Age of Absolutism terms
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| 523958336 | Stuarts | (ENG) The reigning English monarchs, and non-examples of absolutism because they had to deal with Parliament. | |
| 523958337 | Jean-Baptiste Colbert | (FR) Louis XIV's minister of finance, and a major proponent of Mercantilism. Through his economic policies France gained money to pay for Louis' lavish life style. | |
| 523958338 | Hapsburgs | (HRE) The reigning Austrian monarchs and the continual line of Holy Roman Emperors. Also controlled the Spanish throne until it was handed to the Bourbons. | |
| 523958339 | Cardinal Richelieu | (FR) Louis XIII's chief advisor. He was strongly anti-Hapsburg, and greatly extended Louis' royal authority. | |
| 523958340 | Versailles | (FR) The country palace where Louis XIV officially moved the royal court and all of the nobility, effectively removing and distracting them from the political arena. The "Golden Cage." | |
| 523958341 | Cardinal Mazarin | (FR) An Italian minister that essentially ran the French government until Louis XIV reached the age of majority | |
| 523958342 | Bourbons: | (FR) The French monarchs of the age of the Absolutism. Eventually gained control of the Spanish throne. | |
| 523958343 | Louis XIV | (FR) Enlightened French King who built Versailles and waged wars across Europe. He was groomed his entire life to be a ruler. He outlawed Protestantism and tried to expand France's power in several wars. | |
| 523958344 | Frederick II | (PR) (r. 1740-1786) Enlightened Prussian King who centralized and militarized Prussia, and made it known for its military efficiency. | |
| 523958345 | Glorious Revolution | The 1688 British Revolution that deposed the British Stuarts and put William and Mary of Orange into power. | |
| 523958346 | Peter the Great | (RU) Enlightened Russia Tsar who modernized, reformed, and expanded Russia. Wanted to westernize Russia! | |
| 523958347 | Versailles | a palace built in the 17th century for Louis XIV southwest of Paris near the city of Versailles. | |
| 523958348 | Divine Right | The concept of rule in which a ruler claims to be sent from God to rule a country. Power received from God and are responsible only to God. | |
| 523958349 | Absolute Monarchy | where a king or queen has total power over their country and their authority is tied to the idea of divine right. | |
| 523958350 | Dynasty | This is a family that governs a country based on the idea of divine right passed down from one generation to the next. | |
| 524046687 | Philip II | (SP) The defender of Catholicism who is referred to as the "most Catholic" king. Sent his armada to destroy England. | |
| 524046688 | Elizabeth I | (EN) She was the Queen of England in 1558. The daughter of Peter the Great, a Russian ruler, she was not absolutist and madem ore of her decisions alongside the English parliament. | |
| 524046689 | James I | (EN) He was a successor to Queen Elizabeth. He strongly believed in the divine right of kings. His plan was to limit Parliament's power and run England as he saw fit. | |
| 524046690 | Charles I | (EN) He was the second son of James I. He imposed taxes on the people when he couldn't persuade Parliament to give him money. He later disbanded Parliament all together, and also tried to get everyone in England to follow the same religion. | |
| 524046691 | Charles II | (EN) Son of Charles I. He learned from his father's mistake, that he had to work with Parliament rather than against it. | |
| 524046692 | James II | (EN) The total opposite of his brother, Charles II - he decided to not work with the Parliament. A group of Parliament leaders and nobles got rid of him in The Glorious Revolution. | |
| 524046693 | Glorious Revolution | A nonviolent revolt which successfully resulted in throwing James II out of power by nobles and parliamentary leaders. | |
| 524046694 | Oliver Cromwell | (EN) A Puritan who lead a revolt against Charles I. | |
| 524046695 | English Bill of Rights | A document that guaranteed certain rights to the people, such as the right to complain to the king without fear of punishment. | |
| 524046696 | Restoration | The return of a constitutional monarchy to Great Britain in 1660 under Charles II | |
| 524046697 | Michael Romanov | (RU) He began the long dynasty in Russia that ended with Nicholas II in 1917. He ended the period known as the Times of Trouble. | |
| 524046698 | Henry IV | (FR) Solved the religious problems in France by issuing the Edict of Nantes. This made Catholicism the official religion but gave Huguenots the right to worship and political privileges such as holding office. | |
| 538453652 | Cavaliers | Supporters of the king during the English Civil War. | |
| 538453653 | Roundheads | Parliamentary forces during English Civil War | |
| 538453654 | Armada | a fleet or warships |
