Louis XIV , King of France
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...War, by the Fronde , and by fiscal abuses. But the centralizing policies of Richelieu and Mazarin had prepared the ground for Louis, under whom absolute monarchy, based on the theory of divine right, reached its height. Domestic Policy Louiss...