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Henry IV (1589-1610)
In the late 16th century, France fought internal religious wars between the Huguenots (French Calvinists) and Catholic groups
As a converter to Calvinism, Henry IV will fight against the royal armyHowever, when his cousin dies, he
becomes king and repudiates his faith to adopt Catholicism, since it is the majority religion
The Bourbon dynasty
Henry IV begins the Bourbon DynastyHe allows protestants to continue their
faith in areas where most people were protestants but forbid the faith in Catholic strongholds (Edict of Nantes)
He supported trade, fixed the treasury, and supported trade
He was assassinated by an angry Catholic
Louis XIII (1610-1643)
When Henry IV died, Louis XIII became king at the age of 9, but his mother acted as the regent for him
Seven years later, Louis XIII forcefully removed his mother from power and exiled her
He eventually gave power to Cardinal Richelieu as “Chief minister”
Cardinal Richelieu
He sought to create an absolute monarchy and a strong military
He destroyed strongholds of the nobility and gave their local administration powers to intendants
Richelieu religious policy
He attempted to allow Huguenots religious freedom, but only if they remained loyal
He removed territorial rights of the Huguenots to limit their cooperation
Despite this, he would ally with Protestants in foreign wars, such as in the Thirty Years War
Louis XIV (1643-1715)
When Louis XIII died, his son Louis XIV became king at age 5
His mother Ann served as regent and Cardinal Mazarin was the chief minister
He took over at age 23
Absolutist view
He is known as the “Sun King” because everything revolved around him
He built the grand Palace of Versailles, at the expense of the treasury
Church officials backed his absolutist view
Government
Chose his top advisors from the middle class, as did Cardinal Richelieu’s and Henry IV
Attempted to end feudal influences but he could not change… Varied legal systems Private tolls between provinces Separate authorities and districts for
financial, judicial, religious, and administrative affairs
Taxation
One major policy he could not change was the tax code that heavily burdened the poor
Tax collectors made money, but he could not fix that either
Regions had different tax rates
Religion
Louis XIV saw Protestantism as a threat
He eventually forced children of Protestants to be Catholic and persecuting those who did not
Expansion
Franco-Dutch War (with England and Sweden against the Dutch Republic and Spain)
Nine Years War (against England,, the Dutch Republic, Holy Roman Empire, and Spain)
The War of the Spanish Succession (with Bavaria against the Holy Roman Empire, England, the Dutch, and Portugal)