period 1650 to 1750? Use examples from at least TWO countries. France: decreased nobility power‚ Louis XIV gave nobles very little power‚ made them his “lapdogs” at Versailles‚ result of the Fronde rebellion Russia: decreased nobility power‚ Peter the Great let ranking in armies be based on ability‚ giving lower class people the opportunity to move up‚ nobility did not like his reforms Louis XIV declared his goal was "one king‚ one law‚ one faith." Analyze the methods the king used to achieve
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It is said that Louis XIV proclaimed "I am the state!" Whether or not he really said it is debatable‚ but the meaning of such a statement is clear. Through the course of the 17th Century various regimes across Europe began to model their states of off the very theme of "I am the state‚"; that is‚ the monarch personified and had absolute control over his nation. Prior to the 17th Century such absolute control precluded this absolutism. By the time of the 17th Century‚ however‚ the conditions were
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to control their countries helped and hurt the countries. Two such leaders‚ Czar Peter the Great of Russia and King Louis the XIV of France were both examples of Autocrat whose actions helped and hurt their countries. Peter the Great’s autocratic actions like taking control by expanding and westernizing his country and building a new capital‚ both helped and hurt his country. Louis XIV was another example of an autocratic ruler who actions like building a magnificent palace in order to control the
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Chapter 13: European State Consolidation in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries Chapter Overview •From the early seventeenth century through World War II‚ no region so dominated the world politically‚ militarily‚ and economically as Europe. •During this period‚ power shifted from the Mediterranean area—where Spain and Portugal had taken a lead in the conquest and early exploitation of the New World—to the states of northwest and later north-central Europe. •Five major states‚ Great Britain
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(Department of Mineral Sciences). Jean later sold the diamond to King Louis XIV in 1668 (Department of Mineral Sciences). The story of the curse goes to say that Jean died of sickness shortly thereafter‚ and was found with his body torn to pieces by wolves (Conradt). This is the first of many of the victims of this “curse”. The second part of this story is a royal one‚ and equally as interesting as the first. King Louis XIV was the next recorded owner of this mysterious jewel. He had it recut by
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the monarchs‚ and democracy‚ which gave power to the people. However‚ in my opinion‚ absolutism was still the most effective form of government during this period. There were numerous absolute monarchs such as King James I‚ Machiavelli and King Louis XIV renowned for their cruel use of power as a monarch. People in this time were not as educated as people in the modern society today and it was easy for them to just follow the words of the absolute monarch. On the other hand‚ in the 19th and 20th
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dynasty of France‚ a distinct form of government known as absolutism developed‚ hoping to counteract the intensifying religious conflicts and the social fragmentation in Europe. Within the rule of the great Henry IV of Navarre‚ his son Louis XIII‚ and the prominent Louis XIV‚ the supreme authority of the monarch of France expanded exponentially‚ bringing about stability‚ prosperity‚ and public order. And through an unsettled‚ irresolute‚ and altering relationship with the nobility‚ the kings of France
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monarch has a great‚ divine power‚ which is hindered by no one else within the country they rule. The 17th and 18th centuries was period in which nobles once held power and influence over government was diminished to the precipice of oblivion. King Louis XIV in France‚ the Hohenzollerns of Prussia‚ and Peter the Great of Russia all sought complete control of their territories. Although their economic statuses remained‚ the power of the European nobles had weakened. After the Sun King stated
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Czar of Russia‚ Peter the Great and the King of France‚ Louis XIV. These two are the epitome of absolutism‚ and someone with absolute power will usually not have a very benevolent relationship with their inferiors. They had domineering control of their subjects and paranoid suspicions of their subjects. The absolute monarchs had complete control over their subjects. Because of this reality they would usually have yes men all around them. Louis XIV could do no wrong according to his courtiers. He seemed
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THE RISE AND FALL OF ABSOLUTE MONARCHY LOUIS XIII During his reign power was centralized around the work of the statesman‚ Cardinal Richelieu. Louis XIII fell completely under his control. Richelieu became in power through his friendship with Marie de Medici‚ and he was also her official advisor. Later he became the real power behind the throne. Richelieu worked to centralize and strengthen the government‚ as well as clear any opposition against it. He eventually banished the queen reagent when
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