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France in the modern age
Political power was week, very week kings, the revolution, heads getting roled.
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7th Grade
03/22/2011

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Louis XI
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(1461-1483)

French  king, not ready

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Huguenots
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Also called French Calvinist protostants

 

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John Calvin
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Protestant leader, remained in France untill 1534, when he was forced to flee from prosecution.
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Francis I and Henry II
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Took action against the hugenots
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cathrine de mecdicis
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Attempted to take power from he young son's, Charels IX and Francis II
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Edict of january
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decred that Huguenots could worship in puplic
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Henry IV
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First protestant king of France
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"sun king"
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Louis XIV
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Palace of Versailles
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10 miels from Paris, Loius built, one of the great works of architecture in the modern age, housed many government offices/bureaus, built to make aristocracy occupied.
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Louis XV
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Ruled when father died
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Louis XIV
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Unfit
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First estate[] second estate[] third estate[]
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[clergy] [nobility] [everyone else]
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Marie Antoinette
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Louis XIV's wife
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"Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity"
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The slogan for the new refimin in France
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What is the differene of the French Revolution and The American war for independance?
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French revolution and the A.w.i were diff. because f.r was like a civil war, they would go into inocent peoples house and cut off there heads where in the a.w.i was between America and The red jackets. They marched in and we sneaked attacked them. F.r had a unfit ruler wiel the a.w.i had George washington.A.w.i Became a social revolution (a revolution among the classed, rich against pour). f.r was a bloody failer. A.w.i relied on God, and the F.r turned to Athiesm.
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Napolion Bonapart
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A  Dictator of the French.Died @ The battle of waterlu.
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Czar Alexander I
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Withdrew Russia from the Continental System and began to trade. Napolion invaded Russia, an attempt to concor the Czar, bad idea Russia's winter is bad. Russia's army kept falling back brining the French closer to Moscow. As soon as they got there concored it, soon the russians set it ablaze.
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Battle of Leipzig
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When the combined forces of Europe Defeted Napolions new army.
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Louis XVIII
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Criticized him for being too autocratic.

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Louis Nopolion
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Was able to dissolve the legislature with the peoples approval and ruled as a dictator. Proclamed himslf as Emporer Napolion III.
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July Monarchy
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Brought Louis phill. to the thrown. His 18 year reign was know an the July Monarchy.
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