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>French nobleman throws a garden party for the king (Louis XIV, I think)
>nobleman goes all out to make sure to impress the king
>king gets there, sees how grandiose it is, but gets pissed because 'how dare the nobleman try to upstage me?'

That’s a real story, by the way. He was Louis dee whatever’s finance minister, duh something. His chateau even outshone Ver-sales. In the end, Louis clapped him in irons.

A very valuable lesson.