French Absolutism

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  • Period: Nov 12, 1500 to

    Absolutism is France

  • King Henry Vl became king

    Henry IV of France was the first of the Bourbon kings of France.

  • Louis XIII of France became king

    Louis XIII of France became king

  • Cardinal Richelieu

    War chosen by Louis XIII because he was too young to rule.

  • The Thirty Years' War

    Involved most of the countries of western Europe, and fought mainly in Germany.

  • The Palace of Versallies

    The Palace of Versallies
    A palace for Louis XIV

  • Louis XIV became king

    King Louis ruled the longest.

  • The Franco-Dutch War

    The Franco-Dutch War
    A War fought by France, Sweden, the Bishopric of Münster, the Archbishopric of Cologne and England against the United Netherlands.

  • Nine Years’ War, Palatine Succession

    Nine Years’ War, Palatine Succession
    The War of the Grand Alliance.

  • War of the Spanish Succession

    War of the Spanish Succession
    Was fought among several European powers.

  • Louis XIV dies

    Louis XIV dies on september 1st 1715 from gangrene.