# Louis XIV — The Federalist Papers character guide

> Louis XIV in The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0071-lxix-the-real-character-of-the-executive

## Who they are

French king known for absolute monarchy, cited as a warning against concentrated power.

## In the story

### [III: The Same Subject Continued (Concerning Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_federalist_papers_se/chapters/iii-the-same-subject-continued-concerning-dangers-from-foreign-force-and-influence)

Cited as an example of a powerful monarch who humiliated the State of Genoa in 1685, illustrating how weak states are vulnerable to foreign demands.

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