Absolute Monarchs
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| Louis XIV | Versailles Palace was used to symbolize his absolute power and greatness. He helped the French economy by allowing nobles to live in the palace.
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| Habsburgs | Austria. Embraced lots of different ethnic groups. Unified only by Catholic faith.
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| Charles VI | insured safe succession for his daughter Maria Theresa.
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| Frederick William | Known as the Great Elector. Recognized that a well equipped army would protect territories.
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| Frederick William | Received loyalty of Junkers in exchange for full power over serfs who labored on their estates.
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| Frederick William I | Determined to build a powerful army. During reign the Prussian military doubled to over 80,000 men.
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| Charles VI | Pragmatic Sanction- territories of Hapsburg empire were indivisible and that Maria Theresa would inherit the throne and all Habsburg lands
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| Peter the Great | Recognized Europe had fallen behind western Europe. Visited Holland and England to learn how to change Russia. Decided he needed to Westernize it.
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| Peter the Great | Expanded Russia's army and constructing a new navy.
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| Peter the Great | Introduced the potato and allowed Russian women to appear in public without veils. Forced nobles to shave off beards.
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| Peter the Great | Built St. Petersburg in 1703.
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| Louis XIV | Used the phrase "I am the state"
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| Henry IV | Edict of Nantes, 1598- granted religious toleration to French Huguenots.
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| Louis XIII | Son of Henry IV. Appointed Cardinal Richelieu to be chief minister. He was determined tow weaken nobility.
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| Louis XIV | Witnessed the Fronde and vowed to control the nobility after being humiliated.
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| Louis XIV | Known as The Sun King
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| Louis XIV | Continued the policy of reducing power of French nobility. Excluded nobles from key positions and instead appointed men from bourgeoisie,
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| Louis XIV | Named Jean-Baptiste Colbert as controller of general finances. Colbert helped expand manufacturing by abolishing domestic tariffs that inhibited trade.
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| Louis XIV | Revoked Edict of Nantes in 1685.
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| Peter the Great | Defeated Sweden in order to end their dominance of the Baltic.
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| Peter the Great | Forced serfs into army and forced to help build St. Petersburg.
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