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Louis father dies when he is five years old, and the true ruler after his father was Cardinal Mazarin
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He invades the Spanish Netherlands and gained new places, and a region (Franche-Comte)
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Louis was greedy and wanted to gain more land, and a European worldwide alliance formed to stop France, so they could not dominate others.
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Louis expanded the palace to prove to everyone of his absolute power. It was very large and luxurious.
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The main purpose for art to him, was to glorify god , and the king, so he made arts like operas and ballets very popular.
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This helped protect the religious rights of Huguenots, and many fled the country, because Louis did not like the Protestant religion.
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The Dutch prince was the only ruler to match the power and rule of Louis in his time period.
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Louis invests a lot of his time in this war, and used many resources necessary to France, so it weakened France.
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This treaty ended the war, and stopped Louis from losing alliance with Spain, but France still lost money and colonies
