Louis XIV strengthened the power of the monarchy in France by "(1) centralizing control" although it should be noted that he did other things as well.
Explanation:
Louis XIV Assumes Power of France. After Mazarin's death in 1661, Louis XIV destroyed the law and shocked his court by declaring that he would rule without a chief minister. He observed himself as the direct delegate of God, invested with a sacred right to exercise the controlling power of the monarchy.