Louis XIV had many great ideas given to him by his father, and executed some of them very well. Inheriting his throne at only the age of 5 and his high belief in divine right made him believe he could have anything he wanted. Louis never got his power checked. He took advantage and was ruthless just like his father Louis XII. The medieval council, which was made up of representatives from every social class in France; also know as the Estates General, never met once during Louis XIV’s reign(slide show). Therefore he got away with a lot while he had the throne.Louis the 16th was the sun king (slide show). His ego was one of the biggest reasons France’s economy was weakened. He thought that France was the strongest empire in the world, so when