Absolute France It’s good to be the king!. Louis XIII( 1610-1643) and Richelieu Henry IV d. 1610 Henry IV d. 1610 Cardinal Richelieu- (1624-1642) Cardinal.

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Absolute France It’s good to be the king!

Louis XIII( ) and Richelieu Henry IV d Henry IV d Cardinal Richelieu- ( ) Cardinal Richelieu- ( ) #1 Goal-France #1 #1 Goal-France #1 Parlements, Huguenots, Hapsburgs oh my! Parlements, Huguenots, Hapsburgs oh my!

Huguenots Intendants Intendants No City walls and No Castles No City walls and No Castles Quartered soldiers Quartered soldiers

Hapsburgs Brought France in the 30 Yrs. War Brought France in the 30 Yrs. War Used Propaganda Used Propaganda

Louis XIV: The Sun King ( ) Cardinal Mazarin Cardinal Mazarin Taxes and Italians Taxes and Italians Fronde: Fronde: Louis takes power Louis takes power

Sun King: Absolute Rule 1661: L’etat, ce’est moi 1661: L’etat, ce’est moi Cult of Personality: propaganda Cult of Personality: propaganda Hated Paris and Hated Nobles Hated Paris and Hated Nobles Revoked the Edict of Nantes Revoked the Edict of Nantes Versailles Versailles

Life at Versailles 2,000 acres of grounds 12 miles of roads 27 miles of trellises 200,000 trees 210,000 flowers planted every year 80 miles of rows of trees 55 acres surface area of the Grand Canal

50 fountains and 620 fountain nozzles 21 miles of water conduits 3,600 cubic meters per hour: water consumed 26 acres of roof 51,210 square meters of floors 2,153 windows

700 rooms 67 staircases 6,000 paintings 1,500 drawings and 15,000 engravings 2,100 sculptures 5,000 items of furniture and objects d'art 150 varieties of apple and peach trees in the Vegetable Garden

Life at Versailles Everything is orchestrated Everything is orchestrated Humiliate and bankrupt the nobles Humiliate and bankrupt the nobles Louis is at the top Louis is at the top Creates the very thing he hates Creates the very thing he hates

Economy Jean-Baptiste Colbert Jean-Baptiste Colbert State controlled economy-mercantilism State controlled economy-mercantilism more exports than imports more exports than imports Increased the taille Increased the taille Maximize industry Maximize industry

Louis’ Wars Professional Army-250,000 strong Professional Army-250,000 strong War of Devolution War of Devolution –Netherlands-Triple Alliance –Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle Dutch Wars Dutch Wars –Treaty of Dover-1670 –Invasion-1672 –William of Orange –Peace of Nijmwegen

What is it good for???? 9 Years War Years War –League of Augsburg –King Williams War War of Spanish Succession

See Ya Louis Died yrs. Ruling Died yrs. Ruling Louis XV- 7 years old Louis XV- 7 years old

How Absolute was he? Manipulated the nobles Manipulated the nobles Used Intendants, Hereditary office holders, and patronage system Used Intendants, Hereditary office holders, and patronage system Could control daily life outside of Versailles Could control daily life outside of Versailles