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Response to Crisis:
Absolutism
Chapter 7: Section 3
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Response to the Crisis
Seek stability by increasing the monarchy’s
power
Do you think this would be a good idea?
Why or why not?
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More power for rulers
Absolutism – A system where a ruler holds total power.
In Europe it is tied to the idea of Divine Right of Kings – rulers received power from God
Rights – make laws, levy taxes, court system, hire and fire officials, and determine foreign policy.
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17th Century Absolutism
Best example? Louis XIV
French power and culture spread throughout
Europe
Other political courts imitated Louis XIV
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Louis XIV Comes to Power
Was given throne at
the age of 4
People of France
wanted stability with a
monarch so…
Became King at the
age of 23
Sun King – Source of
light for all the people
of France
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Government of Louis XIV
3 purposes for Royal Court at Versailles
1. Personal household of the King
2. Chief offices of the state were located
there.
3. Place where powerful subjects came to
find favors and offices.
From here Louis controlled central policy-
making machinery of gov’t
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Versailles
Louis brought nobles and princes here to
distract them from politics
Tactic worked
Gov’t obeyed his every wish
Ruled with absolute authority in 3 areas:
Foreign policy
Church
Taxes
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At the Court of Versailles
In 1660, Louis XIV of France decided to build a palace at Versailles, near Paris. Untold sums of money were spent and tens of thousands of workers labored incessantly to complete the work. The enormous palace housed thousands of people.
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http://en.chateauversailles.fr/homepage
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Religion
Anti-Huguenot stance
Huguenots were to convert to Catholicism
Protestant Churches and Schools were
destroyed
200,000 people fled from France to other
countries
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The Economy and War
Louis often spent
more money than
France had
Jean Baptiste Colbert
– controller of
finances
Used mercantilist
ideals
Colbert
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Money = War
Decreased imports and increased exports
Used money to create an army of 400,000
Waged 4 wars from 1667 – 1713
Added some territory for France
Other countries set up groups to prevent
French dominance
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Situation in France
1715 Louis XIV died
France was debt-ridden
Surrounded by enemies
Seemed remorseful (sorry) for not caring
for the people more