ÉDUCATION ET JEUNESSE DE LOUIS XIV

24. Louis XIV (1648-1715), surnamed the Great, son of Louis XIII. and Anne of Austria, was born in 1688. He was only five years old when his father died ; his mother was made régent of France, and Mazarin prime minister. He was king for 72 years, the longest reign in history.

19« — 7. galanterie : great courtesy of speech and manner.

9. Corneille, Pierre, (1606-1684,) has been called ''the father

of FreDCh tragedy." His best tragédies are Lb Cidi JSoraee, Oinnaf Pdyeucte»