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Absolute Monarchs of France. How was the French Monarchy weakened by Louis XIV?. Richelieu Strengthens the Monarchy. Louis XIII , of the Bourbon family was a weak king . Louis appoints a Cardinal Richelieu to help him rule.
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Absolute Monarchs of France How was the French Monarchy weakened by Louis XIV?
Richelieu Strengthens the Monarchy • Louis XIII, of the Bourbon family was a weak king • Louis appoints a Cardinal Richelieu to help him rule • Richelieu’s goal is to strengthen the Bourbon monarchy & expand France’s Empire • Richelieu, a Catholic, will side with German Protestant Princes against Ferdinand Hapsburg in 30 Years War • France & German Princes win 30 Years War, France takes land from Hapsburgs • When Louis XIII dies, his son Louis XIV became King • Louis XIV will benefit from a strengthened monarchy
The Sun King’s Disastrous Wars • Louis XIV was known as the “Sun King” • Builds France’s wealth thru Canadian fur trade • Louis XIV wants to expand France’s territory • Louis invades the Netherlands • Stopped by England’s King William of Orange 2. King of Spain dies with no heir • Louis & Spanish nobles try to put his grandson on the throne • Starts War of Spanish Succession • France/Spain lose. England gets Spain’s Gibraltar & control of Spain’s slave trade 3. France weakened by wars and in heavy debt • After “Sun King’s” death Louis XV will lose France’s Canadian territory to England in the Seven Years War
France’s Debt under Louis XIV 2 B 1.2 B 650K 450K 400K 400K 200K • Add these questions to the reading guide worksheet • 3. What year did France have the lowest debt? • 4. How much debt would France owe in US Dollars (1715)? 1683 22 billion