| Question | Answer |
| Jesuits | Catholic, followed jesuit doctrine, elaborate style of worship (louis' religion) |
| Jansenists | Catholic, already condemed to fate-heaven/hell, plain decor/services |
| Huguenots | Protestant, simple services (french not latin), 2-3 million in france |
| Quietists | Catholics, spiritual/meditative, direct connection to god, Mme de Guyon/maintenon |
| Papacy | Pope-Innocent XI, catholics see him as religious leader (not L.) based in Rome |
| Gallicanism | Nobels/bishops-movement to create new cath church-L=leader, more authority than pope |
| Confessors | Jesuits-devots, L. confessed- so could go to heaven. Montespan influenced him |
| How was L. linked to God? | Sun king, le dieu donne, seen as Apollo (paintings,sculptures), believed he had miracle touch |
| 1)Louis vs. Pope- Guards | 1662- French ambassadors/corsican guards clash- pope apologises |
| 2) Louis vs. Pope- condeming Jansenists | Pope supports this- adds to L's power |
| 3) Louis vs. Pope- L. declared the regale, 2 bishops appealed to P. | 1673-P. backed bishops, L=angry. concerned L altering customs of church without consent |
| 4) Louis vs. Pope-Gallican articles | 1682-renouncing autority of rome in matters non spiritual + general councils were superior to pope in religious matters. P=angry. |
| 5) Louis vs. Pope- P. refuses to consecrate any more Bishops | 1686-7- P. cancels immunity of french embassy in rome from inspection of officals (less power/reduces them). prepared to excommunicate L. |
| 6) Louis vs. Pope-Cologne election (french/holy.r.e border) | L. lost his arch.b or Cologne (1688) when he died. Pope appoints new one- L. tried to bribe and threaten P. so he can appoint new one=fail |
| Anne of Austria | Louis' mother, daughter of Philip III of Spain |
| Cardinal Mazarin | France's chief minister when L.=child- advised Anne of Austria and fathered L. |
| Fronde | Civil wars in France- 1648-53. L=child and trumatised |
| Absolutism | Kingdom ruled by one rular (Louis was this) |
| Estates | The different classes- 1st=Clergy. 2nd=Nobles. 3rd= Everyone else-peasants, workers |
| Sword nobility | Born into their title-L. had to keep them pleased with privileges |
| Robe nobility | earnt their title, worked for L.-Colbert, Le Tellier |
| Tithe | 1/10 part of one's annual income as tax for the church |
| Dixieme | temporary tax in order to fund wars |
| Nicolas Fouquet | Minister. robe nobility, superintendent of fiances |
| Jean-Baptiste Colbert | Robe nobility, Minister of fiances. advised L. in his final 3 |
| Edict of Nantes | Law allowing 2 religions in one country (catholics and protestants) |
| Gloire | Glory of Louis and france through wealth, wars etc. |
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