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Louis XIV Life
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Became the King of France
After the death of his father, Louis XIII, he rised to the position of a king -
Start of Anti-Mazarin Revolution
Violent anti-Mazarin riots separated France apart -
End of the Thirty Years' War
Cardinal Mazarin, who truly ruled France, ended the Thirty Years' War -
End of Anti-Manzarin Revolution
It took 5 years to stop the riots. However, this greatly strengthened the French monarchy because Louis XIV could not forget his fear or his anger when the riots threatened his life. -
Cardinal Mazarin's Death
When he died, Louis took control of the government himself. He weakened the power of the nobles by excluding them from his councils. Also, he increasted the power of the government people who collected taxes. Therefore, the death of Cardinal Mazarin strengthened the French monarchy by giving all the control to Louis. -
Attacks Dutch Netherlands
After 6 years in 1768, with the Treaty of Nijmegen, France gained several towns and a region called Franche-Comté. This event strengthened the French monarchy because Louis gained more lands. -
Attacking Spanish Netherlands
Louis invaded the Spanish Netherlands with hopes to expand France's boundaries. Thus, he gained 12 towns. At first, this attack strengthened the French monarchy. -
Cancelation of the Edict of Nantes
The Edict of Nantes protected the religious freedom of Huguenots. (In response, thousands of Huguenot artisans and business people left the country) Therefore, this strengthened the French monarchy because it gave more power to him. -
Dutch prince William of Orange became the King
He became the King of England in 1689. He joined the League of Agusburg, which consisted of the kings of Sweden and Spain, and the leaders of several smaller European states. Together, these countries equaled the power of France. However, this actually strenghthened the french monarchy because Louis created new taxes. -
Philip of Anjou became the King
Louis XIV's 16 year old grandson became the king. Therefore, the two greatest powers in Europe were now both ruled by France. This greatly strengthend the french monarchy. -
Start of the War of the Spanish Succession
England, Austria, the Dutch Republic, Portugal, and several German and Italian states joined together to prevent the French and Spanish from gaining too much power This would have weakened the french Monarchy. -
End of the War of the Spanish Succession
The Treaty of Utrecht was signed in 1714. Louis's grandson was allowed to remain the king of Spain as long as the thrones of France and Spain were not united. Further, from spain, Britain took Gibraltar, a fortress that controlled the entrance to the Mediterranean. Moreover, France gave Briain the North American territories of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. This weakened the French monarchy because Louis lost a lot of his lands. -
Death of Louis
The news of his death created happiness throughout France. He made France a poweful country that is to be recognized in Europe. Also, France was considered the military leader of Europe. However, constant warfare and the construction of his palace made people suffer. For the reason that, Louis was one of the most famous absolute rulers around the world, his death would have weakened the French monarchy even though it remained around the world.
