2. EARLY MODERN EUROPE
• Early modern Europe is the term that
historians used to refer to a period in the
history of Western Europe and its first
colonies.
• The early modern period brought many
changes to the world including science as
a formalized practice, fast technological
progress, the establishment of the state
being apart from religion, civic politics, law
courts, and the nation state.
• The early modern period is believed to
have brought us the Renaissance, the
Reformation, the Scientific Revolution,
and the Enlightenment period.

3. EARLY MODERN FRANCE
• The early modern France period
was from 1492 to 1791
• The capitol of early modern
France was Paris.
• The government type of early
modern France was absolute
monarchy.
• From March 1562- April 1598
there were wars named, The
French Wars of Religion. These
wars were civil wars in fighting
and military operations. Primarily
fought by French Catholics and
Protestants.
• In early modern France the black
death plague killed almost 1/3rd
of the population from its
appearance in 1348.

4. EARLY MODERN FRANCE (CONT.)
• The only two kings that ruled during
early modern France were Charles
VII (1483-1498) and Louis XVI (1774-
1791)
• The kingdom of France established
September 1791.
• Absolute monarchy in early modern
France relied on the doctrine of the
divine right of kings; Which was a
political and religious doctrine of royal
absolutism
• The Peace of Etaples - a treaty in
which it indicated that English
invasion of France would stop. It was
signed on November 3, 1492. In
Etaples (northern France) between
the kings Charles VII Valois of France
and Henry VII Tudor of England.

5. GEOGRAPHY IN EARLY MODERN FRANCE
• Geography is the study of earth, its
lands, features and inhabitants.
• France is primarily located in Western
Europe.
• During the middle of the mid 15 century,
France was smaller than it is today.
• During the middle of the mid 15 century
the provinces, Roussillon, Cerdagne,
Calais, Béarn, Navarre, County of Foix,
Flanders, Artois, Lorraine, Alsace, Trois-
Évêchés, Franche-Comté, Savoy,
Bresse, Bugey, Gex, Nice, Provence,
and Brittany were foreign held.
• France embarked on explosation,
colonization, and mercantile exchanges
with the Americas, India, the Indian
Ocean, the Far East and African trading
posts.
• Paris was its capitol.

6. FRENCH ACQUISITIONS FROM 1461-1789
• Under Louis XI - Provence (1482), Dauphiné (1461, under French control since 1349)
• Under Francis I - Brittany (1532)
• Under Henry II - Calais, Trois-Évêchés (1552)
• Under Henry IV - County of Foix (1607)
• Under Louis XIII - Béarn and Navarre (1620, under French control since 1589 as part
of Henry IV's possessions)
• Under Louis XIV
• Treaty of Westphalia (1648) - Alsace
• Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659) - Artois, Northern Catalonia (Roussillon, Cerdagne)
• Treaty of Nijmegen (1678-9) - Franche-Comté, Flanders
• Under Louis XV - Lorraine (1766), Corsica (1768)