Which of the following did Louis XIV employ as a counter to the parlements, provincial estates, aristocratic governors, and hereditary officials, many of whom had purchased their offices?

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Intendants were royal officials appointed by the monarch, often from the middle class, to execute the king's orders directly in the provinces, thereby bypassing the traditional provincial and local authorities that could challenge royal authority.

Which of the Following Did Louis XIV Employ as a Counter