Summary: The Sun King Louis XIV

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“I liked the war too much”, Louis XIV said on his death bed this past week.
Since “The Sun King” took the throne, France has been in debt, in a long series of wars, and restricted the rights of Frances’ citizens.
After the death of his advisor, Colbert, Louis’s reign over France grew weak. He lost control over finances and while he said his main goal was to increase French supremacy, he put France into thirty one years worth of wars. …show more content…

Because of this, war continued for another seven years. Due to the British perspective on the balance of power within the European countries, Anglo-French talks began that resulted in the Treaty of Utrecht between France, Spain, Britain, and the Dutch Republic. In 1714 the Holy Roman Emperor also made peace with France in the Treaties of Rastatt and Baden.
While France did gain back most of the land lost by Louis in the war, the debt and civil rights were still issues. Louis, even after making France going almost completely bankrupt, was only concerned with what he wanted.
Because of the Edict of Nantes, France lost over 200,00 skilled workers and leaders. Because of war France lost thousands of men. Because of Louis’s carelessness, France lost over two million people to famine. decline in his popularity amongst the people of France.
Louis, as he grew closer to his death and the end of his reign, became more hostile especially with Calvinists and Puritans. They were thought to have suspected him of being an unworthy king and because of this, he made all of the popes, nuns, and monks sign a contract saying they would never teach, practice, or affiliate themselves with Jainism - a sect of Calvinism that goes against many Catholic

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