The Age of Absolutism Vocabulary (College Prep)

King of Spain, absolute monarch

Austrian empress who unified her nation after her father's death

English King who ignored Parliament, fought the English Civil War and was beheaded.

The tsar of Russia that Westernized Russia and built up a massive Russian army.

French king who personified absolute monarchy. "The Sun King"

A king or queen who has unlimited power and seeks to control all aspects of society

An absolute empire which included the Holy Roman Empire and the Netherlands

1689 laws protecting the rights of English subjects and Parliament

Belief that a rulers authority comes directly from god.

Empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire

Palace constructed by Louis XIV outside of Paris to glorify his rule and subdue the nobility.

policy of Peter the Great. Adoption of western ideas, technology, and culture

War within the Holy Roman Empire between German Protestants and the emperor and his ally, Spain.

the peace treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648

English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War