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How did Louis XIV Peter the Great and other absolute monarchs centralize their power?

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Louis XIV built the Palace of Versailles in an effort to keep his Nobles close to him so that he could keep an eye on them all. Some maintained a privileged military staff and salted it with loyal spies.
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