Louis XIV

Landon Mossburg AP European History 10/10/01 Louis XIV and the Decline of Absolutism in France Question Posed: What steps did Louis XIV take to increase the power of the crown in France and what did he do that led to its eventual demise. Louis XIV was a charismatic fool with an ego the size of Texas. He took some major steps to increase his power but then he took some even bigger steps and managed to …showed first 75 words of 529 total…

…showed last 75 words of 529 total…something France had an abundance of at the time. So to make a long story short France lost and was forced to sign a treaty that gave stuff to everyone that fought against France stuff that used to belong to France. This was pretty much the straw that broke the camel’s back and when Louis died there was chaos in France. The power of the Crown was severely damaged and would never really recover.