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Agenda/Objectives

European Absolutism

United Provinces of Netherlands differed than

the rest of Europe: - Religious tolerance - Republic not a kingdom * Each province had an elected governor,

whose power depended upon merchants and landholders.

The Independent Dutch Prosper

1636 – Dutch had the largest fleet in the world

– around 4,800 ships. Stability of government allowed people to

focus on economic growth. Merchants used other poor countries to

benefit.

Dutch Trading Empire

Dutch merchants brought Scandinavian

lumber to Spain and other countries struggling.

Dutch Trading Empire

Absolute Monarchs – kings or queens who

believed that all power within their state’s boundaries rested in their hands.

Divine Right – God created the monarchy and that the monarch acted as God’s representative on earth.

These ideas are not new to the 1600s but grew increasingly popular.

Absolutism in Europe

Emerging from the Middle Ages led to the

decline of the Feudal system. Rise of cities and growth of national kingdom

helped to centralize authority.

Growing power of Europe’s Monarchs

Middle class typically back monarch. Why? - promise peaceful supportive climate for

business.

Church also lost power in the….? Reformation - Monarchs gained more power.

Growing power of Europe’s Monarchs

17th Century – Religious and territorial conflicts

led to continuous warfare. - State’s built large armies - Raised taxes

Revolts because of taxes. - Monarch’s responded by increasing their

power.

Crisis Leads to Absolutism

Free themselves from any limitations that

nobility and parliaments. - Most successful Louis XIV of France

Monarch’s goal

What happened between the Catholics and

Huguenots? - St. Bartholomew’s Day masacre

Religious wars create a crisis

Huguenot survived the massacred. Inherited the throne after Catherine and her

last son died. Became Henry IV.

Henry of Navarre

Many Catholics opposed him. Henry converted to Catholicism. 1598 – Established the Edict of Nantes

Henry of Navarre

Read the article.

What was the Edict of Nantes?

Edict of Nantes

Declaration of Religious freedom.

Henry dedicated his reign to restoring France’s prosperity.

1610 – Some people hated his religious tolerance and he was stabbed to death by a fanatic.

Edict of Nantes

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