HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
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Louis XIV did all of the following to demonstrate his wealth and power EXCEPT
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Building the Palace of Versailles
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Buying the rights to own the Catholic Church
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Having portraits of himself commissioned
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holding extravagant parties and art performances
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -He separated power from status and grandeur: secured the nobles’ cooperation. Louis XIV required the nobles to live at the palace. This was like an opulent prison because Louis XIV required them to live there for part of the year. It weakened the nobles by accustoming them to opulance and decadent activity.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following was one of the ways Louis XIV increased his power as an absolute monarch? He brought nobles under his control.
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