# Royal court moves to Versailles (1682)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1682-royal-court-moves-to-versailles
Location: Versailles
Categories: main-event

Versailles became the permanent seat of court and a tool for managing elite politics. Within the broader Bourbon & Ancien Régime period, Bourbon France became a leading European power through stronger royal government, global expansion, war and court culture. Fiscal strain, social privilege and Enlightenment criticism accumulated beneath the apparent strength of the Ancien Régime. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Louis XIV (King of France). Royal court moves to Versailles is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Royal court moves to Versailles is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France.

Ruler at the time: [Louis XIV](https://history-france.com/rulers/louis-xiv)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Royal court moves to Versailles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Royal+court+moves+to+Versailles&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Royal court moves to Versailles](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Royal+court+moves+to+Versailles)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of French history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_French_history)