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

Population in 1650

England 5 Million

Spain 8.5 Million

France 18 Million

“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)

Examples of Louis XIV & Absolutism

• Palace of Versailles

Versailles On YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8MaDMxzMfU&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA9X9nC4C98

Examples of Louis XIV & Absolutism

• Palace of Versailles

• Wars of Louis XIV

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.

Grand Alliance(France vs. Europe)

• King of the Netherlands

William of Orange

(1650-1702)

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.

Another Absolute Monarch

• Czar of Russia (1682-1725)

Peter the Great

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

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