1638 – 1715 · France
King of France who brought the Bourbon absolute monarchy to its height and was known as the Sun King. His declaration that he was the state made him the emblem of absolutism.
“Every time I appoint someone to a vacant position, I make a hundred unhappy and one ungrateful.”
— 가장 많이 사랑받은 명언
“누군가를 비어 있는 직위에 임명할 때마다, 나는 백 명의 행복하지 않은 사람들과 한 명의 배은망덕한 사람을 만든다.”