Terms to Outline
- Absolutism's characteristics
- contrast with absolutism in Eastern Europe
- divine right of kings
- contrast with totalitarianism
- Absolutism in France
- Henry IV (of Navarre)
- Duke of Sully
- Mercantilism
- other economic reforms under Sully
- Louis XIII
- Cardinal Richelieu
- Intendent system
- The Fronde
- Cardinal Mazarin
- Impact on Louis XIV
Questions to Consider
- What made absolutism attractive to 17th century monarchs?
- How did absolutism in western Europe differ from that of eastern Europe? (We will also discuss this more in Chapter 17)
- Was absolutism the same as totalitarianism? Why or why not?
- To what extent was absolutism "absolute" in France? How does the role of the Duke of Sully, Cardinal Richelieu, and Cardinal Mazarin help us address this question?
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