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Another change in court culture is the change of the royal court through the use of the palace of Versailles. Louis forced aristocrats to come to Versailles in order to cut them off from power (class notes, 10-30). In addition, Louis XIV’s court was “described as a ‘gilded cage’ designed to entrap and bedazzle the nobility while removing them from their provincial power bases and turning them into obsequious courtiers grubbing for favors” (Beik, pg. 326). Therefore with the constant battle for position through seizing the king’s attention, the courtiers were humiliating themselves. Also with the creation of competition, Louis could be manipulative for his own benefits of being the sovereign of France. Since Louis is can be manipulative, he
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