... a much-sought prize'4. Ferro fails to mention this fact, even though it would greatly illustrate the greed of Louis XIV, which is an element expressed by both Ferro, who acknowledges that Louis was known as the 'Grand Roi'5, and the Wikipedia online encyclopaedia, which states that 'Louis, (who is) known as "The Sun King" (French: Le Roi Soleil) and as "Louis the Great"'6. Interestingly, this title of Sun King is not recognised by Ferro, although this was supposedly one of the main features of Louis XIV. These pompous titles used by Louis himself, indicate that he was a very egotistical monarch. This is better demonstrated by his statement of "L'État, c'est moi!" which both Wikipedia and Ferro quote to illustrate that he was an absolute monarch - meaning that he alone ruled over the country with absolute power. Wikipedia though states that although this quotation is widely accepted, it may ...

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