HIS109Y1 Lecture : Absolutism
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Richelieu (1585 1642) the european continent important in the rise of france as the great nation on. Idea: central authority could use all the authority and lessen the secondary authorities. Richelieu prevented the spread of the reformation. Ensure that france would not be encircled by the house of the hapsburgs. Louis xiii was a child when henry died. Louis almost illiterate, distrustful, thought of as a simpleton esp. by his mother, had a sparkling younger brother. Marie disliked louis she was committed to her italian favorites. Louis at 16 decided to take authority from his mother. He did not know how to rule, france was in bad shape when louis took office had every advantage from birth . Richelieu could ask the king for anything and get it be a solider given good education, given to the church second child, first child was trained to.
