LOUIS XIV

WHAT DID HE DO?

• Reigned for 72 years
• Personally controlled the French government for 54 years.
• Epitomized the idea of kingship.
• Did what several kings worked on for centuries.

Worse or better when dead?
Worse. After war against grand alliance, France still held most of its territory, but the country's resources were drained.

What did he do that's not so great?
He sent France into bankruptcy to achieve his goal.

WHAT MAKES HIM AN ABSOLUTE MONARCHY?

• Centralized justice
• Centralized taxation
• Centralized military powers

WHAT IS HE KNOWN FOR?

• Leading an absolute monarchy during Frances classical age.
• Revoked the edict of Nantes.
• Aggressive foreign policy

In 1862, he moved with his court to the chateau de Versailles, a palace that was a better symbol of his power and influence in Europe.

Louis XIV of France ranks as one of the most remarkable monarchs in history.