The Consolidation of Royal Authority in France During the First

question 51

Multiple Choice

The consolidation of royal authority in France during the first half of the seventeenth century

• A)involved a nibbling away at local self-government and control of taxation.
• B)resulted to a large degree from the efforts of the royal ministers, Sully and Richelieu.
• C)included the creation of the office of intendant.
• D)increased because of additional revenues from the use of the paulette.
• E)All of these.

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