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- Louis XIV never called a meeting of this representative French body to prevent them from being able to control his power
- refers to keeping a military balance to prevent any one country from becoming too powerful
- ran the government for Louis XIII and tried to reduce the power of huguenots and nobles
- new form of danced that developed in France during the rule of Louis XIV
- French king that converted from Protestantism to Catholicism to increase his support
- refers to the massacre of thousands of Huguenots by Catholics on 8/24/1572
- palace of Louis XIV
- refers to the royal officials that Louis XIV used to collect taxes and carry out his policies throughout France
- law that gave Huguenots religious freedom in France
- this treaty ended the War of Spanish Succession and prevented France and Spain from becoming allies
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- 9 year old son of Henry IV that became king when his father was assassinated
- refers to uprisings against the French government when Louis XIV was a young king
- ritual used by Louis XIV, in which French nolbes, competed for Louis XIV's attention
- the war of ________ was a result of trying to maintain a balance of power by preventing Philip V, the grandson of Louis XIV to become king of Spain
- the policies of this economic advisor made France the wealthiest country in Europe
- royal family that built the foundation of absolute monarchy in France
- who referred to himself as the "sun king?"
- after this war, the French kings began to increase their power over French territory
- term for French Protestants
- which group did not have to pay taxes under Louis XIV?
- in 1685, Louis XIV withdrew or ____ the Edict of Nantes because he viewed the Huguenots as a threat to religios unity
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