Social/Economic Absolutism Timeline By wwchan Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1650 Re-emergence of Serfdom in Eastern Europe Jan 1, 1602 Dutch East India Company Founded Period: Jan 1, 1605 to Jan 1, 1715 Food Riots Across Europe Period: Jan 1, 1665 to Jan 1, 1683 Jean-Baptiste Colbert applies mercantilism to France Period: Jan 1, 1680 to Jan 1, 1750 Construction of Baroque Palaces Jan 1, 1702 Peter the Great founds St. Petersburg
