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The absolutism of monarchs was a contingent and temporary corollary of the principal juridical development of the early modern period: the emergence of the concept of sovereignty. Absolute monarchy was a free rider on a concept that would later unseat it. Theorists of absolute sovereignty drew heavily on Roman law, and often invoked the idea of ...
This will help to delineate the history of absolutism (term, practice, and concept) in its multifarious political aspects and its rich theoretical dynamics. Absolutism and Its Historiography All categories ending with the suffix ‘ism’ are problematic and often generate endless historiographical debates.
- Cesare Cuttica
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In 1680 the Swedish Riksdag engineered a constitutional revolution which effectively introduced absolutism. In Prussia the Great Elector taxed without consent and used troops to enforce his will. By the end of the century, we might argue, absolutism was made or in the making in most European states.
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- 1991
Age of Absolutism. Time Period and Name: The time period of 1550 – 1800 was a time when the world saw the emergence of the “Absolute Monarch”, which is a king or queen who has complete control over a country. This time period was preceded by the Age of Exploration and will fade with the Enlightenment, ending with the Age of Revolutions.
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a. Came to power in 1589 as part of a political compromise to end the French Civil Wars. Converted from Calvinism to Catholicism in order to gain recognition from Paris of his reign. Issued Edict of Nantes in 1598 providing a degree of religious toleration to the Huguenots (Calvinists) Weakening of the nobility.
Areas most affected included Bohemia, Silesia, Hungary, eastern Germany, Poland, Lithuania, and Russia. Drop in population in the 14th century (especially from the “Black Death”) created tremendous labor shortages and hard times for nobles. Laws were passed that froze peasants in their social class.
4. Examples of absolutism a. never called the Estates General (legislature) to meet b. “L’etat C’est Moi” I am the State: Famous quote c. nicknamed the Sun King – symbol of power; center of the universe 5. Built the strongest military in Europe at that time 6.
