France Under Louis XIV

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France Under Louis XIV

• Dr. Matthews World History

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Religious Wars

• St. Bartholomews Day Massacre
• Huguenots slaughtered by Catholics
• Catherine de Medicis daughter marring Huguenot
  prince Henry of Navarre
• Most nobles died, Henry survives
• Henry IV Had to Rebuild France
• Pressured into converting to Catholicism
• Tries to help France more
• Edict of Nantes
• Declared Huguenots could live in peace in
  France
• Some liked him (peace) some didnt (religion)
• Assassinated Stabbed in a carriage

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Henry IV
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Louis XIII

• Henry IVs son Weak ruler
• Appointed Cardinal Richelieu (RISHuhloo)
• Real Ruler of France
• Took Action vs. Protestants No Walls
• No More Castles for Nobles
• Increased Power of Govt Agents Middle Class
• Wanted World Power Hapsburgs (Powerful Family)
• Gets Involved in the Thirty Years War

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Cardinal Richelieu
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French Writers

• Skepticism
• Idea that nothing can be known for certain
• Michel de Montaigne
• Essay
• Brief written work that expresses a persons
  thoughts and opinions.
• New beliefs replace old ones Never have
  absolute knowledge
• René Descartes
• Father of Modern Philosophy (and Math too)
• Scientific Method
• I think, therefore, I am

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Michel de Montaigne
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René Descartes
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Louis XIVs Reign

• Most Powerful Ruler in French History
• 14-years old
• Cardinal Mazarin (MazuhRAN)
• Ended the Thirty Years War
• ? Taxes Strengthened Cent. Govt
• Many People Hated Him for This (Nobles)
• Attempt a Rebellion, but Fail
• 1 Distrusted leaders more than Mazarin
• 2 Violent Repression
• 3 Peasants Hated Fighting Alternative
  (Rebellion) Was Worse
• Key to Who Louis is

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Cardinal Mazarin
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Cardinal Mazarin
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Louis XIV

• Louis 22 when Mazarin dies
• Weakened Noble Power
• Excluded From Councils
• Intendants
• Government Agents/Tax Collectors/Police
• Economic Growth
• Jean Baptiste Colbert (kawlBEHR)
• Minister of Finance
• Believed in Mercantilism
• Wanted France to be self-sufficient, no imports

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Louis XIV
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Jean Baptiste Colbert
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Colbert

• Tax Breaks and to French Companies
• Very High Tariffs
• Encouraged French Colonies in Canada
• After Colberts Death, Louis Repeals Edict of
  Nantes
• Thousands of Huguenots Flee Country (Skilled
  Workers Businessmen)

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The Sun King

• 830 Wake-up Call
• 100 Nobles - 4 Help Him Dress
• Keeps Nobles at Versailles
• Keeps Power With Intendants
• Grand Style Showed Wealth and Power
• Changes Art
• No Longer to Glorify God Middle Ages
• No Longer to Glorify Human Potential
  Renaissance
• Glorify King and Absolute Rule

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Palace at Versailles
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War Time

• Louis invades neighbors to the west
• Success makes him want to go north
• Not as successful, flood countryside
• European-wide alliance
• League of Augsburg
• Austria, Sweden, and Spain France
• Poor harvests, war, high taxes

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Succession

• Charles II of Spain childless
• Promise throne to Philip of Anjou
• Louis XIVs Grandson
• HUGE power
• War of the Spanish Succession - 1701
• War when England, Austria, Dutch Rep., Portugal,
  German and Italian states try to prevent union of
  French and Spanish throne.
• 1714 Treaty of Utrecht
• Philip can keep the throne, but cant be united
• Britain gets Gibraltar Mediterranean entrance

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Louis Death

• Sad years, apologized to people
• Cheered his death
• Mixed legacy
• Times of great power
• Military leader of Europe
• Warfare
• Versailles debt
• Abuse of power
• His ideas did not die however
• Prussia and Austria on deck

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This said that all Huguenots could live in peace
in France, Louis XIV later repealed it.

1. Treaty of Utrecht
2. Treaty of Tordesillas
3. Edict of Nantes
4. Divine Right

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I helped Louis XIII run France and was
responsible for getting France involved in the
Thirty Years War.

1. Jean Baptiste Colbert
2. Cardinal Richelieu
3. Cardinal Mazarin
4. René Descartes

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I am a skeptic. I also helped develop the idea of
the scientific method.

1. Jean Baptiste Colbert
2. Cardinal Richelieu
3. Cardinal Mazarin
4. René Descartes

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I helped Louis XIV run France until he was old
enough to do it himself. I pulled France out of
the Thirty Years War.

1. Jean Baptiste Colbert
2. Cardinal Richelieu
3. Cardinal Mazarin
4. René Descartes

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I was Louis XIVs Minister of Finance. I wanted
France to be 100 self-sufficient.

• Jean Baptiste Colbert
• Cardinal Richelieu
• Cardinal Mazarin
• René Descartes

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I became Frances most powerful ruler and called
myself The Sun King

1. Louis XIII
2. Louis XIV
3. Henry IV
4. Henry VIII

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Louis XIVs magnificent palace was called this

1. El Escorial
2. The Sun Palace
3. Versailles
4. Palace of Westphalia

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This war was to prevent the thrones of France and
Spain to combine.

1. War of Spanish Succession
2. Thirty Years War
3. Spanish-American War
4. Seven Years War