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Cardinal Richelieu |
He wanted to eliminate the Huguenots (French Calvinists) as an effective political force, remind the nobles that they were subordinate to the king, make all of France conscious of a sense of national greatness, and through all this make the monarchy truly rather than theoretically absolute. Louis XIII’s advisor and chief minister. |
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Louis XIV |
Known as the sun god, he built his most famous and splendid palace at Versailles. He revoked the Edict of Nantes (Huguenots rights) . Got involved in a lot of wars that did not stabilize France. He is summed up by this phrase: "I am the stat," as well as "one king, one law, faith." |
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Absolutism |
A political theory where the ruler possesses absolute power. - "The divine right of kings." |
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Charles I |
Monarch of the three kingdoms, England, Scotland, and Ireland until he was executed (beheaded). |
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Oliver Cromwell |
English military and political leader of the commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland. |
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William III and Mary II |
Protestant co-monarchs (Glorious Revolution) of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Fought many wars against Louis XIV. Cousins who were married. |
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Puritans |
English Calvinists |
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The Anglican Church |
Church established by Anglicans in England during the reformation ("the established church"). |
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Habsburgs |
Ruling family in Austria and Spain. |
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Bourbons |
Ruling family in France |
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Stuarts |
Ruling family in England (between the house of Tudor and the house of Hanover) |
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Bill of Rights |
Agreed to by William and Mary. It went against the absolutism of the Stuarts and made England a constitutional or limited monarchy. |
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Raison d'etat |
Government acting on purely political grounds, unconcerned with strict justice. |
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Mercantilism |
Aimed to make the state as self-sufficient as possible and independent of imports. |
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Interregnmum |
Between the rule of two kings (1649-1660) |
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Restoration |
In 1660 the monarchy was restored. |
