Reign of King Louis XIV of France (1 jan 1643 ano – 31 dez 1715 ano)
Descrição:
 Absolutist Monarchy
- divine right to rule (God sent me to rule)
- weak nobility
- big bureaucracy/ big armies
- landed fiscal military states (take taxes and make army more powerful)
- Declared that he was the state
- 1670s: built palace in Versaille, and in 1680s, he moved his court there
- surrounded himself with splendor and provided nobility with luxurious accommodations and endless entertainment in exchange for absolute rule 
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Data:
1 jan 1643 ano
31 dez 1715 ano
 ~ 73 years