enforced their power and struck fear into their people. Rulers did many things throughout the course of history to show and acquire dominance across their empire‚ Louis XIV of France & Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union are prime examples who used terror and manipulation to gain sovereignty of their empires. First‚ Louis XIV of France was an absolute ruler also known as the Sun King
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Revolution” g. The Age of Walpole 4. Rise of Absolute Monarchy in France: The World of Louis XIV a. Years of Personal Rule b. Versailles c. King by Divine Right d. Louis’s Early Wars e. Louis’s Repressive Religious Policies i. Suppression of the Jansenists ii. Revocation of the Edict of Nantes f. Louis’s Later Wars i. The League of Augsburg and the Nine Years’ War ii. War of the Spanish Succession g. France after Louis XIV i. John Law and the Mississippi Bubble ii. Renewed Authority of the
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in 1664 and was completed in 1710‚ all of which was during the reign of King Louis XIV in Versailles‚ France. The Hall of Mirrors is the central gallery of the palace and could be known as the most famous room in the world. Construction on the Hall of Mirrors took place in the third building campaign in 1678 and was facilitated by renowned architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart. It had many functions and throughout the Louis reigns continued to serve as meeting places for the family and court functions
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William Barnett October 18‚ 2013 1st Period B Day World History Chapter 5‚ Section 2 The Reign of Louis XIV I. Religious Wars and Power Struggles a. Henry was a descendent of medieval king Louis IX‚ and was a robust‚ athletic‚ and handsome person. b. He showed himself to be fearless in battle and a clever politician. c. After Henry’s death‚ Cardinal Richelieu became the ruler of France because Henry’s son was too weak of a ruler. II. Writers Turn Toward Skepticism a. French thinkers
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important components of the French absolute monarchy. Historians agree that to achieve supreme control and national unity‚ Kings relied heavily on military strength. There is little question that absolutist France came to posses the largest standing army Europe had ever seen. Armies made France a powerful state‚ and the King a powerful ruler. However kings also controlled through non military means‚ establishing bureaucratic and legal systems and developing an absolutist culture with the King at the
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followed‚ and finally‚ France started their own Revolution; the French Revolution of 1789. Of course‚ there are many political‚ economic‚ and social causes leading to this sudden political advancement in France. For example‚ King Louis XVI was unprepared for his role as king‚ and with the growing population of over 30 million citizens‚ the economic position of France could only get worse. In conclusion‚ there are not one‚ but numerous causes that led to the start of a new era in France‚ the French Revolution
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addition to rising food prices‚ the states bankruptcy‚ caused in part by Frances involvement in the American revolutionary war‚ put the monarchy in a difficult financial position. To pay its debts the state would either have to borrow money or raise the already high taxes on the third estate (Adcock‚ pg. 40).
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Some regard nineteenth century France to be the France of Napoléon Bonaparte and‚ in the same respect‚ it can be argued that ancien régime France was the France of Armand-Jean du Plessis de Richelieu. Upon entering the French political arena‚ Richelieu was thrown amidst the struggles of international diplomacy‚ the devious schemes of the nobility‚ and the disgruntlement of the common people. Similarly‚ the unstable Florentine Italy which Niccòlo Machiavelli familiarized himself with led both these
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Le Code Noir (The Black Code) The Code Noir was a decree passed by King Louis XIV of France in 1685 and ended in 1848. It had a great impact on the sugar industry and trade involving French colonies and territories. The Code Noir contains 60 articles each with its own right and specification. The Code contained rights on slavery‚ restriction of the freedom of black people‚ banishment of Judaism‚ rejecting African cultures and that Catholicism should be the only religion of the colonies. Background
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French Revolution Table of Contents Unit one: Enlightenment (page 1) Enlightened Despots France Henri IV Louis XIII Louis XIV Cardinal Richelieu Louis XV Louis XVI Holy Roman Empire Prussia Friedrich Wilhelm Friedrich Wilhelm I Friedrich II Austria Charles VI Pragmatic Sanction Maria Theresa War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years’ War Extra Information Les Philosophes Voltaire - Candide Diderot - Encyclopedie Rousseau - The Social Contract
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