Monarchy - Importance of the personal character and strength of monarchs (continuity)

6 important questions on Monarchy - Importance of the personal character and strength of monarchs (continuity)

What shows the commitment of renaissance Kings to the principle of "one faith"?

HII's Chambre Ardente and the Massacre of Waldensians (1544)

What are two prime examples show that monarchical authority depended on the personal character of the monarch?

- when the Sorbonne dissolve the Circle of Meaux

- in 1559 &  1610 when a strong monarch dies, leaving a boy King and a foreign female regent

Why was the accession of Louis XII a turning point?

Before his reign, there was a largely feudal government 

After there was increased bureaucratic and centralised government (e.g. gens de finances, codifying legal system), a more symbiotic relationship with the nobility with the balance of power swung towards the King

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What does Bodin's answer to the Huguenot resistance theories demonstrate?

An example of continual support for the crown.

What does 1559 show in terms of strong monarchical power?

A strong monarchy relies on the gendre and maturity of the King.

What would you final analysis be (your conclusion) to the question, "The strength of the Fr monarchy in the period 1498-1610 was dependant upon the character of the King. How far do you agree?"

The character of the King is very important, although inheritance was also crucial e.g. could any King have changed the religious circumstance + the mid century economic crises? - HIII showed the weakest kingship; however, he was not necessarily the weakest character.

HIV's war weariness situation may have shown him to be a stronger King than he actually was.

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