Absolutism Pt. I: Louis XIV

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What is the Divine Right?

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The belief that God gives an absolute monarch/autocrat the authority to rule. Since the king received his authority from God, he was accountable to no one.

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King Louis XIV of France's Court Preacher and personal tutor to Louis' son from age 9-20. In 1709, he wrote 'Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture', explaining the source and proper exercise of a king's power.

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Who was Jacques Benigne Bossuet?

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He reigned from 1643-1715, created Europe's first centralized modern Absolute Monarchy, commissioned the Palace of Versailles, established a Golden Age of French Art and Culture, expanded French territory, expelled French Protestants and Jews in 1685, and nearly bankrupted France in the War of Spanish Succession.

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Who was King Louis XIV of France?

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What significant architectural project did Louis XIV commission?

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The Palace of Versailles.

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What was the impact of the War of Spanish Succession on France?

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It nearly bankrupted France as Louis XIV tried and failed to elevate his Grandson Philip V to the throne of Spain and France.