History of Absolute Monarchy

  • Period: May 13, 1533 to May 5, 1547

    Reign of Ivan the Terrible

  • Period: Jan 1, 1556 to

    Reign of Phillip II 1556–98

  • Period: Jul 24, 1567 to

    Reign of James I 24 July 1567 – 27 March 1625

  • Period: Jan 1, 1572 to

    Reign of Henry of Navarre 1572 to 1610

  • Aug 24, 1572

    St. Barholomew's Day Massacre

    St. Barholomew's Day Massacre
  • Signing of the edict of Nantes.

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    Louis XIII of France 1610 to 1643

  • Cardinal Richelieu appointed.

     Cardinal Richelieu appointed.
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    Thirty Years War

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    Reign of Charles I

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    English Civil War

  • Louis XIV assumes full control of France

     Louis XIV assumes full control of France
  • The Signing of the Treaty of Westphalia

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    Reign of Oliver Cromwell

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    Reign of Louis XIV

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    Restoration of English Crown

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    Reign of Peter the Great

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    Palace at Versailless started / ended

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    Glorious Revolution 1688–1689[

  • English Bill of Rights

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    War of Spanish Succession

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    Reign of Maria Theresa

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    Reign of Frederick the Great