King Louis XIV – Reign of Glory King Louis XIV’s, the French monarch of the 17th century, reign made certain that France would go down in history as the dominate world power of the century. King Louis’ quest for grandeur worldwide and within led to much turmoil and glory. With the aid of his top military ministers, Colbert, Louvois and Vauban, King Louis had the military expertise and financial backing to dominate Europe (Kagan pg. 469). …showed first 75 words of 546 total…

…showed last 75 words of 546 total…of society in his quest for world power and cultural domination (Weber). King Louis’ reign by divine right was in fact a failure. His quest for foreign lands brought widespread death and destruction. He longed to be admired, but his authoritarian rule left most in fear of the monarchy not in awe. His extravagant spending led to unfair tax burdens on the poor (Kagan pg. 475). His rule left behind an oppressed society ready to revolt.