1. Charles Loyseau (1564-1627) French legal theorist Supporter of the social order of the Ancien Regime Author of A Treatise on Orders (1610) The Ancien Régime -- The Old Regime Image of a clergyman, knight, and peasant in the 14 th century manuscript, “Image du Monde”

2. Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (1627-1704) French clergyman and tutor to the son of King Louis XIV Theorist of absolutism and divine right monarchy Author of Politics Derived from the Works of Holy Scripture (1709, published after his death)

3. Palace of Versailles Louis XIV (1638-1715) Le Roi Soleil (The Sun King) Absolutism in France under the Sun King