Reign of Louis XIV

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  • King Henry II of France died
    Jul 10, 1559

    King Henry II of France died

  • Period: Jan 1, 1562 to

    8 religious wars between Catholics and Huguenots in France

  • St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre in Paris
    Aug 24, 1572

    St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre in Paris

  • Henry IV inherited the throne of France

    Henry IV inherited the throne of France

    Was the first king of the Bourbon Dynasty
  • Edict of Nantes

    Edict of Nantes

    King Henry declared that Huguenots could live in peace in France.
  • Cardinal Richelieu - Louis XIII, a weak king, appointed Cardinal Richelieu as his minister. Louis XIII became the figure head of France, but the acting leader was Cardinal Richelieu.

    Cardinal Richelieu - Louis XIII, a weak king, appointed Cardinal Richelieu as his minister. Louis XIII became the figure head of France, but the acting leader was Cardinal Richelieu.

    Louis XIII, a weak king, appointed Cardinal Richelieu as his minister. Louis XIII became the figure head of France, but the acting leader was Cardinal Richelieu.
  • Louis XIV comes to power

    Louis XIV comes to power

  • Period: to

    Violent anti-Mazarin riots tore France apart

  • End of Thirty Years' War

    End of Thirty Years' War

  • Cardinal Mazarin died

    Cardinal Mazarin died

  • Louis XIV invaded Spanish Netherlands

  • Louis XIV led his army into Dutch Netherlands

  • Edict of Nantes is cancelled

  • Dutch prince William of Orange became king of Enland

    Dutch prince William of Orange became king of Enland

  • Charles II of Spain dies promising the throne to Louis XIV's grandson Philip of Anjou

    Charles II of Spain dies promising the throne to Louis XIV's grandson Philip of Anjou

  • England, Austria, Dutch Republic, Portugal, several German and Italian states come together to prevent the union of France and Spain

  • Period: to

    The War of the Spanish Succession

  • Treaty of Utrecht signed

  • Death of Louis XIV dies in bed

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