French Absolutism
What does Louis the 14th say?
"I am the State"-L'etat c'est moi-he was France embodied
What is Henry the 4th's famous saying?
"Paris is worth a mass" ("Paris" meaning getting power since it is the capital of power; "worth a mass" meaning giving up his Protestantism and going to a Catholic Church")
How does Absolutism hurt France?
1) No power for people 2) Louis 14th repealed Edict of Names (that guaranteed religious tolerance in France) so religious persecution of Huguenots started-Huguenots leave France in droves (many talented people) 3) 14th drained the treasury for money
What were Richelieu's two goals?
1) strengthen monarchy against the nobles 2) making France the most powerful country in Europe
What were the two enemies that Richelieu saw in Louis the 13th? and why?
1) the Huguenots- they lived in their own village and were a threat 2) Nobles
What were the years of Henry the 4th?
1553-1610; he was king from 1589
Who is Louis the 14th's economics adviser? What did he believe in?
Colbert- Believed in mercantilism (get gold, colonies, export a lot)
What did Henry the 4th issue?
Edict of Nantes, which gives all French freedom of religion
How did Henry the 4th feel towards peasants?
He cared for them.
What did Richelieu do with the nobles?
He replaced their jobs with the middle class workers called indendants, by luring them into a party and watched over them.
Who is Cardinal Richelieu? Who did he substitute for? Why?
He takes over as a regent, a person who rules in place of a monarch, since Louis the 13th was weak and only 9 years old.
What age does Louis the 14th take over?
He was 23, living 1638-1715, and had a regent named Mazarin until 1661.
How did Henry the 4th die?
He was killed by a Catholic fanatic in 1610 while riding in a carriage.
Where/How did Louis the 14th live?
Lavish, luxury life at his palace in VERSAILLES
Henry the 4th became a Catholic for what type of reason?
Political reasons
When does Richelieu die? Who died soon after? how soon?
Richelieu dies in 1642 & Louis the 13th died 6 months after.
What did the middle class workers do when Richelieu replaced them with nobles?
They collected taxes and judges. Also, they were fiercely loyal to the king.
What was Louis the 14th's nickname? why?
the "Sun king" because he was bright & the world revolves around him.
