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Stack #115214
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Henry IV | Converted to Catholicism for power, tax farming=bad |
| Cardinal Richelieu | Louis XIII appointed him to do everything, goal was to make king and France supere. Destroyed nobles and huguenots power |
| Intendants | Regional Administrators, usually middle class |
| Treaty of Westaphalia | Ended 30 years war, France got Alsace, Switzerland, and Netherlands |
| Divine Right of Kings | King was chosen by God to rule, acting against him was blasphemy |
| War of Spanish Succession | Louis XIV's last war. Spanish King Dies. French try to invade, Britains scare them off. Treaty of Utrecht ends war |
| Catherine the Great | Peter the Great's daughter, Artistic |
| Parliament | Tried to limit powers of king |
| Whigs | Strong Parliament, no Roman Catholic leader, get rid of James II |
| Tories | Supported James' right to rule, supported Anglican church, accepted a Roman Catholic ruler |