Absolute Monarchs

A king or queen who has complete authority over government and the lives of the people

• absolute monarch

• balance of power

• divine right

• habeas corpus

• limited monarchy

The belief that authority to rule comes directly from God

• absolute monarch

• balance of power

• divine right

• habeas corpus

• limited monarchy

The "Sun King" - "I am the state."

• Louis XIV
• Thomas Hobbes
• Peter the Great
• Henry VIII

Ruled England/Never married/Defeated the Spanish Armada

• Elizabeth I
• Henry VII
• Charles II
• Oliver Cromwell

Louis XIV built this palace as a symbol of Frances wealth and power.

• Taj Mahal
• Buckingham Palace
• Versailles
• Huguennots

Russian czar who took an 18 month tour of England and the Netherlands to learn the ways of Western Europe.

• Phillip II

• Peter the Great

• Frederick the Great

• Oliver Cromwell

Who modernized Russia bringing better shipbuilding, gov't, manufacturing, city planning, music, and fashion

• Louis XIV
• Catherine the Great
• Peter the Great
• Ivan III

This Russian Leader was able to defeat the Ottoman Empire and secure Russia a warm water port along the Black Sea.

• Peter the Great

• Elizabeth I

• Maria Theresa

• Catherine the Great

This ruler ushered in a period of economic and cultural prosperity for England that was named after her.

• Elizabeth I

• Maria Theresa

• Marie Antoinette

• Catherine the Great

This Austrian Queen's father made a special deal with the nobles to allow her to assume the throne when he died.

• Catherine the Great

• Elizabeth I

• Maria Theresa

• Marie Antoinette