Based on the documents given and other historical evidence, the statement that Louis the Sun King of France was an “Enlightened Despot” is not valid. The first thing that has to be stated to prove the statement invalid is the definition of an “Enlightened Despot”. An enlightened despot is a ruler with complete power and understanding of nature and philosophy. In document 1, Louis himself said, “They enabled me to inform myself in detail about the condition of my people” commenting on the Code Louis. In this he is saying that he did not fully know the condition that his people were in until they told him through petitions and complaints. Document 7 says that Louis courtiers are so easily manipulated because they are not intelligent but polite and profoundly bored and would not leave Louis’ side for anything in the world. Louis keeps them too entertained to leave. The first group of documents that can prove that Louis the Sun King was not enlightened deal with religion. Bossuet in document 9 reaffirms that Louis claims to have divine right, but that is false. He says it is still important to follow laws, but in faith concerning things the pope has the final say on what is true. That is not absolute rule if he has to give some of his power to the pope. Document 10 discusses how Louis seemed to be very Catholic and he used this to manipulate his people. He used the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes to target a small group of people in order to win him favor with the majority of the catholic country. Document 8 is a picture of Louis signing the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes which put him in better favor with his catholic followers. These three documents help to prove how Louis strived for the illusion of absolutism while knowing fully that it would be extremely difficult to achieve total absolutism. The next group of documents focuses on Louis’ absolutism. Document 7 reveals that Louis surrounded himself with sheeple,