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

Louis XIV had two major accomplishments that instilled a strong sense of national pride in his peoples. During his reign, the army expanded to one of the most dominant in Europe. He also established a spectacular court in Versailles. It's decadence, organization, and extravagance became the model of all other European courts. Being able to claim the original fashionable court, filled the French with pride. Simply doing things to inspire pride in a country is not enough to let its king claim "great" as his title.

King Louis XIV did not always put his people before himself, he fought wars that were unnecessary, and he did not accomplish much for France. Although the King did instill a sense of national pride because of his magnificent court, this did nothing in the destiny of France. Louis XIV was not great because he possessed only one quality of a great king.

Louis XIV fought many wars,

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