Absolute Rulers
Most Powerful ruler in French History
Who is Louis XIV?
This means kings or queens held all the power within their states' boundaries
What is absolute monarchs?
He inherited the throne from his father and had problems getting money to fight Spain and France
Who is Charles I?
This former leader of the Catholic church helped pave the path for Louis XIV to be an absolute ruler
Who is Cardinal Richelius?
This was the name of Russian nobility
What is the boyars?
Inherited the Spanish throne
Who is Philip II?
Philip II became king of this country after the king of it died without an heir and inherited a huge amount of wealth
What is Portugal?
This man helped the roundheads win the English Civil War and later was a dictator
Who is Oliver Cromwell?
This was a declaration of religious toleration in France
What is the Edict of Nantes?
He was one of Russia's greatest reformers
Who is Peter the Great?
Inherited the Austria throne and from her father
Who is Maria Thersesa?
This is the idea that God created the monarchy and that the monarch acted as God's representative on Earth
What is divine right?
This is where laws limited the ruler's power
What is a constitutional monarchy?
The idea that nothing can even be known for certain
What is Skepticism?
This treaty may have weakened the Holy Roman Empire but it helped over Central Europe states come to power
What is Peace of Westaphalia?
Who is Frederick the Great?
This empire revolted against the Spanish and eventually had the largest naval fleet
Who is the Dutch?
This was the name of the event in which William of Orange overthrew Charles II
What is the Glorious Revolution?
This man helped France grow economically because of his policies under Louis
Who is Jean Baptiste Colbert?
This means to use western Europe as a model for change
What is westernization?
Tried to be an absolute ruler but this resulted in him starting a civil war
Who is Charles I?
What is inflation and taxes, business going to foreign countries, and the Dutch Revolt?
This means every prisoner had the right to obtain a writ or document ordering that the prisoner be brought before a judge to specify the charges against the prisoner
What is Habeas Corpus?
This was a war over the Spanish throne to prevent France and Spain from becoming allies
What is the War of the Spanish Succession?
What is middle class never developed and nobility blocked power of kings?