Absolutism

Sophie Groenheijde

/ˈæb.sə.luː.tɪ.zəm/

Timeframe: 14/05/1643 – 01/09/1715

France · Human Rights Promotion

Key Insights

• Absolutism asserted that by divine right, all power should be centred in the hands of the reigning monarch. To enable absolutism, monarchs relied on a professional standing army and a large bureaucratic apparatus to execute their will. Often, absolutist monarchs showcased their power in lavish palaces like Louis XIV’s Versailles.

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