making all of France Catholic using several tactics. He began by prosecuting Protestants and revoking the Edict of Nantes‚ which had previously granted religious freedom to the Huguenots. This new law forced Huguenots to convert to Catholicism‚ or be placed in exile for not renouncing their faith. Virtually all of the Huguenots converted and the others emigrated. Louis XIV was ultimately successful with his goal “one king‚ one law‚ one faith.” He successfully
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New France had to voice in their government. The king‚ along with his officials‚ had total control over the people. There could be no religious toleration‚ which led to the excluding of the Huguenots from New France because the Huguenots did not agree on the establishment of the Catholic Church. The Huguenots decided to settle in the English colonies so they could freely practice their religion‚ they had more say in the government‚ and business and trade were less restricted. The government of New
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“One King‚ One Law‚ One Faith” King Louis XIV began his reign of France the day after Cardinal Mazarin’s death and expressed his determination to be a real king and the sole ruler of France. He reigned in France from 1643 to 1715 and held the desire to enhance the glory of his dynasty. Louis XIV consciously fostered the myth of himself as the Sun King‚ the source of light for all of his people. He was a staunch believer in the theory of divine-right monarchy‚ which was a based on the belief
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in on April 13‚ 1598 by Henry IV of France. The Edict of Nantes gave the huguenots or the Calvinists protestants basic rights in a majority Catholic state. In the Edict of Nantes‚ Henry tried his best to push unity among the people. The Edict of Nantes treated some of the people with tolerance‚ and the Edict opened up a way for secularism to creep in. Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes and he also demanded all the Huguenot churches and all of the protestant schools be destroyed. The king ordered
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Tyler Ekroth Mr. Politelli Western Civ Pd 7 30 September 2012 Was Louis XIV an effective ruler? Want an effective leader? Then Louis XIV would not be a great choice. I believe he is an ineffective leader because of a few reasons; one‚ he lost all four wars that he placed wages on‚ leading France to bankruptcy. Two‚ he failed at his goal of becoming the master of Europe. And third‚ because protestants would not convert to Catholicism‚ he threatened to kick them out if they didn’t convert or
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for the British Government‚ which had pressured them into leaving Ireland. Most settled along the frontier in the Western parts of Pennsylvania‚ Virginia‚ the Carolinas & Georgia. Comprised 7% of pop. by 1775. Other Europeans- French protestants (Huguenots) Dutch and Sweds made up 5%of pop. in 1775 Africans- Largest group of non-English immigrants The start of a new country 1701- English colonies has a population of barely 250‚000 Europeans & Africans 1775- 2‚500‚000 Europeans 28‚000 Africans in
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just hurt France in the long run. Louis was constantly at war with another country‚ which not only hurt France financially‚ because wars were very expensive during that time‚ but it also depleted France¡¯s once massive army. He also persecuted the Huguenots and fifty thousand of them fled from France‚ many of them skilled and very well educated‚ which also hurt France. It seemed as if the way Louis XIV ruled France was to mainly help himself‚ and if he did want to make France greater‚ he failed to do
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Some regard nineteenth century France to be the France of Napoléon Bonaparte and‚ in the same respect‚ it can be argued that ancien régime France was the France of Armand-Jean du Plessis de Richelieu. Upon entering the French political arena‚ Richelieu was thrown amidst the struggles of international diplomacy‚ the devious schemes of the nobility‚ and the disgruntlement of the common people. Similarly‚ the unstable Florentine Italy which Niccòlo Machiavelli familiarized himself with led both these
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rights. Some of the most prominent violations of these rights stem from tensions between different religions. French Huguenots and German Jews were targeted by their government and denied their human rights‚ as established by the United Nations in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre was a riot that resulted in the death of French Huguenots. Catholic mobs intruded the homes of French Protestants and slaughtered them in the middle of the night. The violent
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In France‚ The Huguenots‚ French protestants based on Calvinist ideas‚ conflicted with the Catholics. One Huguenot‚ Henry of Navarre‚ was marrying the sister of the king of England‚ Margaret of Valois. The teenage king’s mother was ruling for him at the time‚ and due to fear of a Huguenot having power she set up to massacre the Huguenots at the wedding‚ later known as the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. 20‚000 were killed but
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