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Absolute MonarchsI. Intro
II. France
A. Louis XIV (r. 1643-1715)
III. Russia
A. Peter The Great (r. 1682-1725)
Key Terms
• Versailles
• War of Spanish Succession
• Bastille
• Great Embassy
“The” Absolute Monarch
• French monarch from age five (longest in Europe’s history).
• France was Europe’s single greatest power.
Louis XIV
(r. 1643-1715)
Versailles On YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8MaDMxzMfU&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA9X9nC4C98
Wars Of Louis XIV (1672-1713)
• Louis tried to assert his control over other nations AND expand “la glorie” (the glory) of France.– War of Spanish Succession (1701-1714)
• A Grand Alliance led by Great Britain and the Netherlands fought vs. France.
Wars Of Louis XIV(1672-1713)
• Louis tried to assert his control over other nations AND expand “la glorie” (the glory) of France.– War of Spanish Succession (1701-1714)
• A Grand Alliance led by Great Britain and the Netherlands fought vs. France.
• Ultimately France gained little territory while poverty, famine, and taxes increased.
Bastille (1700)
Symbol of the king’s oppression:
Political prisoners were often housed here indefinitely & without trial.
Peter The Great
1. Moved the capital from Moscow to St. Petersburg
2. Traveled to western Europe (Great Embassy) & adopted technologies and lifestyle of countries he visited
Russia’s Peter the Great
Decrees of 1701 & 1705:
• Required people to wear “western-style” clothing
• Required men to shave beards or pay a fine
Peter The Great
1. Moved the capital from Moscow to St. Petersburg
2. Traveled to western Europe (Great Embassy) & adopted technologies and lifestyle of countries he visited
3. Expanded Russia’s territory
Russian Expansion Under Peter the Great
• Following War with Sweden, Russian territory spread to Baltic Sea