🇪🇺AP European History Review
Absolutist France
Absolutist France
Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
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In this video we explore the rise of absolutism in France. We focus specifically on Henry IV, Cardinal Richelieu, and Louis XIV. We talk about how absolutism developed and was solidified and how successful Louis XIV was as an absolutist king.