1) Henry VIII, England, 1533. Reformation anyone. Started up the whole state/church thang really, which you have mentioned earlier. Before which the Pope was head of the Church and the monarchs kings in their own right but still all under his spiritual jurisdiction.
4) Louis was never head of the Catholic Church. Nor even the Catholic Church in France: there was a Cardinal for that. The flaw in your argument is that in France, the Church and State were separate. It was the feudal ancient regime bankrupting itself supporting the American war of Independence*, that precipitated the economic collapse that led, eventually, to Madame la Guillotine.
*Because what was bad for Britain was good for France. Such thinking needed a revolution. Then a long war, then a few more....
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Small specious quibbles.
Date: 4/5/10 17:14 (UTC)4) Louis was never head of the Catholic Church. Nor even the Catholic Church in France: there was a Cardinal for that. The flaw in your argument is that in France, the Church and State were separate. It was the feudal ancient regime bankrupting itself supporting the American war of Independence*, that precipitated the economic collapse that led, eventually, to Madame la Guillotine.
*Because what was bad for Britain was good for France. Such thinking needed a revolution. Then a long war, then a few more....