What institutional structures helped Louis and other absolute rulers maintain their governments, even if their successors were weak or incompetent?
a) a royal bureaucracy, reliable taxation, and a tame provincial aristocracy
b) a unified religion, progressive taxation, and a standing army
Consider This: What were the intendants’ main contributions to Louis’s government? See 2.3.1: Louis XIV and France and 2.3.2: The Sun King.
c) a tightly organized aristocracy, a standing army, and secret police
Consider This: What were the intendants’ main contributions to Louis’s government? See 2.3.1: Louis XIV and France and 2.3.2: The Sun King.
d) a highly regulated merchants’ guild, a high sales tax, and regional control of the peasantry
Consider This: What were the intendants’ main contributions to Louis’s government? See 2.3.1: Louis XIV and France and 2.3.2: The Sun King.
a) a royal bureaucracy, reliable taxation, and a tame provincial aristocracy
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