Highlight the positive and negative aspects of the domestic and foreign policy of Louis 14.

During the reign of King Louis 14, who was nicknamed “the sun king”, France reached its highest power. There was the strongest army on the continental part of Europe, the first victories over the British at sea were won. French trade was conducted with many countries and continents. Under Louis 14, absolutism in France reached its zenith.

However, the flowering of absolutism also had negative sides. Taxes for the maintenance of the courtyard fell on the shoulders of townspeople and peasants, which led to their impoverishment and lack of rights.