Karlee Pettus7th HourWestern Absolutism TermsTable of Contents●Absolutism2○Absolutism, sovereignty○Thomas Hobbes, Jean Bodin, Bishop Bossuet○“Divine right of kings”●Development of French Absolutism6○Three Estates○Henry IV, nobility of the robe○Duke of Sully, mercantilism○Louis XIII○Cardinal Richelieu, Intendant System●Louis XIV14○Fronde // Cardinal Mazarin○Corvée○Versailles Palace○Edict of Fontainebleau○Jean Baptiste Colbert●Wars of Louis XIV22○Dutch War○Nine Years’ War, League of Augsburg○War of Spanish Succession○Treaty of Utrecht -- 1713●17thCentury Spanish Empire28○Philip III // Philip IV●Baroque Art, Architecture, and Music30○J.S. Bach // George Frideric Handel●Louis XIV Chart32?Absolutism?I.Absolutism❖Absolutism is the acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical,ethical, or theological matters.➢Developed across Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries from traditional assumptions of power.➢Absolutism goes along with the “divine right of kings” and natural law, meaning the monarch is responsible to God only.1
➢Louis XIV of France was the quintessential absolutist monarch during the 17th century.S C A RSubject:➔Political◆Monarchs●Under absolutist policies, the monarch had absolute control and answered to no one besides God.◆“Divine Right of Kings”●The divine right of kings is the idea that the monarch is responsible only toGod and no one else.◆Louis XIV●Louis XIV of France is the quintessential absolute monarch.Causes:➔Traditional Power◆Traditional assumptions of power under throne heirs developed the idea of absolutism.➔Louis XIV◆Louis XIV is the first monarch we see that successfully followed through with an absolutist rule, making him the quintessential absolute monarch.Actions:➔Who:The quintessential example of absolutism was Louis XIV of France.➔What:Absolutism is the acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters.➔When:16th and 17th centuries.➔How:Absolutism originated from traditional assumptions of power and heirs to the throne.Results:➔Sovereignty◆Under absolutism, the state had the authority to govern itself and the monarch held absolute sovereignty.➔Philosophy of Absolutism◆Absolutism also came with philosophers that either agreed or disagreed with the idea of absolutism.➔Bureaucracies◆Bureaucracies were created and they were only accountable to the king. This started due to absolutist rules.II.Sovereignty2
❖Sovereignty is the authority of a state to govern itself or another state.
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