Age of absolutism
Louis XIV at the Palace of Versailles A Day in the Life of the Sun King.
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Age of Absolute Monarchs 1550 – 1800. Do Now: Based on the Peace of Westphalia, what will be some characteristics of the new government.
Map of Europe, 1715. 17 th Century European Constitutions.
Versailles: Home of the "Sun King" Versailles: Home of the "Sun King" By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY.
Absolute Monarchs. absolute monarchs – kings or queens who believed that all their power within their state’s boundaries rested in their hands divine.
The where, the how, and the why. Absolute Monarchs.
France in the Age of Absolutism. Strengthening the Monarchy. French Wars of Religion (War of the 3 Henrys) St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. –Thousands.
Louvre- Museum Under Louis XIV (17 th cent.) it housed royal artifacts. 1793 under Robespierre, it opens as a museum.
Versailles: Home of the "Sun King"
