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- DictionaryAb·so·lut·ism/ˈabsəˌlo͞oˌtizəm/
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- 1. the acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters.
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May 3, 2024 · divine right of kings, in European history, a political doctrine in defense of monarchical absolutism, which asserted that kings derived their authority from God and could not therefore be held accountable for their actions by any earthly authority such as a parliament.
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2 days ago · Professor R. Malcolm Smuts. University of Massachusetts. Citation: Professor R. Malcolm Smuts, review of Monarchism and Absolutism in Early Modern Europe, (review no. 1242) https://reviews.history.ac.uk/review/1242. Date accessed: 28 May, 2024. The idea of an age of absolutism has lately fallen out of fashion, for several reasons.
May 6, 2024 · Absolutism’s core tenet of the mystique of statehood—underpinned by a belief that rulers and their ministers alone could understand the arcana imperii, and regularly seen as opposing the public sphere’s transparency—had seemingly not yet been widely disseminated in French society.
2 days ago · A monarchy is a form of government in which a person, the monarch, is head of state for life or until abdication. The political legitimacy and authority of the monarch may vary from restricted and largely symbolic (constitutional monarchy), to fully autocratic (absolute monarchy), and can span across executive, legislative, and judicial domains.
May 11, 2024 · Palace of Versailles, former French royal residence and center of government, now a national landmark. It is located in the city of Versailles in northern France, 10 miles (16 km) west-southwest of Paris. As the center of the French court, Versailles was one of the grandest theaters of European absolutism.
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3 days ago · The Age of Enlightenment ... of Prussia tried to apply Enlightenment thought on religious and political tolerance, which became known as enlightened absolutism. ...
6 days ago · The origins of the English monarchy lie in the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries. In the 7th century, the Anglo-Saxons consolidated into seven kingdoms known as the Heptarchy. At certain times, one king was strong enough to claim the title bretwalda ( Old English for "over-king").
