Absolutism states that monarchs have the divine right to rule people and received their authority from God. The monarchs have all of the power and everyone else must obey the monarchs. To do that, the monarchs must take away the power of the powerful nobles. Louis XIV did this by moving the powerful nobles to his court at Versailles where they were occupied with numerous activities. He then appointed people from the middle class to government positions, where he could dominate them and keep them from being a problem. It also allowed him to create the “nobles of the robe” that would be used to undermine the prestige of the “nobles of the sword.” As a result, Louis can make laws, declare wars, and raise taxes. He also used the letters de cachet
