Absolute Monarchy of France

Absolute Monarchy of France

 Royal Power Expands in France

____ was also determined to centralize power

• A new dynasty emerged after a religious war

France

 Royal Power Expands in France

Rise of the _____

Bourbons

Wars of Religion

A rivalry emerged with ____.

Spain

• French kings can centralize power after the 100 Years’ War

Wars of Religion

Rise of ___ in France

Protestantism

Wars of Religion

_____ vs. French Catholics

Huguenots

• Tore the country apart

• Was used for political ambition

Wars of Religion

3,000 ______ were massacred at a wedding

Huguenots

• St. Bartholommew’s Day

• August 24, 1572

Henry IV Restores Order

____ inherits the french throne

Henry

• Huguenot

• First Bourbon ruler

Henry IV Restores Order

Would convert to _____.

Catholicism

• Edict of Nantes

Henry IV Restores Order

Sought to restore ___ power.

Royal

• Administered justice

• improved transportation

• Rebuilt agriculture

Richelieu Strengthens Royal Authority

Henry IV is ____ by an assasin

Killed!

Richelieu Strengthens Royal Authority

_______ inherits the throne.

Louis XIII

Richelieu Strengthens Royal Authority

Appoints ____ as cheif minister

Richelieu

• Richelieu sought to destroy two groups

Richelieu Strengthens Royal Authority

_____ - Defeated private armies

Nobles

Richelieu Strengthens Royal Authority
_______- destroyed their organized armies→ Huguenots are french protestants

Huguenots

• Richelieu served until he passed in 1643

• One Year before the accession of Louis XIV

Louis XIV the Absolute Monarch

_______ Rebellion

Fronde

• Groups protest royal power upon his accession

• It would shape his view on government

“I Am the State”

[Philip] Would take the ____ as his symbol of power.

sun

• Louis, the Great-grandson of Philip, believed in divine right

“I Am the State”

Louis did not call one ______ meeting

Estates General

• Never allowed to check royal power

Louis Centralizes Power

-Attended to ____ affairs personally

Government

• Appointed middle-class men to government positions

• Appointed intendants

• Collected taxes, raised armies, enforced laws

Louis Centralizes Power

• France would become the leading ____ power

Continental

Colbert Strengthens the Economy

Jean-Baptiste Colbert is Louis’s ____minister

Finance

• Enacted policies that benefited the French economy

  • Organized land for farming, grew industry

  • Implemented luxury taxes and tariffs

Colbert Strengthens the Economy

With:

-Grew overseas colonies

• ________

New France

• Indian colones

Colbert Strengthens the Economy

• Imposed _____ policies

-Made France the richest power in Europe

• Louis still spent more money

The Royal Palace at Versailles

-Louis called for the construction of _____.

Versailles

• Presided over government and court

• Came to symbolize Louis and the monarchy

• Spared no expense

Elaborate Court Ceremonies

____ → where nobles would compete for the honor to hand the king his shoes

Levee

• Nobles would compete for this honor

• Handing the king his shoes

• Ceremony repeated at night but with women

-This rituals turned rivals into courtiers -> Courtiers are basically politicians