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What is the meaning of louis xiv's statment: L'etat c'est moi" ("I am the state")?

A.) He was given his executive powers by the Estates General.
B.) He represented the will of the French people and was answerable only to them.
C.) He ruled France as an absolute, divine right monarch.
D.) He was the ceremonial head of the French nation.

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I think it is A bit not 100% sure
User Woss
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Believe it's this one, "C.) He ruled France as an absolute, divine right monarch."
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