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1. Louis XlV was a divine right monarch. What does this mean, and how does Louis use religion to strengthen his political position in the state?
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1. Louis XlV was a divine right monarch. What does this mean, and how does Louis use religion to strengthen his political position in the state?

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Louis XIV believed in the "divine right of kings," where he said that he had the right to rule because he was ordered by God. He uses this as basically an excuse to rule like a tyrant and have autocratic control over everything.
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