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European Powers France (under Bourbon dynasty)
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- Government: Absolute monarchy. Louis XIV (r. 1643-1715, "the Sun King") epitomized European absolutism. His palace at Versailles was the model for centralized royal power.
- Famous quote: "L'etat, c'est moi" (I am the state), attributed to Louis XIV
- By 1750: Louis XV ruled. France was wealthy and culturally dominant but financially strained from wars and the lifestyle of the court. Tensions that would produce the French Revolution were accumulating.
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