What ruler boasted I am the state?

Louis XIV of the House of Bourbon, King of France and Navarre, who was the French monarch from 5 September 1638 - 1 September 1715 is credited with saying "L'État, c'est moi", meaning "I am the State". Louis XIV was known for boasting about his rule, calling himself the Sun King and, as evident in the saying, reminding people of his unquestionable power.