How did Louis XIV maintain complete authority as a monarch?

Answer 1

Louis XIV produced a large well paid army and limited the power of his nobles. Having survived the first Fronde during his childhood, he had a great distrust of nobles and transformed them from being independent, potential enemies to court fixtures who were totally dependent upon the King's favor.

Answer 2

Louis XIV maintained authority in numerous ways: 1.centralised tax collection and military took a lot of the power from his nobles who before this time collected the taxes and provided the military for the king. Louis' system removed them out of the equation except as commanders--they no longer had their own private armies fighting for(or against) the king. 2.The Versailles system isolated the nobles from their estates and their people and had them under Louis' constant scrutiny. He built enough rewards in the system and enough controversy(the concept of precedence or who goes first) and etiquette to make the nobles waste a lot of time on social issues and not on causing rebellion 3.the Versailles system was also very expensive and the nobles spent lavishly to keep up. Louis even loaned some of them money to do so--further putting him in control over them. 4.censorship--the news was heavily censored in his day and he read all of the mail from his nobles before it was delivered

Answer 3

Louis xiv maintained his authority by saying his power came from God, he also distracted the nobles of France with courtlife: parties, chatting, hunting, and even sex. He kept an eye on them by having them watch him do everything, even have sex with his wife.

Answer 4

distracting the nobles

Answer 5

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