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France 3.4

France 3.4. Sources of Royal Authority. Royalty and the Ancien Regime. Sits above the three estates Clergy, Knights (nobles) and workers . Royal Authority. Sources of Royal Authority. Religious: Divine Right. Sources of Royal Authority. Dynastic – tradition and bloodlines.

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France 3.4

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  1. France 3.4 Sources of Royal Authority

  2. Royalty and the Ancien Regime • Sits above the three estates • Clergy, Knights (nobles) and workers

  3. Royal Authority

  4. Sources of Royal Authority • Religious: Divine Right

  5. Sources of Royal Authority • Dynastic – tradition and bloodlines

  6. Sources of Royal Authority • Theory of Absolutism • “...there is no legal authority that can delay or resist him.” Bishop Boussuet.

  7. Sources of Royal Authority • Military Command

  8. Sources of Royal Authority

  9. New Vocab • Parlement • Estates Generale • Absolutism • Dynastic authority • Divine right • Legitimacy • Despotism • Remonstrance • Benevolence • Patriarchal authority

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