Absolutism and constitutionalism Flashcards

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1
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What was absolutism derived from?

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The belief in divine rights of kings

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Who supported the belief of ‘natural rights’

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John locke: life, liberty, and property

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Cardinal Richelieu…

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laid down the foundation for french absolutism

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4
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Intendant System was too

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weaken nobility

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5
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Who was the best model of absolutism in france?

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Louis XIV (fourteenth)

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Edict of Nantes

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religious tolerance

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