Louis Xiv and Peter the Great
Research Essay
Absolute rulers like Louis xiv and Peter the Great strengthened there
countries butweakened them economically. They made great improvements
to the armies and social aspects of the kingdom. But when they were improving
all of these things it ended up costing them a great deal of money. Was it good to
have a great army and government if everyone had no money? Absolutism is a
political theory holding that all power should bevested in one ruler or other
authority. Both Louis xiv and Peter the Great considered themselves to be absolute
rulers and they had divine right. Louis xiv changed France in many ways. He helped and hurt the growing
nation. In order to become a true absolute ruler Louis xiv needed to make sure
that ll the power was contained in himself. So he did a very clever thing, he took
the nobles power out of the government. And to make sure they didn't realize
that their power was being taken away slowly he gave them positions in the army
(doc.7). This now made france a true absolute monarchy. All the power was now
in louis xiv. He made all the decisions and no one could stop or disagree with
him. Unlike the middle ages where the system of government was the feudal
system and the nobles contained a great deal of power this is a radical idea and
change. One of the many focuses of louis xiv was to strengthen the army. Louis
xiv made Marquis de Louvois his Grand Marshall of the army. Louvois attracted
soldiers with descent pay, bonuses, medical care, decoratrions and opportunity
for advancement(doc.7). This was very unusual for the army. This helped the
army tremendously. His army was the largest and most modern in europe. This
helped and hinderedfrance. It helped if france waged war or needed to defend
itself. Or even for intimidation. But all these bonuses and the descent pay for
100,000 men took its toll on frances economy.
Peter the Great
Absolute rulers like Louis xiv and Peter the Great strengthened there
countries butweakened them economically. They made great improvements
to the armies and social aspects of the kingdom. But when they were improving
all of these things it ended up costing them a great deal of money. Was it good to
have a great army and government if everyone had no money? Absolutism is a
political theory holding that all power should bevested in one ruler or other
authority. Both Louis xiv and Peter the Great considered themselves to be absolute
rulers and they had divine right. Louis xiv changed France in many ways. He helped and hurt the growing
nation. In order to become a true absolute ruler Louis xiv needed to make sure
that ll the power was contained in himself. So he did a very clever thing, he took
the nobles power out of the government. And to make sure they didn't realize
that their power was being taken away slowly he gave them positions in the army
(doc.7). This now made france a true absolute monarchy. All the power was now
in louis xiv. He made all the decisions and no one could stop or disagree with
him. Unlike the middle ages where the system of government was the feudal
system and the nobles contained a great deal of power this is a radical idea and
change. One of the many focuses of louis xiv was to strengthen the army. Louis
xiv made Marquis de Louvois his Grand Marshall of the army. Louvois attracted
soldiers with descent pay, bonuses, medical care, decoratrions and opportunity
for advancement(doc.7). This was very unusual for the army. This helped the
army tremendously. His army was the largest and most modern in europe. This
helped and hinderedfrance. It helped if france waged war or needed to defend
itself. Or even for intimidation. But all these bonuses and the descent pay for
100,000 men took its toll on frances economy.
Peter the Great