Louis XIV (1542-1715) Flashcards
What reaches their peak?
Absolutism and divine rights
Background? What age did he take over? Who is dead by then?
Louis XIV dies when hes four so he takes over super young
cardinal rich is dead by then
Who takes over Cardinal Rich
Cardinal Mazaris
fronde
series of civil wars in which the nobles rose in rebellion against Mazarin and the court
Why didnt nobles like him?
he threw a lot of nobles into jail using Lettres de Cachet and made them pay taxes
Nobles wanted to see __ come up again
estates
What do the nobles do and whats kinda funny about it
start rebellion even though they dont know how to fight (so they dont rly do anything)
Because of the fronde, louis will ___ nobles
never trust
1648L Peace of West?
ends 30 year war
Where did France get land in
Rhine (germany) / HRE
1652: confirm ___?
edict of nantes: religious toleration
(Calvinist Protestants of France - granted rights) since France was catholic
Marriage deal- treaty of pyrenees - who does he marry?
marries marie theresa of spain
louis can never claim spanish thorne for 400,000 gold coins
What was Louis’s thought process about the deal?
Spain was declining and they couldnt pay him yet
Louis was ok w that because he could claim Spain as long as they dont pay
What was louis called?
the sun king because everything revolves around the sun?
what does France become?
absolutism
He created a great palace called___
versailles
who did he move to versaille
all the nobles (keep friends close but enemies closer)
Centralizes France under ___
divine right
how did he control peasants? (what was the name called)
corvee
corvee
all peasants had to do x amount of labor to serve the king (armies, work at house)
What did he do with intendants (they centralized admin. system)
he strengthened them and they are very loyal (middle class peeps)
