Also known as the "Sun King," for 10 points, what French ruler led his nation for over seventy years until 1715 and built the palace of Versailles (ver-SIGH)?
This man's ministers included the statesman Jean-Baptiste Colbert. This man's nobles led the Fronde (FRAWND) rebellion early in his reign against his regent, Cardinal Mazarin. This man neutralized the nobles' power by compelling local lords to live in a palace he built. His "endless wars," such as the War of the Grand Alliance and a war competing for the crown of Spain, ruined his country's finances. Also known as the "Sun King," for 10 points, what French ruler led his nation for over seventy years until 1715 and built the palace of Versailles (ver-SIGH)?
This man's ministers included the statesman Jean-Baptiste Colbert.
{Louis XIV} [prompt on {Louis}]