The interesting thing is that this was actually planned. Monarchies, in general, were plagued with powerful nobles who not just meddled in affairs of state, but raised rebellions and threatened monarchies.
Louis XIV, who had seen an uprising of nobles as a child, built the giant palace of Versailles as a place that could hold a large portion of the most powerful nobles.
Instead of living on their isolated estates, they would be thrown together to battle over precedence at dinner, receptions, etc gossiping about affairs. From the king's perspective, they had been declawed.