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so here's my question how long could the system of absolute monarchy centered around the court at the Château de Versailles, the system of the Monarchy set up by Louis XIV and maintained by Louis XV and Louis XVI till 5 October 1789, last? in OTL its extreme absolutism and centralism around the person of monarchy was very out of step with the rest of Europe, but could it have lasted longer with a stronger or smarter King then OTL's Louis XVI or was he doomed from the start no matter what he did?
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