What is raison d etat?
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What is raison d état?
Definition of raison d’état : reason of state : justification for a nation’s foreign policy on the basis that the nation’s own interests are primary.
What role did Cardinal Richelieu play in the 30 years war?
Richelieu was instrumental in redirecting the Thirty Years’ War from the conflict of Protestantism versus Catholicism to that of nationalism versus Habsburg hegemony. In this conflict France effectively drained the already overstretched resources of the Habsburg empire and drove it inexorably towards bankruptcy.
What is the meaning of raison d être?
reason or justification for existence
Definition of raison d’être : reason or justification for existence.
Who are the Huguenots and why was the French government threatened by them?
Huguenots were French Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who followed the teachings of theologian John Calvin. Persecuted by the French Catholic government during a violent period, Huguenots fled the country in the 17th century, creating Huguenot settlements all over Europe, in the United States and Africa.
What was the war called between Catholic and Protestant?
the Thirty Years’ War
The war lasted from 1618 to 1648, starting as a battle among the Catholic and Protestant states that formed the Holy Roman Empire. However, as the Thirty Years’ War evolved, it became less about religion and more about which group would ultimately govern Europe.
What is my raison detre?
A person’s raison d’etre is their purpose or reason for living. It’s why they do things. In French, raison d’etre literally means “reason for being,” and in English it means about the same. Someone’s raison d’etre is the most important thing to them: Michael Jordan’s raison d’etre was basketball.
Is role and purpose the same thing?
Roles become hollow places to occupy if we are not clear and in alignment with our purpose. Your purpose is about your intent, your raison d’etre (reason for being) as the French say. As we examine our roles, the real, underlying question is, why are we doing what we are doing?
