Luis XIV

The mighty Sun King never gives up. But the author offers us another portrait: that of a prince who wanted to exercise a "job", that of head of state. He is the most famous king in the French national pantheon, and is also a trademark, with Versailles. Writing his life is a challenge for the historian, since the individual disappears behind the myth of the absolute monarch. But it is possible to talk about another Louis XIV, closer and more real. Touring the corridors of power will allow us to discover the sensibility of a monarch who cries, moans, suffers, hesitates, and is able to rethink his authority during the years of hardship and misery. Because this book is also the political biography of a king who, like no other, wanted not only to reign, but to govern men well.