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Two Models of Political Development CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY Government where the monarch is subject to the law and power is limited England: Representative Body of the People vs. power of the king Limiting the kings power 1215-Magna Carta 1300’s-Parliament 1640’s-Petition of Right 1690’s-English Bill of Rights Major Conflict English Civil War (Puritans) Glorious Revolution ABSOLUTE MONARCHY Government where the monarch controls the government, the economy, and society Divine Right to rule Personal Rule
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Louis XIVLouis XIV History France ruled by strong ministers Richelieu and Mazarin Created centralizing policies that provoked rebellions by the nobility (the Fronde) 1649-1652 Remember the relationship between the Huguenots and the nobility Louis worried about heavy-handed practices Centralized power while assuring local control and influence for the nobility
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Louis XIVLouis XIV Divine right to rule Leader divinely appointed and answerable only to God Louis’ tutor was Political theorist Bishop Jacques-Benign Bousset Old testament rulers divinely appointed and answerable only to God Medieval Church: only God could judge a Pope; extended this for the king “L’etal, cést moi” (I am the State)—Louis XIV The king still duty bound to reflect God’s will through his policies; not bound to nobles or Parlements (courts) Representative of the State in foreign affairs Not the father of his people; that was left to local nobility
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Louis XIVLouis XIV Personal Rule Assumed control 1661 21 years old Relationship with nobility Directly managed political affairs Councils Parlements Social Control Versailles
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Louis XIVLouis XIV Foreign Policy: Early Wars Securing French borders War of Devolution 1667 Invasion of Flanders 1670 Secret Treaty of Dover 1672 Invasion of the Netherlands 1678, 1679 Peace of Nijmwegen
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Louis XIVLouis XIV Religious Policy To secure political unity and stability Suppression of Jansenists Revocation of Edict of Nantes
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Louis XIVLouis XIV Later Wars Nine Years War and the League of Augsburg New World War of Spanish Succession
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Louis XIVLouis XIV France after Louis XIV Louis XV Duke of Orleans John Law Mississippi Bubble Renewal of Authority of Parlements
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