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France. Henry IV. Henry IV. Good king, popular for lowering taxes, building roads Was Protestant (Huguenot), but converted to Catholicism to end religious wars in France “Paris is well worth a mass” Issued the Edict of Nantes in 1598 Gave religious freedom to Huguenots - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
France
Henry IV
Henry IVGood king, popular for lowering taxes,
building roadsWas Protestant (Huguenot), but
converted to Catholicism to end religious wars in France“Paris is well worth a mass”
Issued the Edict of Nantes in 1598Gave religious freedom to Huguenots
Assassinated in 1610 by a Catholic fanatic
Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu
Louis XIII (1610-43) – 9 yrs old when he became king.
Cardinal Richelieu served as Chief Minister and expanded absolute power.
Curbed the power of the nobles and Huguenots.
Developed a network of spies and crushed conspiracies quickly.
Richelieu
“Where the interests of the state are concerned, God absolves actions which, if privately committed, would be a crime”
Cardinal Mazarin and the Fronde
Richelieu was followed by Mazarin.
He was a foreigner and intensely disliked by the French people.
His attempts to increase taxes led to the Fronde. (1648-52)Uprisings by the nobles and peasants
Cardinal Mazarin
King Louis XIV
When Mazarin died in 1661, Louis XIV was 23 and declared he would rule alone.
The Fronde was very influential in shaping L14’s attitude toward the nobles and his own rule.
Ruling from 1643-1715 (72 years), he became the longest reigning European monarch in history.
Louis XIV – “L’etat c’est moi”
An Absolute MonarchThe Sun KingBuilt Palace of Versailles and forced
nobles to live thereLimited nobles through rituals like
the levee and his use of intendantsBuilt up the French army (300,000)
and fought numerous warsRevoked the Edict of Nantes
“One King, One Faith, One Law”
VersaillesConstruction began in 1660 and wasn’t
completed until 1688.Intended to overawe subjects and
impress foreign powers.Used elaborate ceremonies here to
distract the nobles and royal princes. Active involvement was a prerequisite to offices, titles, and pensions they wanted.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTyC3svtvNs
Louis’s Death and LegacyFrance: great and powerful (culture)
Bankrupted the country with war.
Died in 1715 of gangrene.Outlived all of his own children and grandchildren.
His great-grandson became L15.
Peter the Greathttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wodIGd7L
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