What were the advantages for Louis XIV of using intendants to govern?
a) Louis chose as his intendants newly ennobled and talented young men, who consequently owed their careers and their loyalty to the king.
b) Louis chose the intendants from among the oldest noble families, ensuring that they would always remain loyal to him.
Consider This: The office of intendant had been established by Louis XIV’s father. What in Louis’s upbringing might have made him decide to keep it? See 2.3.1: Louis XIV and France.
c) The intendants were always Catholic priests or monks; having no family of their own, they were fiercely loyal to Louis.
Consider This: The office of intendant had been established by Louis XIV’s father. What in Louis’s upbringing might have made him decide to keep it? See 2.3.1: Louis XIV and France.
d) Louis chose the intendants from the graduates of foreign law schools. They thus had good legal skills, but no stake in French politics.
Consider This: The office of intendant had been established by Louis XIV’s father. What in Louis’s upbringing might have made him decide to keep it? See 2.3.1: Louis XIV and France.
a) Louis chose as his intendants newly ennobled and talented young men, who consequently owed their careers and their loyalty to the king.
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