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FRANCE UNDER LOUIS XIV: Essential Idea

FRANCE UNDER LOUIS XIV: Essential Idea. Identify the religious conflict that developed between Catholics and Protestants in France. Describe the development and impact of the monarchy during the Age of Absolutism in France. Background. Government. Economy. The Sun King. Versailles.

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FRANCE UNDER LOUIS XIV: Essential Idea

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  1. FRANCE UNDER LOUIS XIV: Essential Idea Identify the religious conflict that developed between Catholics and Protestants in France. Describe the development and impact of the monarchy during the Age of Absolutism in France.

  2. Background Government Economy The Sun King Versailles Wars Culture

  3. Government:

  4. LOUIS XIV

  5. The Hydraulic Network around town in order to water the gardens at Versailles

  6. The King's Suite (Appartement du Roi)

  7. The Chapel Royal

  8. Jean Colbert 1. Mercantilism a. Surplus of gold and silver b. Favorable balance of trade c. Tariffs on imports d. Colonies -- raw materials/markets 2. Huguenots -- prospered under Colbert

  9. Moliere: French playwright who wrote stories poking fun at French society. Jean Baptiste Racine: plays modeled after Greek playwrights New dance that formed?

  10. Wars very costly and mostly unsuccessful 1. France became the #1 nation in Europe under Louis XIV. 2. The Thirty Years’ War 3. War of Spanish Succession 4. Balance of Power established

  11. Background: St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre Henry IV Louis XIII Richelieu Mazarin The Fronde

  12. Henry IV

  13. Louis XIII

  14. Richelieu

  15. Cardinal Mazarin

  16. The Fronde

  17. St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre

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