King Louis XIV played an important role on France's state building which was affected by his ruling process. Between 1643 and 1715, Louis played an important role in the state building process of France by subduing the nobles of France, taking power from parliament, and having a Conseil d'en Haut or High council. When Louis took power, he brought the nobles to his court and corrupted them, making them want to please him. By doing this louis had the nobles under control and personally monitored them. So, he knew that they would not go behind his back. In Addition to having the nobles under his control, he took power from …show more content…
The former Queen had taught Louis narrow and simple religion, which resulted in him not understanding the Reformation. Louis himself was a devout Catholic. After Louis failed to convert the protestants by force, he revoked the Edict of Nantes on October 18, 1685, which was originally put in place by his grandfather Henry IV of France. The Edict of Nantes allowed protestants to freely worship in France, and as a result of the revocation, it in turn drove many artisans from France. Louis was very overbearing when it came to monitoring religion and foreign