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 | | The king thereafter controlled his own government until his death, acting through his high state council (conseil d'en haut) and a few select ministers, whom he called or dismissed at will. |
 | | Under Colbert comme rce, industry, and overseas colonies were developed by state subsidies, tight control over standards of quality, and high protective tariffs. |
 | | His state established or developed in rapid succession academies for painting and sculpture (1663), inscriptions (1663), French artists at Rome (1666), and science (1666), followed by the Paris Observator y (1667) and the academies of architecture (1671) and music (1672). |
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