Absolute Monarchs CharacteristicsDefinition Ruled by Divine Right and

Absolute Monarchs Characteristics/Definition: Ruled by Divine Right and centralization of power

Louis XIV Monarch of France

Basic Info Ruled for 72 Years Revoked Edict of Nantes Catholic Many Huguenots fled rather than become Catholic

Versailles Built a huge palace at Versailles as a symbol of royal power

Sun King Felt the sun’s rays reached far and wide just like his power

Elizabeth I Monarch of England

Absolute Monarch Never married because she didn’t want to lose power

Elizabeth and the Anglican Church Took the ideas of Henry VIII (her father) and created the Anglican Church (Church of England) She was tolerant of dissenters (those that disagreed with her policies)

Spanish Armada Elizabeth Defeated invincible Armada from Spain and made England powerful Expansion and colonialism was a result of their new status as world power

Mary Queen of Scots Liz had no children Mary was next in line and she was Catholic Liz put Mary in jail and eventually had her beheaded out of fear that she would make England Catholic

Peter the Great Monarch of Russia

Westernized Russia Social Changes - dress, customs, etc. Improved trade and manufacturing Changed army

St. Petersburg - New Capital “Window to the West”