The absolutist French monarchy did each of the following EXCEPT
A) dispatch road engineers from Paris to the provinces.
B) require local officials to look to the central government for direction.
C) control coal manufacturing.
D) show particular concern for cultural development within France.
E) confiscate the wealth of the aristocracy.

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The absolutist French monarchy, particularly under Louis XIV, centralized power and administration, but it did not systematically confiscate the wealth of the aristocracy. Instead, the monarchy often relied on the cooperation and support of the aristocracy to maintain control, integrating them into the state apparatus and granting them privileges.

The Absolutist French Monarchy Did Each of the Following EXCEPT