1. ABSOLUTISM & THE ENLIGHTENMENT
UNIT 5 Chapter 21 – Absolute Monarchs in Europe Chapter 22 – Enlightenment & Revolution
ABSOLUTISM & THE ENLIGHTENMENT

2. CORE OBJECTIVE: Examine the development of absolute monarchies and the Enlightenment in Europe from
Objective 6.1: Explain the development of absolute monarchy in Spain & France
Objective 6.2: Describe the influences that created conflicts such as the Thirty Years’ and Seven Years’ Wars.
Objective 6.3: Explain how Russian rulers built a strong Russian state.
Objective 6.4: Identify the conflicts between English rulers and Parliament.
Objective 6.5: Describe circumstances that led to the Scientific Revolution & the important discoveries that were made.
Objective 6.6: Describe the ideas, thinkers, and legacy of the Enlightenment.
Objective 6.7: Explain how Enlightenment ideas spread throughout Europe.
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3. French King Louis XIV with plans for Versailles.
CHAPTER 21
Absolute Monarchs in Europe, 1500–1800
Several countries in Europe come under the control of absolute monarchs, and Parliament challenges the monarch's authority in Great Britain.
SECTION 1
Spain’s Empire and European Absolutism
The Reign of Louis XIV
SECTION 2
SECTION 3
Central European Monarchs Clash
SECTION 4
Absolute Rulers of Russia
SECTION 5
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Parliament Limits the
English Monarchy
French King Louis XIV with plans for Versailles.

4. THE REIGN OF LOUIS XIV CHAPTER 21 SECTION 2
After a century of war and riots, France was ruled by Louis XIV, the most powerful monarch of his time

5. FRENCH RELIGIOUS WARS Henry of Navarre
Henry ascends to French throne in 1589 and adopts Catholicism
Catholics and Huguenots (protestants) fought religious wars against one another
Henry of Navarre issues Edict of Nantes — a declaration of religious toleration towards protestants
After Henry’s death his son Louis XIII rules France; weak ruler
Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinal Richelieu —Louis XIII’s minister who rules France
Increases power of the Bourbons by limiting Huguenots’ freedom
Also weakens power of the nobility

6. LOUIS XIV A New French Ruler
Louis XIV — the most powerful ruler in French history
Louis, the Boy King
Hatred of Mazarin—young Louis’s minister—leads to riots
Louis Weakens the Nobles’ Authority
Louis takes control in 1661
Appoints intendants — government agents — to collect taxes
Economic Growth
Jean Baptiste Colbert — finance minister — helps economy grow
In 1685, Louis cancels Edict of Nantes; Huguenots flee France

7. THE SUN KING Louis Controls the Nobility
A Life of Luxury
Louis lives very well, with every meal a feast
Louis Controls the Nobility
Louis keeps nobles at palace to increase his power over them
Builds magnificent palace at Versailles
Patronage of the Arts
Versailles is a center of arts during reign of Louis XIV
Purpose of the arts is to glorify Louis

8. COSTLY FRENCH WARS Attempts to Expand France’s Boundaries
Louis fights wars in 1660s, 1670s to expand France
In 1680s, many countries unite against him in League of Augsburg
France is weakened by poor harvests, warfare, high taxes
War of the Spanish Succession
War of the Spanish Succession begins in 1701
Attempts to prevent union of the French and Spanish thrones
Ends in 1714; France and Spain lose some possessions

9. LOUIS’S LEGACY Louis’s Death and Legacy
Louis dies leaving mixed legacy
Rule makes France a major military and cultural power in Europe
His wars and palace leave France with heavy debts
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