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Absolutism or Age of Absolutism

Absolutism refers to a form of monarchical rule unrestrained by other institutions from 1610-1789 in Europe. Absolute monarchs consolidated power by ending feudalism, unifying state laws, and decreasing the influence of the church and nobility. They established professional standing armies, bureaucracies, and justified their divine right to rule. To reduce noble power, absolute monarchs required nobles to live at court and had officials rule noble lands in their absence, making nobles reliant on the monarch's favor. Some examples of absolute monarchs included Henry VIII of England, Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire, Philip II of Spain, and Elizabeth I of England.

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Absolutism or Age of Absolutism

Absolutism refers to a form of monarchical rule unrestrained by other institutions from 1610-1789 in Europe. Absolute monarchs consolidated power by ending feudalism, unifying state laws, and decreasing the influence of the church and nobility. They established professional standing armies, bureaucracies, and justified their divine right to rule. To reduce noble power, absolute monarchs required nobles to live at court and had officials rule noble lands in their absence, making nobles reliant on the monarch's favor. Some examples of absolute monarchs included Henry VIII of England, Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire, Philip II of Spain, and Elizabeth I of England.

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Absolutism or Age of

Absolutism

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What is Absolutism?
Absolutism or the Age of Absolutism ( 1610 – 1789) is a historiographical
term used to describe a form of monarchical power that is unrestrained by all
other institutions, such as churches, legislatures, or social elites. Absolutism
is characterized by the ending of feudal partitioning, consolidation of power
with the monarch, rise of state power, unification of the state laws, and a
decrease in the influence of the church and the nobility
The term 'absolutism' is typically used in conjunction
with some European monarchs during the transition
from feudalism to capitalism, and monarchs described
as absolute can especially be found in the 16th century
through the 19th century.
What is Monarch?
A monarch is a head of
state for life or until
abdication, and therefore
the head of state of a
monarchy. A monarch may
exercise the highest
authority and power in the
state, or others may wield
that power on behalf of the
monarch.
What is Feudalism?

Feudalism, also known as the feudal system, was a


combination of legal, economic, military, cultural,
and political customs that flourished in medieval
Europe between the 9th and 15th centuries.
What is Capitalism?

Capitalism is an economic system based on the private


ownership of the means of production and their operation
for profit.
Absolute monarchs are also associated with the
rise of professional standing armies, professional
bureaucracies, the codification of state laws, and
the rise of ideologies that justify the absolutist
monarchy. Absolutist monarchs typically were
considered to have the divine right of kings as a
cornerstone of the philosophy that justified their
power.
Absolute monarchs spent
considerable sums on extravagant
houses for themselves and their
nobles. In an absolutist state,
monarchs often required nobles to
live in the royal palace, while state
officials ruled the noble lands in their
absence. This was designed to reduce
the effective power of the nobility by
causing nobles to become reliant
upon the largesse of the monarch for
their livelihoods.
Monarchs Often Depicted As
Absolute Rulers
Henry VIII
King of England
Ruled in 1509 to 1547
Charles V
Holy Roman Empire
Ruled in 1519 to 1556
Philip II a.k.a “the prudent”
Spanish Empire
Ruled in 1556 to 1598
Elizabeth I a.k.a “the Virgin Queen”

Kingdom of England
Ruled in 1558 to 1603
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