what was Louis XIV's main objective?

Question

In France's 33 years of war during Louis XIV's reign, what was his main objective?

Answer 1

Simply put. Louis wanted to add border territories to his realm, the kingdom of France.
Alsace and Lorraine is a good example of this seemingly insane desire for territory. Louis XIV took this area from the German speaking peoples who lived there (there was no united 'Germany' then). Prussia took these provinces back in the 1870-71 Franco Prussian war (and that's when Germany became a country). Germany lost Alsace and Lorraine when World War I ended, but they took it back again at the outset of World War II. After World War II, France was granted these territories back again by the Allied peace terms.
Louis was also after territory in present day Belgium and the Netherlands. Why is a good question. His wars put his country into financial debt that Louis XV and Louis XVI could not rise above. Stupidly wasteful unnecessary warfare based
either on vanity, pride or greed.
Warfare to Louis was the sport of kings. The people who died were of little consequence to him. They were not the better sort of people.
[ If you can't tell already, I have a bias against the privileged elite who think they are somehow born to be naturally better than everyone else.]

Answer 2

what's your factor? the only element which you probably did became into describe France's superb defeat under Louis XIV. a hundred Years conflict-France defeated. 30 Years conflict-France stepped on. conflict in Spain-France butt kicked. Napoleanic Wars-France overwhelmed like a rented mule. Franco-Prussian conflict-France pounded into airborne dirt and dust. international conflict I-France close to disaster. Germans almost enter Paris. usa to the rescue. international conflict II-France epic fail. Indochina-France thoroughly spanked. Algeria-France pulverized. Haiti-France overwhelmed. France has been defeated two times by potential of Italy and as quickly as by potential of Mexico. What different usa can say that? i'm able to think of of basically one conflict that France gained by potential of itself. The French Revolution and that became into basically because of fact it became into the French battling the French. This one became into rather a gained and a loss. usual quote: France as an best chum, they're continually there while they choose you. VIVE la FRANCE!!!