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Louis XVI had a number of weaknesses. Among them, his passion for hunting and eating, studying detailed lists of game killed on hunts. His wife Marie Antoinette did not help the cause, because she was not allowed in state affairs or political deccisions. France's destiny rested in the hands of a king who was too weak minded to be stable.

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Politically seen, Louis XVI had none...

He was indecisive, weak hearted and lacking in power and strength of character, he was unable to give the necessary support to his ministers, including Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot and Jacques Necker, in their efforts to stabilize France's tottering finances.

He did not have the strength of character or foresight to pursue needed reforms when possible or to deal with the Revolution when it occurred. His undoing of the judicial reforms of his grandfather cost him prestige and his reign was marked by the increasing strength of the aristocrats, who opposed most economic and administrative reforms.

He was a decent man though, and wanted nothing but the best for his French people, he just didn't know how to provide it and hesitated about every decision that had to be made. He also was a good father to his children and a faithful and (eventually) loving (though clumsy husband to Marie Antoinette. He might not have been the King that France really needed, though he was a good man that due to his upbringing never had any selfesteam and was never taught anything about how to reign a country.

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King Louis XIV's weaknesses was his love of art and architecture. The Palace of Versailles cost him $2.5 billion alone to construct and furnish. That is not to mention his obsession with make France the safest country in Europe and all the money he spent on his wars against Spain, Germany, Italy, England, and Portugal.

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He couldn't make his own decisions.

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he ate food and drank water

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