Cardinal Richelieu understood that, in Louis XIV's France, the most important roadblock to building a strong monarchy was
A)the rising cost of warfare.
B)witchcraft.
C)resistance by the great nobles.
D)armed uprisings by workers in Paris.
E)peasant revolts in the countryside.

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Cardinal Richelieu understood that the resistance by the great nobles was the most important roadblock to building a strong monarchy in Louis XIV's France. The nobles possessed a significant amount of power and were resistant to the centralization of power under the monarchy. Richelieu worked to weaken the influence of the nobles and consolidate power under the monarchy.

Cardinal Richelieu Understood That, in Louis XIV's France, the Most