Multiple choice

Which French ruler who said “I am the state”?

  1. Louis XIV

  2. Louis XVI

  3. Napoleon

  4. Ceasar
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Explanation

Louis XIV of France famously declared 'L'État, c'est moi' (I am the state), embodying the principle of absolute monarchy where the ruler's will was law. He ruled for 72 years and centralized all power in himself. Louis XVI was overthrown in the French Revolution, Napoleon was a military emperor, and Caesar was ancient Roman.

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