france matt zeeman, ronnie tourtalot, francis stine, connor owens, nick cenci
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FRANCEMatt Zeeman, Ronnie Tourtalot, Francis Stine, Connor Owens, Nick Cenci
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DYNASTY
• Known as the House of Bourbon Dynasty
• Resided in France
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KEY RULERS
• Louis XIV-reigned from May 14th, 1643 to September 1st 1715
• Also known as Louis the Great or the Sun King
• Officially became ruler on June 7th 1654
• Died of Gangrene in Versailles four days before he turned 77
• Had the longest reign of any monarch in European history with 72 years and 110 days
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HOW THEY CAME TO BE
• Louis XIV came to power after the death of his father Louis XIII
• Began rule in 1654
• Ruled for over 72 years
• Ruled with a chief minister until the Italian Cardinal Mazarin passed away in 1661, thus beginning Louis’ personal rule
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SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Louis XIV established a more centralized government and refined the absolute monarchy that defined the French method of governance
• Louis XIV had the longest reign of any other ruler of any other European sovereign
• Louis took over a very unstable crown and reduced the deficit sharply and fostered growth of industry
• Louis also acquired large amounts of territory in the Franco-Dutch War
• Under Louis XIV’s reign the French colonies in the Americas were multiplying and expanding
• Helped form a coalition called the Grand Alliance with several other smaller countries
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONT.)
• Louis bought Dunkirk from Charles II for five million dollars
• Louis ends the regale dispute in 1693 with the papacy, setting aside the Gallican articles
• Louis expanded his army to 350,000 and had the most modern army of its time
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SIGNIFICANT FAILURES
• The wars that Louis XIV was involved in were very costly, they left France exhausted and in debt, almost bankrupt
• Louis XIV made France the aggressor, which led other nations to form alliances against him
• Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes which influenced many French Protestants to flee the country which depopulated France and made it more vulnerable in later years
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BEING AN ABSOLUTE RULER
• (Louis mainly focused on controlling the power of nobles)
• Reduced nobles power by requiring them to come to Versailles and be observed by him
• Demolition of the nobles’ castles