Louis XVI essays

Louis XVI essays I have chosen Louis XIV a.k.a. the *Sun King* as a good leader then opposed to the other leaders like Louis XVI or Marie Antoinette. His qualities are that he has some experience in military Might, he has great national pride, he has respect for the people of France, he has some control over France and he has the force of character. Although he has some bad qualities like that he has poor experience in economic strategy and knowledge of the country*s problems. He also has some experience in wars and learns from mistakes. His military might experience was better that the other rulers because he had some military experience and he lead his country with pride. He controlled nobles by building a palace and sending the nobles to live with him so they*re all in one place which makes keeping an eye on them a lot easier that sending spies (very wise and cunning). He saw himself as the centre of the French life/culture which also leads to him thinking that he was the nation which gave him high self esteem. The high self esteem made him no push over so he didn*t let everybody/anybody step all over him. He ruled in a serious and no-nonsense way which made him very powerful but eventually it lead to fights. He had no economic strategy but he was better than Marie Antoinette who had spent the country*s annual income for a diamond necklace which made the rest of the country suffer in poverty. She had no money left over from the scandal and could not feed a poor starving child. She also made high taxes to keep the country alive. He did not have any economic strategy but he did not make the mistake of putting himself before his people. The king tried to keep in touch with the nobles which gave him respect. He simultaneously kept in touch with the nobles and watched the nobles by building a palace and inviting nobles to live with him (more like an order). ...