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1 Absolutism in France Balance-of-Power Diplomacy

2 Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan, title page (1651). Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (1627- 1704)

3 Pierre Patel, A Bird's Eye View of the Palace and Gardens at Versailles, 1668. Musée du Château Versailles.

4 Louis XIV (1638-1715), ruled 1643-1715. Versailles, the Queen's bedchamber.

5 Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619-1683). Portrait by Claude Lefèbvre (1632–1675), ca 1666. Palace of Versailles. Canal des Deux Mers

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

7 The Partitions of Poland, 1772–95

8 War of the Austrian Succession (King George's War, the War of Jenkins' Ear), 1740-48 Seven Years War (French and Indian War), 1754-1763

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