King Louis XIV
Historians of three centuries have both defended and ridiculed King Louis XIV’s controversial reign. Many people have hailed him as a great king; mighty as the sun he took for his emblem. Being “great” as a king entails putting people before personal ambition, taking only necessary military action, achieving big things for his country, and instilling a sense of national pride in the people he rules. Louis the XIV did indeed instill national pride but his other faults negate his claim to “greatness”. King Louis XIV staffed his government with men who would obey him without question. Instead of appointing nobles he filled all of the positions with advisors drawn from the middle class. This way the people only had claim to what the king gave and could easily take away. Therefore the nobles couldn’t get a chance to overpower him. In order to express the power he had and at
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Approximate Word count = 609
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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