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AGE OF ABSOLUTISM. FRANCE. FRANCE. CHARLEMAGNE’S. After the break up of empire, France was under the feudal system CAPETIAN DYNASTY 987 began it in France through Monarchy ends with the. HUGH CAPET. PARIS. UNITED. WARS. FRENCH REVOLUTION. FRANCE. ENGLAND. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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AGE OF ABSOLUTISM
FRANCE
FRANCEAfter the break up of empire, France was under the feudal system CAPETIAN DYNASTY• 987 began it in • France through • Monarchy ends with the
CHARLEMAGNE’S
HUGH CAPET PARIS
UNITED WARS
FRENCH REVOLUTION
FRANCEHUNDRED YEARS’ WAR (1337-1453)• France vs.• Promoted in both countries• New weapons:• - woman who led battles, was
captured & burned at the stake• 1453 - of the war was the end of the
ENGLANDNATIONALISM
LONG BOW
JOAN OF ARC
ENDMIDDLE AGES
FRANCE1500’s:• France involved in severe wars• Wars between Catholics & (French
Protestants) • Most severe in 1572
RELIGIOUSHUGENOTS
ST. BARTHOLOMEW’SDAY MASSACRE
FRANCEABSOLUTISM:• Absolute & who had complete
(power) over the government and of the people in their nation
KINGS QUEENSAUTHORITY
LIVES
FRANCEGOAL: every aspect of society• Absolute monarchs believed in• Louis XIII took over when his father Henry
IV was killed• He was a king so he appointed a strong
minister – Cardinal Richelieu – leader of the in France
DIVINE RIGHT1610
WEAK
CATHOLIC CHURCH
CONTROL
FRANCEGOAL:• Increased the power of the King by weakening the
power of :• RICHELEIU was the leader of France• By France replaced as the most
powerful European nation – and it ruled by an monarch
• Richeleiu’s efforts paved the way for the most powerful ruler in French history:
1. NOBLES 2. HUGUENOTSACTUAL
1600’s SPAIN
ABSOLUTE
LOUIS XIV
FRANCELOUIS XIV “THE SUN KING” (1638-1715):• - Louis XIV becomes King - years old• Ruled for• Because he was so young, the leader was
Richelieu’s successor, -followed Richeleiu’s policies
• Mazarin died in , and Louis took over at
1643 4
72 YEARS
TRUEMAZARIN
1661
22http://vimeo.com/37593727
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWQfb2vtxnA
FRANCE: LOUIS XIV “THE SUN KING”• He demanded complete• Proclaimed “L’etat, c’est moi” -
LOYALTY & OBEDIENCE
“I AM THE STATE”
FRANCE UNDER LOUIS XIV1. Revoked the2. - used wealth for himself, not his
peopleEx. Built the Palace at
EDICT OF NANTES
LUXURYVERSAILLES
FRANCE UNDER LOUIS XIVPalace at Versailles:
Used laborersPresent day cost:
36,000
$2.5 BILLION
FRANCE UNDER LOUIS XIV3. Believed in importance of colonies (Canada)4. - promoted art, music, opera, ballet5. - built a strong army but led France into
disastrous wars – few were successful6. - France took on huge debt with high
taxes
MERCANTILISM
CULTURE
MILITARY
ECONOMY
WORKS CITED:• Capet, Hugh. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica. Web. 15 May 2014. <
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Britannica. Web. 15 May 2014. http://media1.school.eb.com/eb-media/92/60892-004-53D4AF1E.jpg .
• Saint Bartholomew's Day, Massacre of . IMAGE. Encyclopædia Britannica. Web. 15 May 2014. http://media2.school.eb.com/eb-media/30/130530-004-AFADA439.jpg .
• Wartburg.edu. Louis XIV of France.jpg. Digital image. Wikipedia. Wikimedia Commons, 26 Aug. 2012. Web. 15 May 2014. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Louis_XIV_of_France.jpg>.
• Louis XIII. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica. Web. 15 May 2014. <http://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/49066/media?assemblyId=12687>.
• Louis XIV. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica. Web. 15 May 2014. <http://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/49067/media?assemblyId=20874>.
• Largillière, Nicolas de: “Louis XIV and His Family”. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica. Web. 15 May 2014. <http://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/49067/media?assemblyId=82291>.
• Versailles, Palace of. IMAGE. Encyclopædia Britannica. Web. 15 May 2014. <http://media2.school.eb.com/eb-media/06/5806-004-80AEFC3C.jpg>.
• Versailles, Palace of . IMAGE. Encyclopædia Britannica. Web. 15 May 2014. <http://media1.school.eb.com/eb-media/00/117600-004-139973FC.jpg>.
• Marie-Thérèse: marriage to King Louis XIV, 1660. IMAGE. Encyclopædia Britannica. Web. 15 May 2014. <http://media2.school.eb.com/eb-media/38/123938-004-CDF1334F.jpg>.