Age of Absolutism

Reign of Ivan the Terrible

Period: Jan 16, 1547 to Mar 28, 1584

Reign of King Phillip II

Period: Jul 15, 1554 to Sep 13, 1598

Reign of James I

Period: Jul 24, 1567 to Mar 27, 1625

Reign of Henry of Navarre

Period: Jun 9, 1572 to May 14, 1610

Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre

Period: Aug 24, 1572 to Aug 25, 1572

Catherine de Medici ordered the assasination of protestant leaders in Paris

The Edict of Nantes

Apr 13, 1598

The Edict of Nantes was signed

Appointment of Cardinal Richelieu

Dec 18, 1606

Cardinal Richelieu

Louis XIII reign

Period: May 14, 1610 to Oct 17, 1610

Thirty Years War

Period: May 23, 1618 to May 15, 1648

Reign of Charles I

Period: Mar 27, 1625 to Feb 2, 1626

English Civil War

Period: Aug 22, 1642 to Sep 3, 1651

Louis XIV of France

Period: May 14, 1643 to Sep 1, 1715

Treaty of Westphalia

Period: May 15, 1648 to Oct 24, 1648

Peace of Westphailia signed

Reign of Oliver Cromwell

Period: Dec 25, 1653 to Sep 3, 1658

Restoration of English Crown

Apr 4, 1660

Charles II restored monarchies to power

Louis the XIV assumes total control of France

Mar 9, 1661

Palace at Versailless started / ended

Period: Jan 1, 1682 to Jan 1, 1789

Reign of Peter the Great

Period: May 7, 1682 to Feb 8, 1725

Glorious Revolution

Period: Jan 1, 1688 to Jan 1, 1689

English Bill of Rights

Dec 16, 1689

War of Spanish Succession

Period: Jan 1, 1701 to Jan 1, 1714

Two alliances of Europe, including a divided Spain, fought for who had the right to succeed Charles II as king of Spain.

Reign of Fredrick the Great

Period: May 31, 1740 to Aug 17, 1786

Reign of Maria Theresa

Period: Sep 13, 1745 to Aug 18, 1765