10. Château de Versailles/LauriePlatt Winfrey, Inc. Western Civilization 102 David Clayton Lesson : French Absolutism Killed by a Catholic sympathizer

11. Château de Versailles/LauriePlatt Winfrey, Inc. Western Civilization 102 David Clayton Lesson : French Absolutism His son, Louis XIII became the next king. However, he was just a boy so he needed a regent plus an advisor.

12. Château de Versailles/LauriePlatt Winfrey, Inc. Western Civilization 102 David Clayton Lesson : French Absolutism Regent: Queen mother Marie de Medici

13. Château de Versailles/LauriePlatt Winfrey, Inc. Western Civilization 102 David Clayton Lesson: French Absolutism Advisor: Cardinal Richelieu 1585 -1642

14. Château de Versailles/LauriePlatt Winfrey, Inc. Western Civilization 102 David Clayton Lesson: French Absolutism XIII Continued many of his dad’s policies plus Cardinal Richelieu Three Musketeers

17. Château de Versailles/LauriePlatt Winfrey, Inc. Western Civilization 102 David Clayton Lesson : French Absolutism XIII By the time of his death (1643), France was the most powerful nation in Europe. Noble power seemed broken. But the royal treasury was also broke which meant- higher taxes were on the way.

18. Château de Versailles/LauriePlatt Winfrey, Inc. Western Civilization 102 David Clayton Lesson : French Absolutism The FRONDE (1643-1651) came next.

19. Château de Versailles/LauriePlatt Winfrey, Inc. Western Civilization 102 David Clayton Lesson: French Absolutism Louis XIV (1643-1715) ascended to the French throne at the age of 4 (The second king in a row that became king as a boy).

20. Château de Versailles/LauriePlatt Winfrey, Inc. Western Civilization 102 David Clayton Lesson : French Absolutism Louis XIV (1643-1715) His mother, Anne of Austria and her advisor Cardinal Mazarin were the real power early on.

21. Château de Versailles/LauriePlatt Winfrey, Inc. Western Civilization 102 David Clayton Lesson : French Absolutism Louis XIV (1643-1715) With a boy king on the throne, the nobility saw their chance to regain powers lost under Henry and XIII. This was called The Fronde , which means “slingshot.” .

22. Château de Versailles/LauriePlatt Winfrey, Inc. The Fronde 1649 began at court in 1649 with the wives of imprisoned nobles demanding the release of their husbands. . Western Civilization 102 David Clayton Lesson : French Absolutism

23. Château de Versailles/LauriePlatt Winfrey, Inc. The Parlement of Paris took up their cause, stirring up the masses in Paris. The nobility and some town surrounding towns joined in. In 1651, Paris fell to rebels, forcing XIV to abandon his palace in Louvre. Western Civilization 102 David Clayton Lesson : French Absolutism

24. Château de Versailles/LauriePlatt Winfrey, Inc. The Frondeur state rule France in XIV’s name in 1651-1652. It was inefficient and corrupt. Western Civilization 102 David Clayton Lesson : French Absolutism

25. Château de Versailles/LauriePlatt Winfrey, Inc. In 1652, the people demanded that XIV and Cardinal Mazarin be returned to power. Western Civilization 102 David Clayton Lesson : French Absolutism

26. Château de Versailles/LauriePlatt Winfrey, Inc. XIV determined he would be embarrassed like this again by anyone French or any other nationality. He began steps towards building an absolute rulership. Western Civilization 102 David Clayton Lesson : French Absolutism

27. Château de Versailles/LauriePlatt Winfrey, Inc. Western Civilization 102 David Clayton Lesson : French Absolutism

28. Château de Versailles/LauriePlatt Winfrey, Inc. The king must be godlike: Sun Western Civilization 102 David Clayton Lesson : French Absolutism

29. The king must be godlike: Sun Supported: Apollo sun god image (Divine right) Established the royal academy of art, music, science. Château de Versailles/LauriePlatt Winfrey, Inc. Western Civilization 102 David Clayton Lesson : French Absolutism

30. The king must be godlike: Sun Supported: Apollo sun god image (Divine right) Established the royal academy of art, music, science. Château de Versailles/LauriePlatt Winfrey, Inc. Western Civilization 102 David Clayton Lesson 2: French Absolutism Versailles

35. Château de Versailles/LauriePlatt Winfrey, Inc. By 1688, XIV was on the verge of becoming the virtual emperor of the Western world. But the Dutch were about to get a great ally, one that would bring the Sun King to the bargaining table and eventually bring him down- that ally would be England. Western Civilization 102 David Clayton Lesson : French Absolutism