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Absolute Monarchy
• In this unit you will:
• Understand the Definitions of Political, Social,
and Economic.
• Analyze the characteristics of an Absolute
Monarch and analyze their impact the
political, social, and economic lives of the
people.
Political
Practice and theory of influencing other
people. Distribution of power and resources
within a given community. Exercising or
seeking power in government, involving state
or local government. Practice or profession of
conducting governmental affairs.
Economic
Describes the factors which determine the
production, distribution, and consumption of
goods and services. Explanation of why
individuals buy certain products and how
products are made.
Social
Having to do with society, culture, and
attitudes. The everyday lives of people.
What is an absolute monarch?
• Rule by ONE PERSON—a monarch,
usually a king or a queen—whose
actions are restricted neither by written
law nor by custom.
• Absolute monarchy persisted in France
until 1789 and in Russia until 1917.
• Today only Swaziland and the Vatican
are absolute monarchies
• A monarchy, (from the
Greek "monos
arkhein" -- "one
ruler") is a form of
government that has a
monarch as Head of
State.
• The position of
monarch often involves
inheritance in some
form.
Monarchy
Henry VIII of England
Characteristics of an Absolute Monarch
1. Ruled by one person
2. Rule is Hereditary or passed down through
the family
3. Actions are not restricted by written law or
custom
4. They believe their authority to rule comes
from god
Rise of Absolutism
Rise of cities
Wealth of colonies
Growth of national
kingdoms
Breakdown of Church
authority
Decline of feudalism
Growth of middle class
Economic and
religious crises
Revolts
Absolute
Monarch
Reduced power of nobles and
representative bodies
Created new government
bureaucracies
Regulated worship, social gatherings,
and economy
Increased size of court
One theme = CONTROL!!!
1. Control the government
-Centralize & create bureaucracies
-Reduce power of representative bodies
2. Control the nobility
-Increase size of court; regulate social gatherings
-Reduce nobles’ power in the government
3. Control economics
-Great works
-Economic policies centralized
4. Control power
-Divine right & regulate religion
Example: Louis the XIV 1638-1715
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Intendants: Poltical
– Government agents who collected taxes and administered justice (like FBI). They were
under Louis’ control only and kept the gov’t centrally controlled.
Sun King Court: Social
– Louis required all nobles to stay at Versailles with him and attend his daily routine.
That meant being in his chambers when he rose and went to bed as well as attending
meals. Louis was the sun king because everything revolved around him.
Divine Right: Social and Political
– “The sovereign power of government should be proportionate to its mandate, and in the
station he occupies in the body of human society that makes up the state, he who is the
head should hold the place of God. For since God is the only natural sovereign of men,
their judge, their lawgiver, their king, no man can have lawful authority over others
unless he holds it from the hand of God .... The power of sovereigns being thus derived
from the authority of God, it acts as the arm and force of the justice that should be the
soul of government; and that justice alone has the natural claim to rule the minds and
hearts of men, for it is over these two faculties of men that justice should reign.” –Jean
Domat, Jurist
Economics & Jean Baptiste Colbert
– Tariffs, expand manufacturing, fur trade
Royal Gardens
Hall of Mirrors
Hall of Battles
Royal Bedroom (King’s Chambers)
One of several
Furniture
Louis as Apollo
Louis as
Cavalier
Louis as Sun King
Other Absolute Monarchs in
Europe 1500-1800
Chapter 17: 410-439
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Phillip II of Spain: Section 1
Charles I of England: Section 3
James I of England: Section 3
Maria Theresa of Austria: Section 4
Frederick the Great of Prussia: Section 4
Peter the Great of Russia: Section 5
Catherine the Great of Russia: Section 5
Formative Assessment
Find the Political, Social, and Economic
policies of your Absolute Monarch.