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13 Cards in this Set
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Philip II |
Spanish king who conquered Portugal |
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Absolute monarch |
An all-powerful king or queen |
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Divine right |
Idea that a Monarch's power comes from God |
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Edict of Nantes |
Declaration of religious tolerance given by Henry IV |
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Cardinal Richelieu |
Luis XIII'S minister who strengthened King at the expense of nobility |
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Skepticism |
Idea that nothing can be known for certain |
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Louis XIV |
Known as France's Sun King |
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Intendant |
Government agents who collected taxes and administered Justice |
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Jean Baptiste Colbert |
Louis XIV Finance Minister instituted mercantilist policies (very successful) |
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War of the Spanish succession |
Waged to prevent the union of French and Spanish Thrones |
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Thirty Years War |
Began with Protestant Bohemians revolted vs. Catholic hapsburgs |
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Maria Theresa |
Monarch of Austria who fought Prussia to retain Silesia |
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Frederick the Great |
King of Prussia who started a war versus Australia gain Silesia |
