ap euro absolutism 1

Hobbes writes

• leviathan 

  • Compares the power of a ruler with the power of a monster

  • Social contract! 

Henry iv, henry of navar

french king, killed by catholic monk

The paulette

• cant pay taxes.. So nobles have to pay a voluntary tax every year to keep their title

1598: edict of nantes

• hugenots have freedom of religion in france 

Maximilin de bethune, duke of sully

• Chief minister of france in henry iv’s era

  • Kept track of financial decisions, records, debts etc

  • Established national budget 

    • Because of recordkeeping, the fr govt gets more money because people cant lie…

• Roads, ports, canals, ships..

  • More = more export = more money 

Louis XIII

• Ruled from 9

• Doesn't want to be king!!! Gives power to cardinal richelieu

Cardinal richelieu

• first minister of france 

  • First goal is to control the nobles

  • Politique! 

  • creates intendant system

intendant system

• 3 functions

1. Collect taxes

2. Recruit for army

3. Spy on nobles

4. Invades larochelle- hugenot city 

5. Joins thirty years war

   • Dies during the thirty years war

Cardinal mazarin

• serves the louis’s

• Decides to start taxing the rich..

• Tax the nobles of the robe: new money who got titles by buying them

• Nobles of the sword also get taxed: annoyed because they earned their title!!

nobles of the sword

old money who got ttheir titles because their ancstors served in the army 

nobles of the robe

• new money who got titles by buying them

The fronde

• Nobles revolt and peasants see…

• Omg we can revolt too!! The fronde 1648-1653

fronde results

• Results: they get SQUASHED and nobles cant keep armies

• learnt:

1. Dont mess w king (people)

2. Dont appear weak (king)

3. Paris is bad (king)

france family

bourbon

russian family

romanovs

HRE family

hapsburgs

netherlands

hohenzollerns

characteristics of a absolute society

1. ambitious dynasties

2. nobles accept authority

3. centralised bureaucracy

4. ability to collect and exapnd revenue

5. regular standing army

louis xiv

sun king

absolute ruler

je te verrai

i see you- representeted nobles im competition

jean babtiste colbert

financial advisor

eliminated tolls

delt w taxes

revocation of edict of nantes

no bueno… hurts gdp. but! catholics more happy

how louis vix gamed towns

mayors bought positions- loyal

military and forts representing “stay in line“

letat est moi

the state is me- said by sun king