During the reign of Louis XIV, royal government became more centralized and bureaucratic. All departments of government were relocated to Versailles, which became the headquarters of state administration, thus replacing Paris. The palace there became the center of Louis XIV’s absolutist empire. Seen as a continuation of Italy’s Renaissance, French artists and scientists were as effective and popular as Louis XIV’s armies, and the French language and thought were transmitted to every corner of the continent.

Therefore, the information given in Option E is wrong.