INR 2002 Lecture 3: Lecture 3
Document Summary
1643 louis xiv becomes king of france. French king, built the palace of versailles. France, the sun king. one of the most powerful monarchs of. Ended the thirty years" war; stabilized borders and attempted to resolve some of the religious conflicts. Weakened the hapsburg states of spain, strengthened france by awarding it german territory, made german princes independent of. Some call it the beginning of states, which are expected to respect each others sovereignty peace treaties didn"t let the government interfere with internal affairs of other countries. Sovereignty expectation that states have legal and political supremacy within their boundaries. 1649 charles i (england) beheaded, commonwealth established (until 1660) Believed in the divine right of kings. Could not get funds from parliament then tried to force subjects to loan him money, imprisoned anyone who refused. Was given the petition of rights by the parliament; recognizes the people"s rights that he was violating rejected the petition.
