1. ABSOLUTISM or ABSOLUTE MONARCHY
Power was not limited by having to consult w/t nobles, common ppl, or their representatives
Thus, claims
Divine Right, which is:
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“Power ________; Absolute Power ________ absolutely!”
Absolutism in Europe maps

2. The BOURBONS Absolute rulers of France
Henry IV ( ), 1st Bourbon
converted to Catholicism
“Edict of Nantes”
disciplined the military
improved infrastructure
ended “tax farming”
ended the power o/t nobility

3. Cardinal Richelieu (1624-1642)
Henry IV son, Louis XIII
began rule at age 12
Marie de Medici
chose Cardinal Richelieu as his chief minister
“king is supreme is France, France is supreme iN Europe”
destroy power o/t nobility
end independence o/t Huguenots
Encourage trade & industry
Reduce power of Spain & Austrian HASBURGS
Created the “intendant system”

4. The Thirty Years War (1618-1648)
Richelieu’s policy to destroy the Habsburgs
Power grab in Europe
Catholics v. Protestants
Holy Roman Emperor v. 300 German princes
Began in Prague in 1618
Mainly in Germany
1648 Treaty of Westphalia

5. Treaty of Westphalia (1648)
ended the 30 Years War
Habsburgs greatly weakened
extended empire east
Austria, Bohemia, Hungary
centered along t/ Danube R.
Netherlands and Switzerland gain independence
German princes independent o/t Holy Roman emperor
The Fronde “sling”
Nobles and peasants weak attempt to end France’s absolutism

6. The Sun King (1643-1715) King Louis XIV Built the palace at Versailles
72 year reign
Built the palace at Versailles
moved the gov’t
greatly strained France’s economy
Emphasized the grandeur & power of France
“divine right of kings”
L’etat, c’est moi”
(I am the state)
European nobility adopted the language & customs of France