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The Reign Of King Louis XIV

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Louis XIV was born on September 5, 1638 and he died on September 1, 1715. He was the ruler of France for seventy-two years, yet he didn’t accomplish much for the French. Starting at a young age of four, he didn’t know how to rule a country, so his ministers made the decisions for him until he was capable of doing it himself. Although his decisions were not always the best for the country and were mostly vain. An example would be when he decided to build a palace in Versailles. The construction of the palace wasted a ton of money, and he also forced important ministers to change their lives and move with him. The king’s idea of a proper and important reason for wasting so much money on the palace was, because he wanted to “ensure” his place.
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