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11 ABSOLUTISM AND THE END OF HISPANIC DOMINANC 1st and 2nd points
1 ABSOLUTISM: FRANCE UNDER LOUIS XIV
In the 17th century
authoritarian monarchies of some kingdoms developed into absolute monarchies
supported the belief that the king held absolute power over everybody
main proponents of absolutism were
Jacques Bossuet
believed that kings had a divine right to power
Thomas Hobbes
believed that absolutism was the result of a social pact between subjects and a monarchy
to guarantee
peace
stability
absolute monarchs
defending the king’s supremacy over all others
growing centralisation of political and administrative decisions in the royal courts and the monarchy’s governmental bodies
permanent army of professional soldiers, under the orders of the king
royal treasury able to raise revenue
marginalisation of the courts and parliaments of the estates of the realm
Louis XIV of France
Fronde took place
Series of civils wars
Nobility, cities and provincies with their parliaments
King and his supporters
Won
ordered the construction of a grat Royal Palace of Versailles
Royal court would be based
He governed France trough a system of councils
Increased his power
Implemented an aggressive foregin polecy to expand his kingdom
2 THE PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM IN ENGLAND
monarch’s power was controlled by courts and parliaments
Venice
Dutch Republic
England
to protect against the absolutist pretensions of the monarchy
Stuart dynasty tried to disassociate itself from Parliament, and establish an absolute monarchy
Civil War
(1642–1651)
After the victory of the Parliamentarian army
Charles I was executed
a republic was declared under Cromwell’s dictatorial leadership
Led by Oliver Cromwell
When he died
House of Stuart returned to the throne
James II became king
Tried to impose absolutism
new confrontation with the Parliament
Glorious Revolution (1688)
overthrown
Parliament chose
Mary II and her husband
William III of Orange
as the new monarchs
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1 POPULATION
Poor harvests
famines affected the most disadvantaged social groups
poor harvests resulted in famines
main economic activity agriculture
Wars
Large conflicts
English Civil War (1642–1651)
Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648)
Wars affected all the continent
Epidemics
Affected the weakest secctors
effects of successive wars helped the plague to spread
Malnutrition caused by failed harvests
Poor hygiene
Affected the weakest sectors
Bad hygiene and conditions helped the plague to spread
SOCIETY
17th century
economic problemms
farming sctor
textile industrues
Political conflicts
Social unrest
popular revolts
Revolts
military consription
Fiscal policy
monarchs increased the taxes
to finance
their army
win wars
