Age of Absolutism
Chapter 17, Section Chapter 17 The Age of Absolutism (1550–1800) Copyright © 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle.
Chapter 17: Age of Absolute Monarchs Sections 1 & 2 Extending Spanish Power France Under Louis XIV.
Crisis and Absolutism in Europe 1550-1715. Monarchy A system of governing through heredity leadership, headed by a king/queen or both.