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Louis' father dies
Louis father dies when he is five years old, and the true ruler after his father was Cardinal Mazarin -
He weakens nobles to stregthen the government
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Louis attemps to expand France's borders
He invades the Spanish Netherlands and gained new places, and a region (Franche-Comte) -
Louis wants more land, so he fights more wars
Louis was greedy and wanted to gain more land, and a European worldwide alliance formed to stop France, so they could not dominate others. -
He expands the Palace of Versailles
Louis expanded the palace to prove to everyone of his absolute power. It was very large and luxurious. -
Louis made arts popular
The main purpose for art to him, was to glorify god , and the king, so he made arts like operas and ballets very popular. -
He gets rid of the Edict of Nantes
This helped protect the religious rights of Huguenots, and many fled the country, because Louis did not like the Protestant religion. -
William of Orange becomes king
The Dutch prince was the only ruler to match the power and rule of Louis in his time period. -
The War of Spanish Succession starts
Louis invests a lot of his time in this war, and used many resources necessary to France, so it weakened France. -
The Treaty of Utrecht
This treaty ended the war, and stopped Louis from losing alliance with Spain, but France still lost money and colonies
