Absolutely Right
What is absolute power?
Swedish king that came to the rescue of Protestants in the Thirty Years' War
Who was Gustavus Adolphus?
He said, "I am the state."
Who was Louis XIV?
nickname of Prussian nobility
What were Junkers?
common name of Prussian rulers who built Prussia into a first-class European power
Who were the Hohenzollern?
belief that a ruler answers only to God, not manmade laws
What is divine right?
9 year-old son of Bourbon king Henry IV that needed a cardinal to help him rule
Who was Louis XIII?
Louis XIV appointed this man as his minister of finance because France was close to bankruptcy.
Who was Colbert?
Prussian ruler, the "Great Elector"
Who was Frederick William?
powerful Austrian rulers' common name (family)
Who were the Hapsburgs?
absolutism strongest in this nation
What is France?
Louis XIII's chief minister, extremely powerful and strengthened the power of the monarch
Who was Cardinal Richelieu?
the 87 year-old decree that Louis XIV revoked in an effort to control religion
What is the Edict of Nantes?
Prussian ruler more interested in arts but made himself focus on army, called "King IN Prussia"
Who was Frederick I?
"Terrible" Russian ruler who kicked off absolutism
Who was Ivan IV?
French dynasty that gave birth to absolutism in France
What is Bourbon?
5 year-old French ruler that needed assistance from a cardinal
Who was Louis XIV?
These people lost their freedom to worship, including freedom to education their own children.
Who were Huguenots?
Prussian ruler who was violent-tempered and militaristic, tripled the size of his country
Who was Frederick William I?
Russian family that came to the throne and continued absolutism
Who were the Romanovs?
French king, epitome of absolutism, and his nickname
Who was Louis XIV, the Sun King?
Louis XIV's counselor that trained Louis so well that Louis did not feel like he needed another counselor when this many died
Who was Mazarin?
Name the palace that Louis XIV built at an enormous cost to his country.
What is Versailles?
Prussian ruler who loved arts but kept his duty to run the country, called "the Great"
Who was Frederick II?
title of Russian rulers
What is czar?