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Louis XIV

King of France, 1643 to 1715

The "Sun King" embodied absolute monarchy, built Versailles and fought costly wars. He reigned for 72 years, the longest of any major European monarch.

Louis XIV sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, strongly traditional on culture and strongly strength-first on war and peace.

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Where Louis XIV sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismStrongly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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People furthest from Louis XIV

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Political views closest to Louis XIV

MilitarismTreats military strength and martial values as central to national life.96%GaullismA French tradition of national independence, a strong presidency and a leading role for…88%Hawkish realismSees the world as a contest between states, where military strength and alliances secure…87%NeoconservatismPairs free markets and traditional values with an assertive, democracy-promoting foreign…86%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Hyacinthe Rigaud, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.