How Did Henry 2 Contribute To The Rise Of Absolutism

The death of Henry II was the most significant event that started the French Wars of Religion. With his death, Francis II became the new king. Francis II was related to a devout Catholic family know as the Guises. The Guises were in critical positions in the monarchy. Those positions were the French Army and the Church. The Guises family learned of a plot by a rival Protestant family to remove Francis II from power. Leading the Protestant family was the Bourbon Duke of Conde. He was sentenced to death, but his execution was halted by the death of Francis II. Charles IX was now the new ruler of France. However, since he was only ten years old, his mother Cathrine de Medicis ruled until Charles was no longer a minor. Over time, the Protestants and the Catholics would fight each other and eventually raise armies to fight against one another. A civil …show more content…
Absolutism is a strong, centralized continental monarchy that attempted to make royal power dominant over the aristocracies and other regional authorities. Parliamentary Monarchy is a state which is led by a monarchy, but whose powers are shared with a national representative body. In England, the initial event in the formation of a parliamentary monarchy started with Queen Elizabeth I dying with no male heir to the throne. The crown was given to the first Stuart monarch, James VI. His son Charles I, and Parliament clashed in 1642, starting a civil war. However, Charles I lost the war in 1645. With his loss, parliament replaced the monarchy with a Puritan republic. This government failed and was replaced with the re-establishment of the monarchy. Skirmishes continued between the monarchy and parliament until the “Glorious Revolution” occurred. The Glorious Revolution allowed the monarchy to acknowledge a Bill of Rights, which limited the power of the monarchy, sharing power with the