How We Got Here...

Feudal TimesNoblemen and landowners supreme

Serfs tied to the LandKing has little or no power

“New” MonarchiesCentralization

Control of militaryPartnerships with nobility to retain status

Royal courts, laws and taxesPower struggle with the Church

French Absolutism

France:A Bundle of

Regions UnderA King

The Reign of Henry IV

The Reign of Louis XIII1610-1643

Cardinal Richelieu

Who was really ruling France?

The Reign Of Louis XIV 1643-1715

Begins rule in 1651

Julius Mazarin 1643-1661

Growing unrest…a call for absolute rule?

“ One Rule, One Law, One Faith”

The Economic Mindof France

Jean BaptisteColbert

mercantilism

How does this painting portray French Absolutism? Maybe you should write a POV statement about it!

• DIVINE RIGHT – The belief that the king or queen is a representative of God on earth

French Absolutism: Tour of Versailles

What IS Versailles? Lavish French royal palace built by King Louis XIV (1638-1713)

As you take the tour, think about…

What does Versailles say about the role of the absolute monarchy?

1. Tour of Versailles: map

Write: What does each aspect of Versailles tell you about French

Absolutism?

2. Tour of Versailles: New Chateau

3. Tour of Versailles: Hall of Mirrors

Fun Fact – Treaty of Versailles

4. Tour of Versailles: Queen’s Bedchamber

4. Tour of Versailles: “Grand Apartment”

4. Tour of Versailles: King’s Suite

5. Tour of Versailles: Chapel Royal

6. Tour of Versailles: Statue of Louis XIV

Richelieu & Intendants

7. Tour of Versailles: Gardens Formal…

7. Tour of Versailles: … and Gardens Fanciful

7. Tour of Versailles: … and Gardens Fanciful

7. Tour of Versailles: Map & Grand Canal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb3RyFWGKQg