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AGE OF ABSOLUTISM

AGE OF ABSOLUTISM. FRANCE. FRANCE. CHARLEMAGNE’S. After the break up of empire, France was under the feudal system CAPETIAN DYNASTY 987 began it in France through Monarchy ends with the. HUGH CAPET. PARIS. UNITED. WARS. FRENCH REVOLUTION. FRANCE. ENGLAND.

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AGE OF ABSOLUTISM

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  1. AGE OF ABSOLUTISM FRANCE

  2. FRANCE CHARLEMAGNE’S After the break up of empire, France was under the feudal system CAPETIAN DYNASTY • 987 began it in • France through • Monarchy ends with the HUGH CAPET PARIS UNITED WARS FRENCH REVOLUTION

  3. FRANCE ENGLAND HUNDRED YEARS’ WAR (1337-1453) • France vs. • Promoted in both countries • New weapons: • - woman who led battles, was captured & burned at the stake • 1453 - of the war was the end of the NATIONALISM LONG BOW JOAN OF ARC END MIDDLE AGES

  4. FRANCE RELIGIOUS 1500’s: • France involved in severe wars • Wars between Catholics & (French Protestants) • Most severe in 1572 HUGENOTS ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S DAY MASSACRE

  5. FRANCE QUEENS KINGS ABSOLUTISM: • Absolute & who had complete (power) over the government and of the people in their nation AUTHORITY LIVES

  6. FRANCE CONTROL DIVINE RIGHT GOAL: every aspect of society • Absolute monarchs believed in • Louis XIII took over when his father Henry IV was killed • He was a king so he appointed a strong minister – Cardinal Richelieu – leader of the in France 1610 WEAK CATHOLIC CHURCH

  7. FRANCE GOAL: • Increased the power of the King by weakening the power of : • RICHELEIU was the leader of France • By France replaced as the most powerful European nation – and it ruled by an monarch • Richeleiu’s efforts paved the way for the most powerful ruler in French history: 1. NOBLES 2. HUGUENOTS ACTUAL 1600’s SPAIN ABSOLUTE LOUIS XIV

  8. FRANCE 1643 4 LOUIS XIV “THE SUN KING” (1638-1715): • - Louis XIV becomes King - years old • Ruled for • Because he was so young, the leader was Richelieu’s successor, -followed Richeleiu’s policies • Mazarin died in , and Louis took over at 72 YEARS TRUE MAZARIN 1661 22 http://vimeo.com/37593727 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWQfb2vtxnA

  9. FRANCE: LOUIS XIV “THE SUN KING” LOYALTY & OBEDIENCE “I AM THE STATE” • He demanded complete • Proclaimed “L’etat, c’estmoi” -

  10. FRANCE UNDER LOUIS XIV EDICT OF NANTES LUXURY • Revoked the • - used wealth for himself, not his people Ex. Built the Palace at VERSAILLES

  11. FRANCE UNDER LOUIS XIV 36,000 Palace at Versailles: Used laborers Present day cost: $2.5 BILLION

  12. FRANCE UNDER LOUIS XIV MERCANTILISM 3. Believed in importance of colonies (Canada) 4. - promoted art, music, opera, ballet 5. - built a strong army but led France into disastrous wars – few were successful 6. - France took on huge debt with high taxes CULTURE MILITARY ECONOMY

  13. WORKS CITED: • Capet, Hugh. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica. Web. 15 May 2014. <http://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/20140/media?assemblyId=166630>. • “Joan of Arc at the Coronation of Charles VII in Reims Cathedral”. IMAGE. Encyclopædia Britannica. Web. 15 May 2014. http://media1.school.eb.com/eb-media/92/60892-004-53D4AF1E.jpg . • Saint Bartholomew's Day, Massacre of . IMAGE. Encyclopædia Britannica. Web. 15 May 2014. http://media2.school.eb.com/eb-media/30/130530-004-AFADA439.jpg . • Wartburg.edu. Louis XIV of France.jpg. Digital image. Wikipedia. Wikimedia Commons, 26 Aug. 2012. Web. 15 May 2014. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Louis_XIV_of_France.jpg>. • Louis XIII. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica. Web. 15 May 2014. <http://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/49066/media?assemblyId=12687>. • Louis XIV. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica. Web. 15 May 2014. <http://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/49067/media?assemblyId=20874>. • Largillière, Nicolas de: “Louis XIV and His Family”. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica. Web. 15 May 2014. <http://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/49067/media?assemblyId=82291>. • Versailles, Palace of. IMAGE. Encyclopædia Britannica. Web. 15 May 2014. <http://media2.school.eb.com/eb-media/06/5806-004-80AEFC3C.jpg>. • Versailles, Palace of . IMAGE. Encyclopædia Britannica. Web. 15 May 2014. <http://media1.school.eb.com/eb-media/00/117600-004-139973FC.jpg>. • Marie-Thérèse: marriage to King Louis XIV, 1660. IMAGE. Encyclopædia Britannica. Web. 15 May 2014. <http://media2.school.eb.com/eb-media/38/123938-004-CDF1334F.jpg>.

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