Part one of term paper
Although Peter the Great was possibly the most magnificent Russian Czar of all time, I believe King Louis XIV of France had the greater impact upon European history. At the time of Louis XIV’s rule France was the most populous country in Europe with an estimated 18 million people. Under his direction France rose to world power status altho ...

Part two of term paper
... French was in vogue on the continent.” (Louis XIV: French Mastermind). His seventy-two year reign was the longer than any other ruler in modern European history. “Louis XIV brought France to its peak of absolute power and his words ‘L’etat c’est moi’ (I am the state) express the spirit of a rule in which the king held all political authority. His absolutism brought him into conflict with the Huguenots and the papacy, with damaging repercussions. His many foreign wars became a financia ...