Absolute Monarch: King Louis XIV

Of all the absolute rulers in Europe, by far the best example of one, and the most powerful, was Louis XIV of France. Although Louis had some failures, he also had many successes. He controlled France’s money and had many different ways to get, as well as keep his power, and he knew how to delegate jobs to smart, but loyal people.

King Louis XIV inherited the throne when he was only five years old. King Louis XIV of France, the absolute monarch, changed France's military and government. Hebuilt the Palace of Versailles, enhanced France's military, and involved most of Europe in war.

King Louis ruled his county in such a way that many rulers that followed King Louis XIV in Europe imitated his style of power. King Louis XIV was an absolute ruler that set an example for many to follow through his complete power, decision making, and dictatorship.

Regarding the Baroque period, it is stated "the period of time in Western Europe from about 1600 to the mid 1700s was one of religious, political, and scientific upheaval, and these tensions are reflected in the arts of the age." Focusing on the political end, King Louis XIV of France used the style of art during this period to portray himself as an absolute monarch. The phrase "absolute monarch" refers to the method that kings would use to consolidate their power and resources at the expense of the "nobility of the church." King Louis XIV is known to be the most successful of the absolute monarchs. In order to achieve this, he relied heavily on the art and style of the Baroque period. The art was used to emulate their power, and many looked

When it come to which leader was the most absolute I would say that Louis XiV of France. While his earlier policies were a bit heavy handed and were unpopular enough to cause rebellion he quickly learned from his mistakes. He then took a much subtler approach to absolute rule and by the end of his rule France had expanded greatly and the crown had a stranglehold on both domestic and foreign policies. The first of his many great decisions was that he appointed no Chief minister that way no noble could simply challenge a single man, they had to challenge the entire crown. He had also made many of the people who would form his councils those who had just begin to rise in the social structure. This tactical move ensured their loyalty and competence

King Louis XIV believed that state authority rested in him alone. Therefore, he used the following methods to secure his position as absolute ruler. Louis manipulated those who attended his court through the use of strategically granting presents, honorable distinctions, highly favored positions, financial allowances, as well as threat of punishment if not pleased with any individual. Louis made his courtiers so dependent on him that aristocrats trampled one another so to be the ‘one’ to garner Louis’ attention and pleasure. Dignitaries fought to be seated closer to Louis, nobles wrangled for the right to hold as he got dressed, his mistresses did whatever was necessary to please their king. How one behaved, spoke, their mannerisms, their clothing…all these were keenly observed by the king and could change at any moment which kept his courtiers on their toes. A lapse in etiquette surely meant doom for the offender as nobody

Louis failed to do that, he was self centered, and needed to have everything. All through his reign, he needed complete control of everything. No matter how much he had, it was never enough. Then, he so desired to have the biggest, most beautiful palace that he used tax money and ultimately caused his kingdom to be plunged into poverty and indirectly caused the French Revolution. He foolishly used the wealth of France for to satisfy his own desires and caused so much destruction. Despite that absolute monarchy lasted past Louis, and he also brought France to be a world

From the start of his life, Louis XIV was destined to be the most powerful ruler in French history. Born in 1683 in France to Louis XIII and Anne of Austria, he was next in line to the throne under his father. The first of many obstacles in his life was presented in 1643, when Louis XIII died and left Louis XIV to the throne at the age of 5; causing him to quickly adjust to the King lifestyle. Throughout his life beginning in his early childhood, Louis XIV was faced with difficulties that molded him to become the most prominent ruler in French History, allowing him to be able to make France a major economic, military and cultural power by the time of his death.

Louis the XIV was a monarch who ruled with absolute power, but it was driven because of his want to be glorified in history and his younger misfortunes when we was growing during The Fronde. This shaped him because he wasn't going to let the nobles usurp his power and he wanted to prove people wrong. He showed this by being in control constantly and again ruling

Louis XIV was able to become an absolute monarch with his strategy of impeding the power of nobles to the effect of creating more power for himself. He greatly feared another insistence of the Fronde. When taking the throne fully at the death of his Chief Minister, Mazarin, he was quoted saying, “L’état, c’est moi” or “I am the state” , expressing his need for absolute power.

When one thinks of an individual in history who exemplifies what it means to be absolute monarch, the name that comes to many is Louis the XIV of France. A brilliant tactician, diplomat, and manipulator, he utilized the resources that were at his disposal in order to create the seat of his power that allowed him to gain control over the nobility of France and maintain his title of Sun King, the palace of Versailles. However, In order to properly explain Louis’ need to build the Palace of Versailles, we must first explore the origins of his ideals and beliefs which were fostered by his mother and of a civil war.

The monarchy i choose was louis XIV. louis was only 4 years old when he was king with the new king too young to rule louis mother anne served as regent and appointed louis godfather italian born cardinal jules mazarin as chief minister. Mazarin thought the young 4 year old king about everything from statesmanship and power to history and the arts. Louis turned 15 and he was coronated in 1654 but he was not yet able to wield absolute power over france until his godfather mazarin passed away. The king louis first true love was mazarin's niece marie mancini. The marriage of the two cousins ensured ratification of the peace treaty that mazarin had sought to establish with hapsburg spain. Louis wife gave birth to six of the king's children but sadly

Throughout history the concept of ruling with absolute power be found in various empires. In France, King Louis XIV was able to use his power to enforce his own opinions of protestants onto France. And in Russia, Peter the Great used his army to get revenge against Sweden after losing to them in a war. Both rulers used their high levels of authority to achieve their own goals. In France and Russia rulers such as King Louis XIV and Czar, Peter the Great ruled with absolute power, and used this power to achieve their own goals which both hurt their country as a whole or advanced and increased its power.

Louis XIV was an absolute monarch. After the death of Mazarin, Louis XIV, expressed his desire to be the sole ruler of France and his own prime minister.

King Louis XIV was made King of France at the age of just four years old. It is incomprehensible to me that he began his rule when he was only four years old. His rule must have been outstanding because we are still talking about it. During his 72-year reign, King Louis XIV of France made good use of the Baroque style. Even in the reading, it says that Kind Louis XIV was the "most successful" of the absolute monarchs. European kings aspired to be as mighty as King Louis XIV. An absolute monarch is when the monarch (King Louis XIV) has absolute unrestricted political power. In future times, this form of rule has proved to be dangerous. It would eventually introduce the world to cruel power hungry tyrants. King Louis XIV wasn't a cruel tyrant