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| Was Shy, serious, and --like his father - deeBritain ply religious. |
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| is a monarchical form of government where the monarch exercises ultimate governing authority as head of state and head of government, thus wielding political power over the sovereign state and its subject peoples. |
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| the doctrine that kings derive their right to rule directly from God and are not accountable to their subjects; rebellion is the worst of political crimes; "the doctrine of the divine right of kings was enunciated by the Stuarts in in the 16th century" |
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| The Edict of Nantes, issued on April 13, 1598, by Henry IV of France, granted the Calvinist Protestants of France (also known as Huguenots) substantial rights in a nation still considered essentially Catholic. |
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| Richelieu: French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642) |
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| The theory that certain knowledge is impossible |
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| king of France from 1643 to 1715; his long reign was marked by the expansion of French influence in Europe and by the magnificence of his court and the Palace of Versailles (1638-1715) |
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| The title of intendant (intendant, Spanish intendente) has been used in several countries through history. Traditionally, it refers to the holder of a public administrative office. |
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| Jean-Baptiste Colbert (29 August 1619 – 6 September 1683) served as the French minister of finance from 1665 to 1683 under the rule of King Louis XIV. His relentless hard work and thrift made him an esteemed minister. |
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| War of The Spanish Succession |
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| a general war in Europe (1701-1714) that broke out when Louis XIV installed his grandson on the throne of Spain; England and Holland hoped to limit Louis' power |
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| A European war of 1618–48 that broke out between the Catholic Holy Roman Emperor and some of his German Protestant states and developed into a struggle for continental hegemony with France, Sweden, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire as the major protagonists. It was ended by the Treaty of Westphalia |
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| (1717–80), archduchess of Austria; queen of Hungary and Bohemia 1740–80. The daughter of Emperor Charles VI, she succeeded to the Habsburg dominions in 1740 by virtue of the Pragmatic Sanction. Her accession triggered the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–48), which led in turn to the Seven Years' War (1756–63) |
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| The Seven Years' War was a major military conflict that lasted from 1754 until the conclusion of the treaties of Hubertusburg and Paris, in 1763. It involved all of the major European powers of the period. Because of its global nature, it has been described as the "first World War". |
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| the first czar of Russia (1530-1584) |
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| A member of the old aristocracy in Russia, next in rank to a prince |
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| is a 1986 NBC television mini-series starring Maximilian Schell as Russian leader Peter the Great, and based on the biography by Robert K. Massie. It won three Primetime Emmy Awards, including the award for Oustanding Miniseries. |
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| assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization |
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| was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649 |
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| The war between Charles I and his Parliamentary opponents, 1642–49. |
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| English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658) |
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| the period of Charles 2 rule over England , after the collaspe of Oliver Cromwell's government . |
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| A writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, esp. to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention |
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| the bloodless overthrow of the English King James II and his replacement by William and Mary |
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| is a form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state within the parameters of a written (i.e., codified), unwritten (i.e., uncodified) or blended constitution. |
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| A body of advisers to the President, composed of the heads of the executive departments of the government |
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