The Idea of an Absolute Monarchy began to spread throughout Europe in the 17th century. Although absolution eventually occurred throughout Europe, its origins is accredited to France during the reign of Louis XIV. It was works such as ‘Leviathan’ by Thomas Hobbes, that advocated an authoritarian monarchy, that helped the establishment of this movement. In his theory, “ The war of all against all ( bellum omniun contra omnes) could only be averted by strong centralized government. It was this desire for centralized power that motivated Louis XIV, making him one of the most influential absolute monarch in history. He embodied the true notion of what being an absolute leader meant, by bestowing sovereign power onto himself, self proclaiming himself as the ‘Sun King”. Sovereignty being vested in one individual is emphasized through his alleged statement L’Etat, c’est moi, which means ‘The State is me’ . Louis XIV is considered to be the epitome of absolute monarchy by perfecting the practice of complete royal absolution. King Louis XIV will always be remembered by his control over nobility, competent ministers, culture affect and his self glorified taste in art. It was through this that he managed to make France one of the most powerful countries in history. After Louis personally took over the government, his first mission was to establish himself as the ultimate power. Inorder to achieve this level of centralized government, he had to weaken the power of the nobility. Inorder to understand this idea, we must look at the governmental structure in France. There are two main parties in France, one is the monarch, being the King and the other is the Nobility being a collection of influential people. By lessening the power of the Nobility, King Louis XIV achieved total and unlimited control and power. By not including the Nobility in decision, they slowly became