HISTORY 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Henry Iii Of France, Cardinal Mazarin, Nicolas Fouquet
7 Jun 2017
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Rule was absolute; king above the law. If king violated god"s law, he could be challenged. Didn"t like each other, but respected each other suspicious relationship. R told l that there were certain obstacles to power that had to be overcome weaken nobility & weaken protestants/ huguenot. These 2 factors distracted obedience to the crown. Nobility 2% owned 30% of land, exempt from taxation, own private armies (retinue), were in major councils. Goal: unified french kingdom under a strong monarchy. Weakened monarchy was the key to further disorder. Weakened valois monarchy (henri ii 1559; sons fran ois, charles, henri iii) Much larger navy, eventually becomes largest in europe. Edict of nantes (1598): decree of toleration for calvinism. Under richelieu: gradual erosion of huguenot (protestant) privileges eg. reduction in fortified places. Began process of standardizing french legal codes. Versailles is a symbol of louis xiv"s power.
