5/19 Focus: 5/19 Focus: – Over time, French kings had increased royal power by increasing the influence of the government and reducing the power of nobles.
CHAPTER 7 : Response to Crisis: Absolutism 8. France Under Louis XIV: A. Louis XIV: best example of absolutism in the 17th century; all other European.
Characteristics of Absolutism. Basic Principle Monarch rules by divine right and decides what is best for state.
Absolutism –France 16.2. 1-4 are matching, #5 fill-in the blank 1.Chief minister for Louis XIII who made the royal government stronger. 2.Absolute ruler.
France in the Age of Absolutism. Strengthening the Monarchy. French Wars of Religion (War of the 3 Henrys) St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. –Thousands.
The Reign of Louis XIV Chapter 21, Section 2. Essential Questions: What were the origins of the Bourbon dynasty? What were the origins of the Bourbon.
Chapter 14 Section 3 Response to Crisis: Absolutism.
The Reign of Louis XIV