Taking the Law Seriously

Nikolas fouquet, louis was the fourteenth's finance minister in the first years of his reign. He led an extravagant life style and expected to be named as prime minister when jules mazarin died - but he didn't get the job. Fouquet decided to ingratiate himself with the king by staging the most spectacular party the world had ever seen. The party's ostensible purpose would be to commemorate the completion of fouquet's chateau vau le vicomte,. But its real function was to pay tribute to the king.