooke’s work in, 506, 607

      Leeuwenhoek’s association with, 520

      Leibniz’ membership in, 662

      members’ work in alchemy, 532

      members’ work in anatomy, 522, 523, 524

      members’ work in biology, 518, 519, 520

      members’ work in medicine, 526

      Newton’s work in, 532, 534, 535, 537, 539, 544, 545

      Pepys’s presidency of, 335, 495

      Swift satire on, 497

      Wren membership in, 264

      Rubens, Peter Paul (1577–1640), 87, 89, 165

      Rudbeck, Olof (1630–1702), 522

      Rueil, 7

      Ruisdael, Jacob van (1628?–82), 169, 171

      Ruisdael, Salomon van (1600–70), 170

      Rupert, Prince, Count Palatine of the Rhine (1619–82), 314

      Russell, Admiral Edward, Earl of Orford (1653–1727), 296

      Russell, William Lord (1639–83), 283, 285, 286, 296

      Russia, 375–83, 391–410

      access to West, 366, 369, 375, 379, 397

      army, 377, 379, 382–383, 385, 397, 410

      commerce and industry, 383, 400–2, 409

      and the Cossacks, 366, 370–71, 375, 379, 383, 385–86

      government of, 400, 402–3, 677

      massacre of Jews, 467

      navy, 378, 379–80, 383, 397, 410

      war with Persia, 409

      war with Poland, 370–71, 383

      war with Sweden, 374, 375, 383–87, 389

      war with Turks, 377, 379, 383, 388

      Westernization of, 375–76, 378–79, 381, 383, 397–405, 409–10

      Russian Academy, 405

      Russian Orthodox Church, 370, 375, 376, 382, 393, 398–99, 403, 404, 406–7

      Ruyter, Michel Adriaanszoon de (1607–76), 14, 171, 172, 174, 176, 179, 276

      “Rye House Plot,” 286

      Ryswick, Treaty of (1697), 699, 705

      Sabbatai Zevi (1626–76), 332, 471–74

      Sablé, Magdelaine de Souvré, Marquise de (1599–1678), 156, 598

      Sacchetti, Giulio, Cardinal (fl. 1663), 430

      Sacy, Isaac Louis de, 52

      Sacy, Louis Isaac Lemaistre de (1613–84), 59, 68

      safety valve, 517

      Sagrada Forma (painting by Coello), 451

      St.-Cloud, 36, 92, 95

      St.-Cyr, 50, 54, 83, 140–41, 151, 405, 486, 685, 689, 697, 719

      Saint-Cyran, M. de, see Duvergier de Hauranne, Jean

      St.-Denis, Abbey of, 36, 44, 77, 90, 719

      Sainte-Beuve, Charles Augustin (1804–69): on Louis XIV, 13–14

      on Pascal, 63*, 65

      on Port-Royal nuns, 51*

      Ste.-Marie-de-Chaillot, convent of, 37

      St.-Étienne-du-Mont, Church of, 67

      Saint-Evremond, Charles de Marquetel, Seigneur de (1615?–1703), 30, 39, 85, 161, 251, 312

      St. Francis Xavier, Church of, Naples, 436

      St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, 266

      St.-Germain, 7, 35, 91, 93, 114, 302

      St.-Germain-en-Laye, Treaty of (1679), 44

      St.-Gervais, Church of, Paris, 34

      St.-Gobain, France, 23

      St. Gotthard, see Szentgotthárd

      St. Helena, 505

      St. Ignatius, Church of, Rome, 435

      St. James Park, London, 275

      St. James’s Palace, Westminster, 260, 491

      St. John, Henry, see Bolingbroke, Viscount

      St. John, Church of, Prague, 418

      St. Lawrence river, 26

      St.-Lazare, Monastery of, Paris, 76

      St. Louis, Church of, Rome, 432

      St.-Louis-des-Invalides, Church of, Paris, 90

      St. Michel, Elizabeth, wife of Pepys, 332, 335

      St. Nicholas, Church of, Prague, 418

      St.-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet, Church of, Paris, 85

      St.-Omer, France, 44, 164, 280

      St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, 356, 362

      St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, 263, 264–65, 462

      St. Paul’s School, London, 212

      St. Peter’s, Rome, 423, 428, 434, 436, 442

      St. Petersburg, Russia (“Petersburg”), 385, 387, 390, 396–97, 401, 404, 406, 408

      Saint-Pierre, Charles Castel, Abbé de (1658–1743), 715

      St.-Quentin, France, 717

      St.-Roch, Church of, Paris, 90

      Saint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy, Duc de (1675–1755), 32, 160

