the age of absolutism time period By abbymirandaerica Period: Jan 16, 1547 to Mar 28, 1584 Reign of Ivan the Terrible Period: Jul 25, 1554 to Sep 13, 1598 Reign of Phillip II Period: Jul 24, 1567 to Mar 27, 1625 Reign of James I Aug 24, 1572 St. Barholomew's Day Massacre Period: Aug 2, 1589 to May 14, 1610 Reign of Henry of Navarre 2 August 1589 – 14 May 1610 Apr 13, 1598 Signing of the edict of Nantes Period: Sep 27, 1601 to May 14, 1643 Reign of Louis XIII 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643 Dec 18, 1606 Cardinal Richelieu appointed. Period: May 13, 1618 to May 13, 1648 Thirty Years War Period: Mar 27, 1625 to Jan 30, 1649 Reign of Charles I Period: Sep 5, 1638 to Sep 1, 1715 Reign of Louis XIV Period: Aug 22, 1642 to Sep 3, 1651 English Civil War. Oct 24, 1648 Signing of the Peace of Westphalia Period: Dec 25, 1653 to Sep 3, 1658 Reign of Oliver Cromwell May 13, 1660 Restoration of English Crown May 13, 1661 Louis XIV assumes full control of France Period: May 7, 1682 to Feb 8, 1725 Reign of Peter the Great Period: May 13, 1682 to May 13, 1789 Palace at Versailless started / ended (from 1682 until 1789 Period: May 13, 1688 to May 13, 1689 Glorious Revolution Dec 16, 1689 English Bill of Rights Period: May 13, 1701 to May 13, 1714 War of Spanish Succession Period: Jan 24, 1712 to Aug 17, 1786 Reign of Frederick the Great Period: May 13, 1717 to Nov 29, 1780 Reign of Maria Theresa