| 1598 |
Henry IV issues the Edict of
Nantes |
| 1610-1643 |
reign of Louis XIII, who relies
on the duc de Richelieu as his chief minister raison d'état; Huguenots |
| 1614 |
last meeting of the Estates
General until 1780 |
| 1643-1714 |
reign of Louis XIV; regency
under Anne of Austria and Cardinal Mazarin |
| 1648-1653 |
series of revolts known as the
Fronde "L'état c'est moi" (1651) |
| 1661-1714 |
personal rule of LXIV |
| 1660s-1685 |
LXIV builds the palace of
Versailles |
| 1667-1668 |
war against Spain |
| 1672-1679 |
war against the Dutch and then
Spain, the HRE, and Bradenburg-Prussia |
| 1685 |
LXIV revokes the Edict of Nantes |
| 1688-1697 |
War of the League of Augsburg
[aka the Nine Years' War] |
| 1701-1714 |
War of the Spanish Succession |