Oh come on. Louis XIV annexed large chunks of Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Franche-Comté, pieces of Alsace and lots more.
He made France not only militarily but also and especially culturally dominant in Europe, a state of affairs that would last well until the Industrial Revolution.
Sure, he warred too much. He made mistakes and was too bigoted (he should've taken the Generality Lands from the Dutch when offered). But it is not as much his fault that the revolution took place as much as Louis XV and the Régent's mistakes.
He made France not only militarily but also and especially culturally dominant in Europe, a state of affairs that would last well until the Industrial Revolution.
Sure, he warred too much. He made mistakes and was too bigoted (he should've taken the Generality Lands from the Dutch when offered). But it is not as much his fault that the revolution took place as much as Louis XV and the Régent's mistakes.