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The last time might have been Louis XIV, who would have been 8 and 3 years into his reign in 1646. He staged mock naval battles in the lake/canal behind Versai
by ethbr0 3y ago
The last time might have been Louis XIV, who would have been 8 and 3 years into his reign in 1646.
He staged mock naval battles in the lake/canal behind Versailles.
Which, admittedly, sounds pretty awesome.
- hef19898 3y agoIn his defence, Louis XIV turned into one of the most successful kings, one doesn't earn the moniker Roi de Soleil, the sun king, for nothing.
- abdela 3y agoExactly, Louis XIV had a great reign and was a politically gifted ruler who kept relative peace for 50 years.
- ethbr0 3y agoWell, relative peace within France. With-out, France was involved in a lot of wars.
- philistine 3y agoNo de. It's Roi Soleil.
- webnrrd2k 3y agoIm sure there are other good comparisons to Elon Must, but I think avreally good one is Howard Hughes... Started an aircraft company because he liked flying, same with movie production, etc... Howard Hughes also had some mental health issues, similar to Elon Musk.
- maxlin 3y agoConsidering being in a comfortable position on the spectrum can be an absolute win for many engineers like for yours truly and for Musk, I don't think its fair to compare that to Hughes's decline
- perihelions 3y agoNot the first to think of it, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naumachia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naumachia