Term | Definition |
Cardinal Richelieu | He supported protestants in 30 Years War and was the Cardinal that oversaw Louis XIII |
Jean Baptiste Colbert | Served as Minister of Finace during Louis XIV reign and helped to strengthen the French economy |
Catherine d’Medici | She ordered the massacre of 20,000 Protestants in Paris |
Versailles | This is the opulent palace located 11 miles outside of Paris |
Henry IV | He signed the Edict of Nantes |
Fronde | The revolt by the Nobles during the early reign of Louis XIV |
Louis XIII | He became King at 9 years of age |
Cardinal Mazarin | He was the advisor to Louis XIV |
Henry III | The son of Catherine d’Medici that was killed during the "War of the Three Henrys" |
Louis XIV | He was the most powerful in the long line of French Kings who said "I am the State" |
Edict of Nantes | This document declared that Protestant could worship freely in France |
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre | This is the name given to the slaughter of Protestants in Paris in 1572 |
Thirty Years War | A battle between Catholics and Protestants in the Holy Roman Empire |
Mercantilism | Economic system in which countries increase exports and reduce imports |
War of Spanish Succession | This war was fought by Louis XIV |
Rules of Etiquette | Louis XIV used these in order to control the nobles living at Versailles |
Protestants | This group of people left France in large numbers after the Edict of Nantes was revoked |
Treaty of Westphalia | The name of the peace that brought an end to the Thirty Years War |
Huguenots | Name given to French Calvinists |