Louis+XIV-+Amy

Amy Geis 1. Economic
 * Replaced Fouquet, superintendent of finances, when he exercised too much power
 * Colbert
 * replaced Fouquet
 * mercantilism (gov regulation of economic activities to benefit the state)
 * decrease imports, increase exports
 * expand quantity, improve quality
 * new luxury industries
 * built roads and canals to improve communications
 * raised tariffs on foreign manufactured goods

2. Political
 * Court of Versailles
 * Personal household of king, reception hall for state affairs, home of thousands of officials and nobility
 * Intended to impress subjects and foreign powers
 * Symbol of monarchical authority and magnificence
 * Nobles required to tend to Louis's needs
 * lowered their quality
 * Eliminated threats
 * removed nobles and princes from royal council
 * kept close eyes on them at the Court of Versailles
 * Ministers were from aristocratic families instead

3. Social
 * Sun King - source of light for all of his people
 * Administration of the Kingdom
 * Intendants - eyes and ears of the ministers
 * Exercised control by bribing people to ensure the king's policies
 * Religious harmony
 * "one king, one law, one faith"
 * anti-Protestant policy - Huguenots to Catholicism