      on Fénelon, 81

      on Ninon de Lenclos, 29

      on Louis XIV, 12, 13, 14, 710

      on Louis’ children, 716

      on Mme. de Maintenon, 41, 686, 687

      on Mme. de Montespan, 37

      on Racine, 141*

      on Revocation, 74

      on Vauban, 709

      on wartime conditions, 710, 712

      St. Sophia’s, Constantinople, 423

      St.-Sulpice, Church of, Paris, 85

      Salamanca, Spain, 450

      University of, 452

      Salem, Massachusetts, 254

      Salisbury, England, 297

      Salle du Petit Bourbon, Louvre, Paris, 107, 110

      Sallust (86–35 B.C.), 99

      Salm, Count (fl. 1692), 694

      Salmasius, Claudius (Claude de Saumaise: 1588–1653), 227–29, 230–32

      passim , 491

      Salonika, 455, 472

      salons, 30–31

      Salvi, Giovanni Battista (“II Sassoferrato”: 1605–85), 434

      Salzburg, archbishopric of, 427

      Samson Agonistes (Milton), 238, 240, 241–42

      Sandwich, Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of (1625–72), 333

      San Esteban, Church of, Salamanca, 450

      San Filippo, Church of, Turin, 433

      San Giovanni in Laterano, Church of, Rome, 434’ 444

      San Giovanni Battista, Cathedral of, Turin, 433

      San Martino, Certosa of, Naples, 437

      Sant’ Agnese, Church of, Rome, 434

      Santa Maria della Pace, Church of, Rome, 434

      Santa Maria della Salute, Church of, Venice, 433

      Santa Maria in Campitelli, Church of, Rome, 434

      Santa Maria Ia Nuova, Church of, Naples, 436

      Santerre, Jean Baptiste (1658–1717
    ), 98

      Sappho, see Scudéry, Madeleine de

      Santiago, Archbishop of, 449

      San Tomás, Church of, Madrid, 450

      Saragossa cathedral, 449

      Sardinia, 432, 438, 700

      Sarpi, Paolo (1552–1623), 48

      Sartor Resartus (Carlyle), 348

      Satires (Boileau), 129, 147

      Saumaise, Claude de, see Salmasius, Claudius

      Sauveur, Joseph (1653–1716), 513

      Savery, Thomas (1650–1715), 517–18

      Savoy, Duke of, see Charles Emanuel II (r. 1638–75)

      Victor Amadeus II (r. 1675–1732)

      Savoy, duchy of, 433, 693, 699, 702, 704, 706, 710, 714

      Saxe, Maurice, Comte de (1696–1750), 415

      Saxony, Electorate of, 369, 374, 389, 413

      Scandinavia: Lutheranism in, 483

      relationship of forces in, 365

      unification of, 368

      Scaramouche, see Fiorelli, Tiberio

      Scarborough, Earl of (fl. 1688), 296

      scarlatina, 527

      Scarlatti, Alessandro (1659–1725), 441, 445

      Scarlatti, Domenico (1683–1757), 445

      Scarron, Paul (1610–60), 30, 38–39, 141*

      Scarron, Widow, see Maintenon, Marquise de

      Sceptical Chymist (Boyle), 515

      Scheele, Karl Wilhelm (1742–86), 516

      Scheldt river, 164, 175

      Schiller, Johann Christoph Friedrich von (1759–1805), 593

      Schleiermacher, Friedrich (1768–1834), 656

      Schloss Berlin, 418

      Schloss Charlottenburg, 414, 418

      Schlüter, Andreas (1664–1714), 374, 418

      Schomberg, Friedrich Hermann, later Frederick Herman, Duke of Schomberg (1615?–1690), 74, 302, 303

      Schonbrunn Palace, 426

      Schooneveldt, Zeeland, 179

      Schopenhauer, Arthur (1788–1860), 644, 656, 670

      Schott, Kaspar (fl. 1672), 511

      Schuller, Georg Hermann (1651–79), 635–36

      Schweinfurt, 495

      Schynvoet, Dutch architect (fl. 1697), 381

      Scone, Scotland, 188

      Scotland, 186, 187–89 , 190, 194, 203, 259, 336, 485

      Anglican episcopacy in, 252, 277, 301

      Kirk of, 188, 189

      parliamentary union of with England, 308, 311

      revolt of against Commonwealth, 183, 185, 187–89

      witchcraft persecution in, 482

      Scott, Sir Walter (1771–1832), 326

      scrofula, and the king’s touch, 481, 525

      Scroggs, Sir William (1623?–83), 283, 284

      Scrutinium pestis (Kircher), 526

      Scudéry, Georges de (1001–67), 150

      Scudéry, Madeleine de (“Sappho”: 1607–1701), 31, 39, 56, 142, 147, 149–51, 312

      sculpture: English, 265

      Flemish, 165

      French, 88, 90, 99–103, 163

      German, 418

      Italian, 88, 432, 434–35

      Polish, 374

      Russian, 381, 404

      Spanish, 450

     
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