Vocabulary
People
Dates
Surprise Topic
100
Huguenots
What is another name for a French Calvinist Protestant?
100
Henry of Navarre
Who is Henry VI?
100
1610
When did Henry IV die?
100
Louis XIII's chief minister
Who was Cardinal Richelieu?
200
Treaty of Utrecht
What was the treaty that stated that France and Spain may never be under the same ruler, which Louis XIV made after accepting many defeats, and had to give up most of the land he had taken?
200
Henry IV
Who was the king that escaped death by denying his religion and converting to Catholicism?
200
1560s
When did the Protestant Reformation spread?
200
1 in 10 French people
How many French People were Huguenots?
300
War of Spanish Succession
What was one of Louis XIV's very costly wars, which was fought in attempt to regain lost French territory and to increase the French border?
300
Louis XIII
Who was the young king who took Henry's place after he was stabbed by a fanatic catholic?
300
1627
When did Richelieu seize La Rochelle and cut off their supplies?
300
Wanted full power over military, political, And economic initiatives
Who is Louis XIV?
400
Edict of Nantes
What is the compromise proposed by Henry to restore peace that stated that Huguenots would have limited freedom to worship, which also ruled out the concept of "one king, one law, one religion"?
400
Louis XIV
Who led France to great power, and impacted France greatly?
400
1572
When did Saint Bartholomeu's Massacre take place?
400
10,000 to 70,000 people
How many Huguenots were killed in Saint Bartholomeu's Massacre?
500
Saint Bartholomew's Massacre
What are the 10-year hostilities that started in France and spread to other nearby countries that involved about 10,000 to 70,000 Protestants and Huguenots slaughtered?
500
Cardinal Richelieu
Who became the catholic chief administrator for Louis and was determined to strengthen the monarchy and crush any opponents if required to do so?
500
1701
When did the Holy Roman Empire go to war with France?
500
His mother ruled mostly when he was a child
Who is Louis XIV?
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