Unit 3 - Absolute Power Flashcards
Absolute Monarch
A type of government where the ruler has absolute power over his people
Divine right to rule
The belief that a ruler’s right to rule comes directly from God
Sun King
King Louis XIV of France; practiced absolutism and attempted to increase France’s land
“I am the state”
Express idea that the King holds absolute power.
Palace of Versailles
Grand palace, former residency for royalty, center of French court, spectacular display of French Baroque architecture
Hugeunots
A French Protestant in the 16th to 17th Centuries
“Natural Frontiers”
Blahahahdu
Wars of Religion
Conflicts in France between Protestants and Catholics
Intendant
A title given to high-ranking officials
Peace of Utrecht
A series of treaties between France and other European powers concluding the War of the Spanish Succession
French nobles
Privileged upper class in France which had special rights and prerogatives
King Philip II
King of Spain; Spanish empire attained it’s greatest influence, power and extent during his reign
King Louis XIV
King of France, ruled for 72 years, ushered in a golden age of literature and art, and expanded France’s borders.
Peter the Great
Russian tsar who introduced many social reforms and founded St. Petersburg
King Louis XIII
King of France; reign saw expansion of absolute monarch powers, made France a leading European power
Cardinal Mazarin
Italian born French cardinal who exercised political influence as the minister and tutor of Louis XIII
King Henry VIII
King of England who precipitated the Act of Supremacy in order to divorce his wife Catherine of Aragon.
Cardinal Richelieu
French clergyman and chief of government under Louis XIII.
Jean Baptiste Colbert
French politician who served as the advisor to King Louis XIV
Elizabeth I
Queen of England who established the Church of England.
Henri IV
King of France who gave Protestants more rights in the Edict of Nantes.
