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Louis XIV: 1673 Seige of Montrecht. Noted. “Louis XIV: Patron, but No Saint.” Last modified 2011. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=louis+XIV+&view=detail&id= 7C4E2925655C3FF47289C7C29901198783961B7E&qpvt= louis. Replaces decentralized feudalism
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Louis XIV: 1673 Seige of Montrecht Noted. “Louis XIV: Patron, but No Saint.” Last modified 2011. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=louis+XIV+&view=detail&id= 7C4E2925655C3FF47289C7C29901198783961B7E&qpvt=louis
Replaces decentralized feudalism Classicism (Looks at Roman empire as example of stability and order) Centralization Rules of behaviour/fixed standards Goal is order and control Often uses theory of divine right Development of the state Features of absolutism
Edict of Nantes 1589 (Henry IV of France) • Gave religious freedom to some sects • Thirty Years War (1618-1648), France emerged dominant Religious Wars in Europe Edict of Nantes 1589 Wikipedia. “Edict of Nantes” Last Modified Feb 21, 2013. www.wikipedia.com/LouisXIV
The crowning “cultural achievement” of France’s Golden age This was under Louis XIV French Classicism Louis XIV as a Roman Emperor Geo-Location. Date last modified, June 6, 2011. http://www.geolocation.ws/v/W/File:Salon%20de%20la%20guerre%20War%20Room%20Versailles%20relief%20louis%20XIV%20victorieux%20Coysevox.jpg/-/en
Q: Measure Louis XIV’s overall impact. • Weigh the evidence. • Did more groups of people progress or decline during his rule?