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Loius XIV
French vs Dutch
Question | Answer |
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Fronde | revolution in Louis XIV's childhood, led by parliament and nobility that would lead the 1789 revolution |
Councils of State | (blank) |
Cardinal Mazarin | (blank) |
Bossuet | principal theorist for absolutism |
Divine right of kings | all power comes from god, so all with power are closely inked to God |
Absolutism | the king is earthly representative of God, the king is accountable to god and therefore will do what is right and conform the the higher authority of God |
Versailles | Louis XIV palace |
Hall of Mirrors | most famous room in Versailles |
intendants | supervised flow of taxes and recruiting of soldiers while keeping an eye on the nobility |
Tax Farmers | toll collectors |
Colbert | Louis XIV financial adviser |
parlement | french word for parliament |
Commercial Code | (blank) |
French East India Company | (blank) |
revocation of the Edict of Nantes | (blank) |
War of Devolution | (blank) |
"Dutch War" | (blank) |
Treaty of Nimwegen | (blank) |
chambres de reunion | (blank) |
War of the League of Augsburg | (blank) |
Peace of Ryswick | (blank) |
Charles II of Spain | (blank) |
The Pyrenees exsit no longer | (blank) |
William III | (blank) |
John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough | (blank) |
Philip V of Spain | (blank) |
Grand Alliance of 1701 | (blank) |
Prince of Eugene of Savoy | (blank) |
treaties of Utrecht and Rastadt | (blank) |
asiento | (blank) |
"Dutch Barrier" | (blank) |
Grand Monarque | (blank) |
Sun King | nickname of Louis XIV |
Charles II of Spain | (blank) |
Franche Comte | (blank) |
"universal Monarchy" | (blank) |