HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Phillip II
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Louis XIV
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Peter the Great
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Ivan the Terrible
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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: -Louis XIV centralized his power by choosing capable loyal ministers, increasing the size and reach of the intendant system, restructuring civil and criminal law, increasing the size of the army and having the nobility live with him at Versailles Palace.
Detailed explanation-3: -Versailles used propaganda by promoting Louis with its grandiosity and generous portraits that all exuded a sense of supremacy. Versailles also helped Louis take control of the nobility by providing enough space to keep them under his watchful eye.
Detailed explanation-4: -Louis XVI came to the throne in 1774. He was an absolute monarch, which meant that he was not bound by a constitution, so had complete power. Like many other European monarchs, Louis believed his power had been given to him by God. Louis was a ‘family-man’.