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Pillars of absolutism
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*diving right to rule
*bureacracy - representative assemblies (aristocrats/landowners) to collect taxes (only peasants pay taxes and money is used for wars) *standing army - army in times of peace and war *church - extention of the royal power - work togehter w/ aristocrat king - oppress majority of ppl (tax payers) *mercantilism - economic foundation - self sufficiency - everything in hands of govt' - no free trade - export a lot ..import little to nothing |
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Louis XIV of france
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*longest reign in European history
*enhance france & personal glory *image everywhere - coins, statues, paintings *church and nobility almost immune to taxes - peasants paid *"age of magnificence" *devout christian - wanted to build and extend french influence *told councilors not to do ne thing w/ out askin him first *collaborated nobility to give $ for his projects - increase his prestige and theirs (have peace w/ a potential enemy) *wanted unified centralized gov't - didnt' tolerate critics/opposition *prohibited ppl to speak own language (1 language - french, 1 religion - catholicism) *one king, one law, one faith |
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Palace of Versailles
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*surrounded by formal gardens
*symbol of Louis power *hall of mirrors - project dazzling light on ceilings - great art *very expensive |
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revocation of edict of nantes
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*was for religious toleration
*louis campaigned for repression of Huguenots - monarchy and nobility coincied - revoked edict of nantes *destruction of churches, school, catholic baptisms of huguenots, huguenots priests exiled if they did not renounce their faith |
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Colbert
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*louis greatest finance minister
*louis wars were drain on economy *boost french exports - b/c self sufficient - import nothing *special privelages to skilled craftsmant immigrants - in order to make france self sufficient *high foreign tarrifs to prevent importing *expanded french navy to protect exports |
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decline of absolutism of spain
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*gold and silver from america was basis of power
*quantity of metal decreased b/c slaves/indians who worked mines were dying *almost non existant middle class *population decline *failure to invest in productive enterprises *sp b/c 2nd rate power |
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Constitutional monarchy in England
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*Charles I vs. parliament
*the kings failure to support protestants during the 30 yrs war *his biggest enemy = puritans - wanted to purify church.. *king resisted and closed parliament b/c needed $ *war - kind executed and beheaded |
