"Kings are absolute seigneurs [lords), and from their nature have full and free disposal of all property both secular (worldly) and ecclesiastical (religious], to
use it as wise dispensers, that is to say, in accordance with the requirements
of their State."
SOURCE: Louis XIV, king of France, letter to the crown prince of France, ca. 1660
Based on the passage, what did absolute monarchs attempt to do? *
1 point
O Centralize their power and increase their personal authority
O Acknowledge the superiority of Constitutional monarchs
O Establish colonies and monopolize international trade
O Wave their arms under bed sheets and pretend they are ghosts