HY 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, Fronde
29 Aug 2016
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Discussion on friday: cardinal richelieu"s political testament, who: richelieu is the chief minister for louis xiii. He came from a not very wealthy noble family: when: towards the end of his life, 1630, what: c. i) obstacles: (c. i. 1) Huguenots different religion background than the crown, means they"re less loyal, Huguenots la rochelle took away right to defend themselves as written in the edict of. Nobility gave the intendant (collection of taxes) duty to the merchants, which gave them less power. 2: why: wrote this to try to restore absolute power to the crown. Jacques bossuet political treatise: who: bossuet is a theologian, court preacher, bishop, when: louis xiv"s reign, what: divine right of kings.
