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Why does Louis XIV want to expand France's border?

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Edmund
First, he wanted to secure France's borders by expanding them.Secondly, his wife's father was the King of Spain. As a wedding gift the Louis XIV, the King of France gave Spanish Netherlands to him, though it was never really given. When the king of Spain died, XIV decided to conquer the Netherlands. (The Netherlands was conquered by Spain for a time)