HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
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Louis XIV maintained power over policy making by
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establishing court at Versailles
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attacking the nobles.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Louis also attached nobles to his court at Versailles and thus achieved increased control over the French aristocracy . An elaborate court ritual by which the king observed the aristocracy and distributed his favors was created to ensure the aristocracy remained under his scrutiny.
Detailed explanation-2: -After Mazarin’s death in 1661, Louis XIV broke with tradition and astonished his court by declaring that he would rule without a chief minister. He viewed himself as the direct representative of God, endowed with a divine right to wield the absolute power of the monarchy.
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