Absoloute monarchies and enlightenment

By Paola7th

  • Edict of Nantes

    Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes, restoring religious peace in France

  • Assasination of Francois Ravelliac

    Francois Ravolliac was assasinated but as long Louis XIII was little his mother, Maria De Medici, ruled

  • Louis XIII takes power

    Louis XIII finally took power of France and decided to have a very powerful prime minister and right hand man, Cardina Richelieu

  • Cardina Richelieu dies

    Cardina Richelieu dies and Louis XIII replaces him with an Italian Cardinal called Mazarino

  • Louis XIII died

    But he had a son so he would have ruled if he wasnt to young.

  • Mazarino dies

    Mazarino dies but he was not replaced
  • Period: to

    THE ENLIGHTMENT

    Some european philosophers, especially from Great Britain and France, began to say that society should change. Their ideas gave birth to a new cultural movement called the enlightenment.
  • ''Dei Delitti e delle Pene''

    ''Dei Delitti e delle Pene''

    Cesare Beccaria wrote a book called "Dei Delitti delle Pene". He criticized the use of torture and death penalty in Europe.