Chapter 21.2 The Reign of Louis XIV

First king of the Bourbon dynasty in France

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Declaration of religious toleration that allowed Huguenots to live in peace in France

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Minister under Louis XIII who got France involved in the Thirty Years' War

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Belief that nothing can be known for certain that caused some French thinkers to question the Church

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Most powerful ruler in French history who weakened the power of the nobility

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Government agents who collected taxes and administered justice under Louis XIV

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Minister of finance under Louis XIV who strengthened French commerce

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• Jean Baptiste Colbert

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Splendid palace in which Louis XIV reigned

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Writer of French comedies, one of which mocked religious hypocrisy

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Struggle that ensued when England, Austria, the Dutch republic, Portugal, and others joined together to prevent the union of the French and Spanish thrones

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• War of the Spanish Succession