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==The European Wars==
==The European Wars==
[[File:Equestrian portrait louis xiv 1692.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|]]
Impelled by a mix of commerce, revenge, and pique, Louis believed that war was the most perfect way to define his glory, that peacetime should be spent preparing for the next war, and that his diplomats' major function was to provide France with tactical or strategic advantages.<ref>James Nathan, "Force, Order, and Diplomacy in the Age of Louis XIV," ''Virginia Quarterly Review'' 1993 69(4): 633-649. Issn: 0042-675x Fulltext: [[Ebsco]]</ref>
Impelled by a mix of commerce, revenge, and pique, Louis believed that war was the most perfect way to define his glory, that peacetime should be spent preparing for the next war, and that his diplomats' major function was to provide France with tactical or strategic advantages.<ref>James Nathan, "Force, Order, and Diplomacy in the Age of Louis XIV," ''Virginia Quarterly Review'' 1993 69(4): 633-649. Issn: 0042-675x Fulltext: [[Ebsco]]</ref>
The Jansenists—ultra strict Catholics—also fell afoul of Louis. He used the [[Jesuit]] order to minimize their influence. He was a "Gallican" in Church affairs. That is, he favored a strong [[Papacy, history|Papacy]] as long as it was weak inside France and he controlled the bishops and abbeys.
The Jansenists—ultra strict Catholics—also fell afoul of Louis. He used the [[Jesuit]] order to minimize their influence. He was a "Gallican" in Church affairs. That is, he favored a strong [[Papacy, history|Papacy]] as long as it was weak inside France and he controlled the bishops and abbeys.
==Image and memory==
==Image and memory==