 | Term | Definition |
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cardinal rishelieu |
president of council, council of ministers, gave influence to get rid of prodestantinism |
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cardinal mazarin |
controlled France while louis xiv was young and gave rise to the Fronde |
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the fronde |
widespread rebellion in France due to Mazarins increase in royal revenues |
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versailles |
main captitol city of France during 16 century, government headquarters big palace |
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mercantlism |
philsophy to gain wealth- self sufficient, export more goods than imported |
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colbert |
louis xiv finance minister |
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treaty of utrecht |
balance of power principle in operation setting limits on extent to which any one power can expand |
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constitutionalism |
laws hold absolute power, king is not above law, people are ensured right liberty and pocession |
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english civil war |
king charles need the parliment for more taxation and parliment refused resulted in a war |
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charles II |
relaxed easygoing-shared power witht he parliment |
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glorious revolution |
resulted in constitutional monarchy, law above king, political stabilization |
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robert walpole |
advent of cabinet prime minister |
