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Absolutism in France Balance-of-Power Diplomacy

Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan, title page (1651). Thomas Hobbes ( ) Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet ( )

Pierre Patel, A Bird's Eye View of the Palace and Gardens at Versailles, Musée du Château Versailles.

Louis XIV ( ), ruled Versailles, the Queen's bedchamber.

Jean-Baptiste Colbert ( ). Portrait by Claude Lefèbvre (1632–1675), ca Palace of Versailles. Canal des Deux Mers

Dutch War (1672–1678) War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714)

The Partitions of Poland, 1772–95

War of the Austrian Succession (King George's War, the War of Jenkins' Ear), Seven Years War (French and Indian War),