France
and Britain
France
- Religious
- Protestant vs. Catholic
- Political
- Bourbon vs. Guise
- Economic
- King vs. Nobles vs. Bourgeosie
- Henry IV
- Henry converts from protestants to Catholic
- Famous words spoken by him - "Paris is worth a Mass"
- Francois Ravaillac
- He assassinates Henry IV
- Henry survived the attack itself but died a few days later of the injuries
- He got arrested and is tried for treason (the worst thing to be put on trial for)
- He is sentenced to death
- Louis XIII (r.1610-43)
- Son of Henry IV
- King at the age of nine
- Mother acted as Regent (because of his young age)
- Louis and the people around him wanted to take control and become king with power
- They assassinated Concino Concini (the queens chief minister) so that Louis became king and got the power
- He took control in 1614 by the age of 13
- Cardinal Richelieu
- He is Louis chief minister
- He is both respected and hated
- Respected
- He is a moderniser
- He is encouraging the nobility to invest in trade
- Enlarged the army
- He is bringing in more political power with nobility into the hands of the king
- Hated
- Secret service
- Tries to remove any sorts of criticism of the king
- Censored the press
- Anne of Austria
- The wife of Louis XIII
- Queen of France
- Charles de Luynes
- Really good friends with Louis
- This relationship made Anne very angry
- To produce an heir is really important for the future of the country and that is up to the king and queen to produce a child
- Louis XIV (1638-1716)
- Was the child of king Louis XIII and queen Anne
- King in 1643 (5 years old)
- Most famous king in the French history
- 72 year reign
- His chief minister (first minister) is Cardinal Mazarin
- Continued centralizing power like Richelieu
- Thirty year war
- Fronde
- Battle - a civil disturbance
- Mazarin Incident 1648
- Life long distrust of nobility
- Paris not safe anymore to live in
- Goes to Versaille
- Palace of Versaille
- Huge palace
- Large gardens
- He is so great of a king that he can claim all of the power
- He was then the government himself
- Due to this Versaille became the government as well and not only Louis XIV´s home
- Hundreds of servants
- Aristocratic members
- It was honourable and a privilege to poor the kings tea or put out his clothes - this meant they had the allowance to speak to the king about certain things
- Colbert
- Louis XIV chief of finance (economy)
- Mercantilism/Colberism
- According to him the economy should maximise the export and minimise the import
- Protective tariffs
- Infrastructure
- Incentives for Wine produces
- Wanted to bring in gold and silver
- Internal economy
- The production of grapes (for the wine) increased by very much
- The production of grain decreased (not good)
- Abolished tax on trade
- No taxes put pressure on France and eventually it lead to the revolution
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