The French Government Under the Last Valois Kings Could Be

question 80

Multiple Choice

The French government under the last Valois kings could be characterized as

• A)building the foundation for Louis XIV's absolutism.
• B)weak, unpopular, and unable to cope with France's wars of religion.
• C)weakened by the struggle with the Gallican Church.
• D)efficient, expanding, and popular.
• E)None of these

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