The example of how Louis XIV’s absolute power was limited is his reliance on Jean-Baptiste Colbert to make reforms for him. While Louis XIV maintained significant control, his dependence on Colbert for financial and administrative reforms indicates a limitation on his absolute power, as he needed to rely on expertise and administration outside of his personal rule.
Which of these is an example of how Louis XIV’s absolute power was limited?(1 point)
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his entertainment and observation of the nobility
his entertainment and observation of the nobility
his reliance on Jean-Baptiste Colbert to make reforms for him
his reliance on Jean-Baptiste Colbert to make reforms for him
his establishment of a standing army for the first time
his establishment of a standing army for the first time
his expansion of the state bureaucracy
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