may 3, 1515 - Francis I

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Lifespan: 1515 - 1547

- Managed to consolidate absolutism in France
- Direct tax on land and property (Taille)
- Granted the Pope the right to collect annates
- Effectively nationalized the church in France
- Increased the power of the monarchy

Mindset: Absolutism and to increase the power of the monarchy

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