... hour days, trying to find ways to fund the King's palace in Versailles and the many wars France went to. About 1670, France had the biggest army and navy in Europe and it's size alone made many countries feel threatened and inferior to Louis. Everything was looking good for Louis Louis' foreign situation was also positive. France was on good terms with England because it's King, Charles II was Louis XIV cousin and they had a good relationship. When France was about to go to war with Dutch, Louis had signed a secret treaty with England & Sweden (Treaty of Dover). However, when Louis persecuted the Huguenots in France, many protestant countries created hate for Louis and this affected his foreign situation. Before 1685, Louis had made some territorial gains such as the Spanish Netherlands from the War of Devolution. Louis hated the fact he had always been surround by the Hapsburgs ...

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