This absolute monarch famously declared "I am the state", and he faced heavy backlash for his construction of the expensive Palace of Versailles.
This ruler passed a decree that banished Jews and defined the rules of slavery in his country, which became known as the Code Noir. An army strengthened by this ruler's secretary of war François-Michel Le Tellier fought the Dutch-led Triple Alliance, but he was eventually forced to make peace with the Netherlands by the Treaty of Nijmegen. This ruler revoked the Edict of Nantes by passing the Edict of (*) Fontainebleau and he hired Jean-Baptiste Colbert to serve as his finance minister. This absolute monarch famously declared "I am the state", and he faced heavy backlash for his construction of the expensive Palace of Versailles. For ten points, name this king of France who was nicknamed "Sun King".
This ruler passed a decree that banished Jews and defined the rules of slavery in his country, which became known as the Code Noir.
Louis XIV [prompt on “Louis”, accept Sun King before mentioned] &lt;RP&gt;