AP European History / Unit 3: Absolutism and Constitutionalism
3.7 Absolutist Approaches to Power
Notes
- Louis XIV of France: "I am the state," Versailles, revoked the Edict of Nantes (1685).
- Peter the Great of Russia: westernization, St. Petersburg.
- Prussia (Frederick William): strong army and bureaucracy.
- Habsburg Austria.
Practice
Louis XIV built Versailles to:
Court life.
Peter the Great tried to:
St. Petersburg.
Prussia's power was based mainly on:
Military state.
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