reign of Henry IV and Louis XIV

By maseb123
  • Period: Jan 1, 1560 to

    religious wars

    religious wars between the catholic majority and French Protestants called Huguenots tore France apart.
  • Jan 1, 1572

    The St. Bartholomew’s day massacre

    While Huguenots and Catholics gathered for a royal wedding a plot by Catholics royals led to the massacre of 3,000

  • Henry IV inherits throne

    In 1589 a Huguenot prince inherited the French throe as Henry IV.

  • king Henry IV converts to Catholicism.

    Henry IV converts to Catholicism
    to end the conflict

  • Mazarin dies

    Louis opts to take complete control of the government
  • Period: to

    Louis XIV's reign

    He turned a royal hunting lodge into the immense palace of Versailles.
    · Henry built one of the most magnificent buildings in Europe.
    · Versailles became the perfect symbol of the sun kings wealth and power.
    · Louis XIV perfected elaborate ceremonies that emphasized his own importance.
    · Louis XIV came to be known as the classical age of French drama
    · Louis sponsored the French academics

  • Louis’s Grandson Phillip V inherits the throne of Spain