WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This French King converted to Catholicism in order to keep peace in France following the St. Bartholomew’s day massacre
A
Ferdinand II
B
Louis XIV
C
Henry VIII
D
Henry IV
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Charlemagne Expands his Christian Empire Once in power, Charlemagne sought to unite all the Germanic peoples into one kingdom, and convert his subjects to Christianity. In order to carry out this mission, he spent the majority of his reign engaged in military campaigns.

Detailed explanation-2: -Louis XIV and the Huguenots. The persecution of the Huguenots became one of the critical factors in Louis XIV’s consolidation of royal power and resulted in Catholicism being the only legally tolerated religion in France, despite Louis’s conflict with the pope.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first of the Bourbon kings of France, Henry IV brought unity and prosperity to the country after the ruinous 16th-century Wars of Religion. Though he was not a great strategist, his courage and gallantry made him a great military leader.

Detailed explanation-4: -…Henry IV was assassinated by François Ravaillac, a Catholic fanatic, in May 1610, he had gone a long way toward restoring the monarchy to a position of authority similar to that held by Francis I and Henry II and had reunified a state greatly threatened at his accession from both…

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